I always wanted to see Gene Hackman as the aged, bitter Dark Knight...

Keaton was good for his time but no. It's been twenty-one years since he's been Bruce/Batman and it would be steps backward rather than forward. I think the next actor should be older but like late 30s or early 40s max.

Henry Cavill

He's a plank of wood. A terrible actor.

Eddie Murphy.

Justice League should be one of those movies where Eddie Murphy plays every character.

Batman - Eddie Murphy
Superman - Eddie Murphy
Flash - Eddie Murphy
Green Lantern - Eddie Murphy
Aquaman - Eddie Murphy
Wonder Woman - Eddie Murphy

West, Keaton, Kilmer and Clooney are all Americans. Bale is the only foreigner to play Batman. Heck, Cavill is the only foreigner to play Superman as Reeve and Routh were born in the US.


As a side, and as I said in the other thread, I prefer Luke Evans in the role, although not sure how good his American accent is.

Brandon Routh

I don't mind that he changes the voice. In fact, part of what I love about Bale's performance is when he changes from his Bruce voice to a Batman-esque voice mid-sentence. For instance, when he speaks to Anne Hathaway after she saves the apple thief in TDKR.

However, his full Batman voice sounds forced and ridiculous. Worse, it makes him sound like an asthmatic. The best example is during Batman's final scene with the Joker in TDK.

Specifically the "this city" reply at around 3:28.

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I kept expecting him to pull out his inhaler during that scene.

That said, I loved it when he growled "where were the other drugs going?" and "swear to me!" in BB:

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Funny, I actually didn't mind it in that scene. It seemed like he had just used up a lot of energy after pulling The Joker back up with the grapnel gun and seemed a little out of breath probably from pulling his weight back up. The only time the Batman voice sort of bothered me a bit was the "where's the trigger" scene with Bane in The Dark Knight Rises

Dustin Clare

Yeah, that moment in TDKR was particularly awful.

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I did love his quasi-Batman voice with Rachel in the cave.

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Pardon the embellishments in the final video. It's the only version of that scene I could find on YouTube.

have seen Armie mentioned before, i think he would pair up nicely with Cavill

DiCaprio could make a great Bruce Wayne. Not sure about the Batman, but I'd pay to see it.

Ryan Gosling would be good.

Meh I don't really care for Armie Hammer. For some reason he just doesn't fit what I picture for Bruce/Batman. Seems like too much of a pretty boy and I'm not convinced he could pull of the darker side needed for it. Plus even though it's not necessarily his fault I don't think he'll get a big role like this after The Lone Ranger didn't do so hot.

Yeah, I liked Armie Hammer in Mirror, Mirror and he is a handsome guy. But he's too "pretty" for Bruce Wayne.

I think Bradley Cooper might not be a terrible choice, whoever it is you don't want the person to be compared to Bale.

It won't happen but Idris Elba could pull off Bruce Wayne very well.

http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/t...-knight-rises/

I would love it if Idris Elba were Batman. But then there would be a certain group bitching about changing the character's race.

Ugh, please no Leo as Batman, anybody who thinks Bale overacts as Batman will be begging him back if Leo dons the cape and cowl. I do agree that Ryan Gosling could be good, though.

That's because he should be Bond, not Batman.

But he'll make a wonderful Aquaman.

Why not both?

Truth be told, he'd be cool as Aquaman. Especially if they start him out as an idealist. Let him grow into a more severe figure gradually.

Guy Pearce

Especially if he gets back in Lockout shape.

Yeah, good call on that one.

Ryan Reynolds, since he's the closest thing we've got to Adam West these days.