He'll Cancel the Pizzas: The Alfred Pennyworth Thread

[Marvel united]

Would be nice to get a balding Alfred for a change

 

[Boom]

 

[Doctor Jones]

If Pete Postelwaithe were alive he'd be my choice.

Also if this thread title is a Red Letter Media reference, props!

 

[Invader Joker]

Dr. House being Batman's butler would admittedly be really, really awesome.

 

[Jekecy]

I can totally see Hugh playing a BTAS Alfred. That’s a brilliant casting choice.

 

[Babillygunn]

I am only halfway joking...

 

[OutOfBoose]

Alex Jennings (The Crown)

The first suggestion in this thread that I like.

 

[Chip Chipperson]

He’s already in Doom Patrol in a recurring role, but Timothy Dalton would be excellent. really enjoy him in Penny Dreadful too.

All Bonds should play Alfred once they reach a certain age, someone should make that a rule

 

[Invader Joker]

I have to eat my words. Daniel Craig could definitely play Alfred nowadays... he's aged A LOT.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Gordon maybe.

 

[Invader Joker]

Gordon maybe.

I mean, this is supposed to be a young Batman. Having a 50 year old Alfred would be nice for a change, and Craig is definitely aging and after Bond I really doubt he'll still be working out as hard and like being in the spotlight.
In a way, him taking Alfred would be the perfect way to show he's done leading the show.

 

[David H.]

And I thought I was kidding when I suggested Jude Law as Alfred...

 

[Eddie Dean]

 

[Greenlite]

 

[Greenlite]

I love the House suggestion though, me and wife talked about him as Alfred 2-3 years ago lol

 

[Eddie Dean]

Pierce would be cool.

 

[Greenlite]

Pierce in The Batman and Dalton in Doom Patrol

Cavill as the next Bond and it goes round and round and round

 

[David H.]

Hmm, was Affleck the Brosnan of Batman movies?

Visually a platonic ideal but despite a promising start, got bogged down by mediocre films (I mean, among other things. I don’t think we can be totally precise here.)

 

[MadderMaximus]

Hmm, was Affleck the Brosnan of Batman movies?

Visually a platonic ideal but despite a promising start, got bogged down by mediocre films (I mean, among other things. I don’t think we can be totally precise here.)

I was accepting him as the Dalton Batman, where yeah, very ideal, but not at all in movies the general public liked and supported and they treat him like crap.

 

[Eddie Dean]

What about Alfred as Alfred?

 

[OutOfBoose]

What about Alfred as Alfred?

 

[Eddie Dean]

Too old???

 

[Jekecy]

Affleck and Irons had a comparatively short age gap. I thought it worked really well actually.

I wouldn't at all mind a "younger" Alfred.

 

[OutOfBoose]

Too old???

My mistake. I for some reason saw he's 69. But if we're going for late 20s Batman, shouldn't alfred be around 55-60? 25-30 years gap.

 

[Boy Scout]

Affleck and Irons had a comparatively short age gap. I thought it worked really well actually.

That might have contributed to Affleck’s decision to portray their relationship as more platonic (i.e. Jim Gordon) than familial. He mentioned it an interview a while back.