The All New and Improved Batman Reboot Casting Thread

[Captain Tired]

Andrea always struck me as one of those classy brunette dames you see in old movies. Emma Watson might be a good fit for the part.

But she can't act!

 

[Schlosser85]

Emma Watson is fine. Not spectacular, but alright.

 

[shauner111]

She can still pass for a teenager so no.

 

[Art Vandelay]

Andrea always struck me as one of those classy brunette dames you see in old movies. Emma Watson might be a good fit for the part.

Just based off of looks, I think of another Emma.

But whoever plays here should have that va-va-vavoom quality, and I don't think Watson has it.

I know people were pushing her to play Catwoman, but maybe this is the role for Ana De Armas?

 

[Sawyer]

I miss the age-based outrage of the Amy Adams/Henry Cavill days. So...

Reeves should cast Keri Russell as Andrea Beaumont.

 

[Kane52630]

Julianne Moore as Andrea Beaumont.

 

[Sawyer]

That’s Leslie Thompkins and you know it!

 

[shauner111]

Julianne Moore, Keri Russell, Naomi Watts. I can see them as Essen with Wright’s Gordon.

There’s like a 1 percent chance that Andrea would show up in this universe.

 

[Captain Tired]

Yes but if there's even a 1 percent chance, we have to take that as an absolute certainty.

 

[shauner111]

I KNEW somebody was going to say that. Bruce Cheney layin the smackdown.

 

[Sawyer]

This is a casting thread, isn’t it? Not a “Pretend we know what Matt Reeves is going to do and behave accordingly” thread?

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

Just based off of looks, I think of another Emma.

But whoever plays here should have that va-va-vavoom quality, and I don't think Watson has it.

I know people were pushing her to play Catwoman, but maybe this is the role for Ana De Armas?

Hmm. Stone's not a bad suggestion at all. Apart from the looks, she has a certain timeless quality about her. That said, Reeves isn't exactly a purist when it comes to casting and the like; hence all of the characteristics we generally associate with the character could very well go by the wayside. And that leaves the door wide open for a variety of different types, Watson included.

 

[BobJM]

If Andrea is a main lead, then yeah Emma Stone. I went with Haley Bennett, a lesser known actress but would gladly see Stone join a Batman film.

For Leslie Thompkins, it’s Patricia Clarkson for me:



And Sarah Essen, I Tonya’s Julianne Nicholson:

 

[Eddie Dean]

Man, I do not care about Sarah Essen

 

[Mindreaper21]

How about bringing back Vicki Vale?

 

[Eddie Dean]

Pass!

 

[Gamma Goliath]

I wouldnt mind a Vicki Vale as a recurring new reporter. But I dont want her back as a love interest. Keep that with Selina for now.

 

[Eddie Dean]

I don’t like when other superheroes have love interests who are reporters. Don’t hone in on Lois Lane’s turf!

 

[Mindreaper21]

I wouldnt mind a Vicki Vale as a recurring new reporter. But I dont want her back as a love interest. Keep that with Selina for now.

This is what I had in mind. She doesn’t need to be a major character. She could possibly become a target for one of the villains or simply be a brash reporter. I just want to see as many Batman characters as possibles.

Who else would be a fun Easter egg?

 

[Gamma Goliath]

in the same vein as Vicki I'd like to see Jack Ryder or hear him on a radio like how arkham asylum did.

And Rupert Thorne would be cool to see briefly.

 

[BobJM]

Julie Madison is a love interest name that filmmakers can do whatever with. Jezebel Jet, Vesper Fairchild, or Silver St. Cloud sound a little hokey to me.

I like the idea to hear/see Vicki Vale as part of radio/news broadcasts like the Arkham games. Frank Miller likes to lean on newscasts for plot exposition; I don’t mind when films mimic that. I think it helps the world building.

It’d be interesting to see Katana. Not a love interest, just a new female character for Batman mythos. I’ve been watching Beware the Batman on HBOMax and some of the ideas are actually pretty cool. A lot of fresh interpretations but still true to the character.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Silver St. Cloud is a silly name but this is a franchise that had a love interest named Chase Meridian. That name is up there with Cade Yeager and Stacker Pentacost as one of the stupidest names ever used in cinema. It sounds like a ****ing bank. I guess Mellon T.D. Citi wasn't available.

I still can't believe they decided to create a new character for those movies and THAT is the name they came up with.

 

[BobJM]

Well yeah, but I'm not looking for Reeves to start looking at Forever as inspiration. Chase Meridian, like Silver St. Cloud or the others I mentioned, just sounds like a Bond women rip-off.

For me, in terms of love interests, Batman only has one true love and that's Selina Kyle. I supposeeeee you could go with Talia al Ghul, but I've always been more in favor of Selina.

Flesh out the universe with strong female characters though: Vicki Vale, Sarah Essen, Leslie Thompkins, Renee Montoya, Katana, Sophia Gigante, etc.

 

[BobJM]

What about some of the other villains we haven't seen in a longer time, or never before?

Mr. Freeze: Lance Reddick, 57

Mad Hatter: Stephen Merchant, 45

Scarecrow: Domhnall Gleeson, 37

Ventriloquist: Jonah Hill, 36

Dr. Kirk Langstrom: Billy Crudup, 52

Clayface (Basil Karlo): Jake Johnson, 42

 

[Eddie Dean]

Stephen Merchant would be the tallest Mad Hatter ever