Brave and the Bold Casting Thread

[Sawyer]

I’ve been pulling for this since before Reeves cast Serkis, and I’m just going to recycle it here.

 

[Lithium]

Hard to get better than Serkis but boy would Steve Coogan be fun in that role

 

[Deck Rickard]

I feel like I’ve been eyeing up Lacy for a superhero role for years but I’m not sure Batman is the right one. Maybe though. He can certainly play an uptight rich guy and he’s good at going dark. But something just feels a little off about it. Maybe though? But if we’re delving into guys who played rich d-bags on The White Lotus I feel like Theo James edges him out here.

 

[Boom]

He's got an "Old Hollywood" look to him that I like.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

While they're way too close to a Pattinson type to run concurrently, regardless of if you think they'd be good choices does anyone else feel like virtually anyone who isn't Gunn would probably cast Austin Butler or Jacob Elordi? Butler especially feels like a glaringly obvious successor both as an actor and his obvious standing at WB.

 

[FrankenCastle]

Both would work better as Nightwing or Red Hood imo, their facial features is too "feline" for Batman. Bruce Wayne should be more squared and rugged.

 

[Deck Rickard]

I feel like Butler could potentially be good. Kinda funny that both the guys you brought up recently played Elvis though. Makes me wonder if the real Elvis could have played Bruce Wayne in a campy Adam West-style Batman movie back in the day haha.

 

[Lobo]

I saw this on Facebook and quite liked it. Ethan Hawke as Commissioner Gordon and Maya Hawke as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl

 

[FrankenCastle]

I saw this on Facebook and quite liked it. Ethan Hawke as Commissioner Gordon and Maya Hawke as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl

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Ethan Hawke as Ra's Al Ghul tho

 

[BobJM]

Ra’s should be an Asian or Middle Eastern actor, IMO. But the Hawkes as the Gordons intrigues me—probably too on-the-nose to ever be a reality

 

[Deck Rickard]

I really hope we get Hugo Strange, who I feel is lonnnnng overdue. I’m kinda shocked that we’ve even had two versions of Falcone and Zsasz in movies so far but one of Batman’s oldest and most interesting enemies has yet to make an appearance. Especially with all the psychological themes that have been introduced over the years. Some casting ideas…

Hugh Grant
Stephen Graham
Alastair Petrie


Mad Hatter could also be cool…

Tom Hollander

 

[Sawyer]

Lillard circa 2025 is looking like a decent choice for Gordon.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

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Lillard circa 2025 is looking like a decent choice for Gordon.

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What an absolutely baller call I've never seen before.

 

[Mandon Knight]

Was hoping the casting for Batman would have been announced for this year's Batman Day, on the 20th September.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

"And another one gone, and another one gone. Another one bites the dust."

Gunn currently hosts Peacemaker: The Official Podcast, an episodic aftershow with Holland, Agee and various guests from the series. During a previous episode, Gunn mentioned in passing that he was watching Taylor Sheridan’s 1923. That detail sparked a flurry of speculation that he was checking out popular Batman fan-cast, Brandon Sklenar, who was the breakout star on that particular Yellowstone prequel. Sklenar recently spoke to THR about his ardent desire to play the next Dark Knight.

Unfortunately, Gunn says that his viewing of 1923 was unrelated to his search for the DCU’s Batman.

“I’m definitely not doing scouting for the Caped Crusader. But I’m always scouting when I’m watching TV shows,” Gunn says. “In fact, I really like the young woman [Julia Schlaepfer] in 1923. She is just so fantastic that I suggested her for something recently. She’s Brandon’s [Sklenar] significant other in that series.”

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Even though Gunn is watching ‘1923,’ it’s not necessarily because he is scouting star Brandon Sklenar for the role of The Dark Knight.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Deck Rickard]

I’d love to see Julia show up as a character in the DCU. She’s great on 1923 and also starred in The Politician with Corenswet.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Cast Meghann Fahy as Vicki Vale or Silver St. Cloud.

Just because it would be hilarious if Gunn started casting all of Sklenar’s costars in Batman movies while ignoring him lol

 

[donuts]

Was hoping the casting for Batman would have been announced for this year's Batman Day, on the 20th September.

Why? The project needs to fully come together yet (they're working on the script) and isn't casting yet.

Expect actual news to follow in 2026 for a production start in 2027 or later.

 

[Sawyer]

Well, you know, Aaron Paul is there too. He could just as easily be a candidate for Batman.

Real talk, though, I don’t know how the **** anyone can tell when someone has followed someone else on IG anymore. Everyone’s list of followed accounts is just a garbled mess.

 

[Boom]

I'm liking Josh O'Connor more and more for this.

 

[chamber-music]

I saw this on Facebook and quite liked it. Ethan Hawke as Commissioner Gordon and Maya Hawke as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl

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Levon Hawke would make a good Joker or some other manic type villain. Levon has a wild look/vibe to him. He was good in western The Thicket. Very talented family.

If James Norton could do a good American accent I think he could be a solid superhero like Batman or Green Arrow. Unfortunately his American accent sucks.

 

[donuts]

I'm liking Josh O'Connor more and more for this.

Sebastian Stan is a pipe dream. But yeah, I'm hoping for someone like Josh O'Connor , Will Poulter or even Aaron Taylor Johnson (even though I'm having a hard time imagining his voice as Batman)...

...and Miles Teller.

 

[Deck Rickard]

I can’t see O’Connor as Batman. Or Bond, since I’ve seen his name thrown around for that. Good actor, but just the wrong vibe for those characters, IMO.

 

[Deck Rickard]

On another note… Asa Germann (Gen V) for Nightwing or Jason Todd? I’m leaning towards the latter but he’s 27 so that would probably put him more in Grayson’s age range. Though he can play younger (as he does on the show).

 

[SwordOfMorning]

I can’t see O’Connor as Batman. Or Bond, since I’ve seen his name thrown around for that. Good actor, but just the wrong vibe for those characters, IMO.

That's part of the fun, imo. I really want to go back to taking huge risks with major casting. A big thing for me is I try to, for the most part, ignore natural "vibes" actors have as a major factor - I feel like we're in an era of super traditional casting that sometimes forgets that most of these characters could probably be played by any skilled actor with transformative ability.

Batman's a much less clear fit for him than Bond though. I don't know exactly how he'd click as Batman but I can instantly see him as Bond.