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Post by stephen on Jan 5, 2021 2:51:23 GMT
Don't get me wrong, I've been banging the drum for Keaton to return to the role in hopes of a live-action Batman Beyond . . . but man, I really think they screwed the pooch with Ben Affleck. For my money, he's been my favorite live-action take on the character, as he's the only one that I thought perfectly encompassed all elements of Bruce Wayne and Batman without me thinking there was anything lacking in the portrayal. He obviously is good at playing the profligate playboy aspect of Wayne (although he never actually got to do much of that), and he's physically imposing enough that I found him more convincing in the suit than any of his predecessors. I think what they needed to do with Affleck is what they seem to be doing with Pattinson. Hell, if I had my druthers, Affleck would've gotten a standalone '50s-era hardboiled noir incarnation, with Irons (who is my favorite Alfred because of how robust he is, as much as I think Caine ruled in his trilogy) as (in my mind) a World War I vet who is still sprightly enough to kick ass. The DCEU really did wrong by Affleck, and I hate that he's been reduced to so many sad (but hilarious) memes. The one good thing to come out of Affleck rolling snake eyes on Batman is the franchise won't keep him from doing other things. I eagerly await him going back to the director's chair. As the one guy here who loves Live By Night, I agree. But man, I would've loved to have seen an Affleck-helmed solo Batman movie. |
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Jan 5, 2021 2:52:24 GMT
Don't know where to put this, but it sounds like they have plans to have Keaton return for a solo movie as well. I'm assuming a Batman Beyond or Dark Knight Returns film. would also allow them to adapt Kingdom Come (a future DC universe story pretty beloved by fans where an older Batman plays a crucial role). I can see them transitioning Keaton into a universe more resembling Kingdom Come, than The Dark Knight Returns or Batman Beyond. As someone who isn't generally into Justice League and prefers standalone Batman stories, I'd be very interested to see what a Kingdom Come adaptation would look like in the right hands. They've already introduced the crucial Billy Batson character in Shazam (which I haven't actually seen yet), though I suppose incorporating his character might involve a tonal shift from that film, which seems rather lighthearted in its approach. |
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Post by pupdurcs on Jan 5, 2021 3:07:52 GMT
Well, if this Grace Randolph report proves accurate, it looks like we may be getting Keaton in a Batman Beyond scenario. Except training a young Barbara Gordon as Batgirl instead of Terry McGuinness 
I swear to god, nobody at WB seems to actually like DC comics (or it's animated division) as they always treat the source material as some inconvenience that needs to be made "better". Barbara Gordon should have been leading the Birds Of Prey. She didn't need to be a female Terry McGuinness and have his story as her own. |
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Post by sirchuck23 on Jan 5, 2021 4:08:54 GMT
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Post by mhynson27 on Jan 5, 2021 5:58:41 GMT
Well, if this Grace Randolph report proves accurate, it looks like we may be getting Keaton in a Batman Beyond scenario. Except training a young Barbara Gordon as Batgirl instead of Terry McGuinness
I swear to god, nobody at WB seems to actually like DC comics (or it's animated division) as they always treat the source material as some inconvenience that needs to be made "better". Barbara Gordon should have been leading the Birds Of Prey. She didn't need to be a female Terry McGuinness and have his story as her own. Before shitting on WB, you should probably learn how to actually spell 'McGinnis'  |
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Jan 5, 2021 6:32:00 GMT
Before shitting on WB, you should probably learn how to actually spell 'McGinnis' Terry McGuinness, otherwise known as:  |
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Post by franklin on Jan 5, 2021 8:30:27 GMT
It was all a misunderstanding.
