gryffinmaster

Yeah, I mean, we can talk at length about the "Twilight stink" and what-not, but Reeves ultimately has to get a solid movie in the can.

If he doesn't deliver for whatever reason, everybody's gonna blame the sparkles.

Huh, I hadn't put those two things together yet. That's interesting.

Mike86

For fuck’s sake some of you guys need to get over your hatred of Twilight already. They’re not great films, but honestly they were what they were for a certain demographic. They’ll be close to ten years removed once this film comes out and Pattinson is a decent actor.

Also again with the Leto comparison, this is nowhere near the same thing at this point. There’s no reason to even think that.

E Unit

For fuck's sake, disregard anything he's done before! Ha, not possible, unless you haven't seen those art pieces. But I do agree, those films shouldn't factor in, but regardless it does.

And again, this is a perfect Leto comparison, they're going in a brand new direction. And again, it'll misfire big time. I think he's a very good actor, but that doesn't mean he'll fit into this at all.

Whether we like it or not, it's now confirmed. And I don't think Reeves is a guarantee on anything. But hey, it's not Snyder, so let's see what Reeves can do with this. Let's just sit back and wait 3-6 years when we start seeing some product, then we can argue if it was a good all or not.

melasnus

OK, I give up.
It's Friday and I'm not going to argue the choice of actor in a future popcorn movie.
There's simply too much undrunk beer in the world to worry about this shit...

fujishig

Does Anna Kendrick get this kind of hate? Seems weird, but I haven't seen a single minute of any Twilight film, so what do I know?

Mike86

dex14

I'll be curious to see what people think after The Lighthouse comes out.

Noonan

Why is it an assumption that we don't like the casting because of Twilight? I've never seen a minute (not counting trailers) of any of those films. I just think he doesn't at all fit the role of a rich playboy full of confidence. I have an easier time seeing him as BM proper than Bruce Wayne.

dex14

How about Dakota Fanning... yea she was in those too.

Mike86

E Unit

If you read my previous posts, you'll see I really do think he's a good actor. I've seen his "good" films as well. You seem to think because he's a good actor, that a character like Batman is something he can easily do. I don't think that's the case for him in this role.

Leto comparison does fit, in terms of casting. I knew that BEFORE they revealed his look and take on it that he wouldn't be able to pull this off. Same case with Glitter Bats. Not all good actors are able to pull off any role just because they've shown they can actually act.

fujishig

Honestly, I'm a terrible judge of Batman casting. I don't remember my response to Bale but I don't think I knew much about him. But otherwise the only Batman casting choice I did like (prior to filming) was Val Kilmer and that didn't turn out so well.

Noonan

IMO Val played the role very well. Can't say the same for the cast around him.

Draven

She's a relatively minor character in the series - I constantly forget she was in those movies.

gryffinmaster

That'd be my primary source of hesitation with Pattinson. He wears the gloominess of the "real" Wayne/Batman duality well, but he's got to put up a convincing front for the public as Playboy Bruce. None of Pattinson's substantial recent roles do a great job of making one think he'll be able to do so; the closest thing going for him would probably be, oddly enough, his performance as Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter, which is essentially all charm.

I had seen Bale in Equilibrium and American Psycho, so I was pretty jazzed about him out of the gate and without any hesitations.

dex14

Michael Sheen was in Twilight too.

Why So Blu?

Have you seen Cosmopolis? Minus the sociopath and psychotic tendencies of that character, there's your Bruce Wayne. David Cronenberg wrote and directed it

gryffinmaster

I have. The sociopath and psychotic tilt to his character's polished attitude keeps me from saying the same thing.

I think he could pull it off, but that aspect will be the challenge.

Noonan

I haven't. Worth checking out outside of seeing his performance?

dex14

Vampires turn into bats... this is a natural career progression.

Why So Blu?

E Unit

He'll have to de-glitter first.

dex14

Yea... that is already getting old.

gryffinmaster

... eh. It's lesser Cronenberg. I think it's an interesting, ultimately odd think piece with a solid central performance, but I wouldn't want to do it again.

majorjoe23