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Post by pupdurcs on Jan 5, 2021 9:51:49 GMT
Well, if this Grace Randolph report proves accurate, it looks like we may be getting Keaton in a Batman Beyond scenario. Except training a young Barbara Gordon as Batgirl instead of Terry McGuinness
I swear to god, nobody at WB seems to actually like DC comics (or it's animated division) as they always treat the source material as some inconvenience that needs to be made "better". Barbara Gordon should have been leading the Birds Of Prey. She didn't need to be a female Terry McGuinness and have his story as her own. Before shitting on WB, you should probably learn how to actually spell 'McGinnis' Pedantic sonovagun aintcha!  Nah, I'll fully shit on WB anyway. And I doubt Terry McGuinness, being a fictional cartoon character will give a flying fuck if I spell his made-up name like the tasty Irish beer (and more common variation of that last name). You get the gist, yaddayadda .Still sounds the same, right Forever more, I'm probably going to always spell Terry's name as McGuinness, just to be willfully stubborn and annoy anyone who actually gives a shit  |
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Jan 5, 2021 14:39:43 GMT
Well, if this Grace Randolph report proves accurate Not likely |
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Jan 5, 2021 14:40:46 GMT
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Jan 5, 2021 14:44:47 GMT
What a wonderful way to highlight the issues of social media (and by extension social media journalism), where extrapolation and conjecture are treated as the same as actual sources and research. |
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Post by stephen on Jan 5, 2021 16:37:25 GMT
What a wonderful way to highlight the issues of social media (and by extension social media journalism), where extrapolation and conjecture are treated as the same as actual sources and research. 2015's Truth would've been much better if it had been less about Mary Mapes and Dan Rather and more about dispelling rumors about a film's production and potential franchise's existence because of a single tweet. |
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Post by morton on Jan 7, 2021 23:43:26 GMT
Obviously nostalgia is a pretty strong reason he’ll always be my favorite Batman, but things like this also help.  |
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Post by Mattsby on Feb 19, 2021 21:08:32 GMT
Is this The Flash thread? Sasha Calle (a recent Daytime Emmy nominee for The Young and the Restless, her only work, nearly 300 eps) is playing Supergirl and playing hard to get... Sooo..... does this impact those rumors (We Got This Covered sources) that Cage was gonna show up here as Superman from an alternate timeline.... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2021 21:49:33 GMT
I love that every creative choice made for this ultimately undermines Ezra Miller as The Flash.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Feb 19, 2021 22:07:48 GMT
Is this The Flash thread? Sasha Calle (a recent Daytime Emmy nominee for The Young and the Restless, her only work, nearly 300 eps) is playing Supergirl and playing hard to get... Sooo..... does this impact those rumors (We Got This Covered sources) that Cage was gonna show up here as Superman from an alternate timeline.... Welp, I got me a new celebrity crush. Thanks! |
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Post by morton on Jun 20, 2021 16:42:59 GMT
Ahhhhnh insert all the excited gifs!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by TerryMontana on Jun 20, 2021 17:41:58 GMT
He's back bitches!!!
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Post by pupdurcs on Jun 20, 2021 20:03:42 GMT
Ahhhhnh insert all the excited gifs!!!!!!!!!! That's a great wig. Keaton makes such a distinguished looking older Bruce Wayne/Batman. He would have absolutely crushed it in a faithful adaptation of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. |
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Post by sirchuck23 on Jun 20, 2021 20:41:00 GMT
Ahhhhnh insert all the excited gifs!!!!!!!!!! You ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight? |
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Post by TerryMontana on Jun 20, 2021 21:07:37 GMT
Ahhhhnh insert all the excited gifs!!!!!!!!!! That's a great wig. Keaton makes such a distinguished looking older Bruce Wayne/Batman. He would have absolutely crushed it in a faithful adaptation of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. I mean, he wasn't supposed to be that old in TDKR. He was around 50 or something like that iirc. Otherwise, I agree with you. (Actually, Ben Affleck in BvS was supposed to be a DKR Bruce Wayne of sorts.) |
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Post by pupdurcs on Jun 20, 2021 21:44:00 GMT
That's a great wig. Keaton makes such a distinguished looking older Bruce Wayne/Batman. He would have absolutely crushed it in a faithful adaptation of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. I mean, he wasn't supposed to be that old in TDKR. He was around 50 or something like that iirc. Otherwise, I agree with you. (Actually, Ben Affleck in BvS was supposed to be a DKR Bruce Wayne of sorts.) I just looked it up. Bruce Wayne was 55 at the start of TDKR, so he was pushing close to pensionable age. I always saw TDKR Batman as someone pushing 60. |
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Jun 21, 2021 0:14:03 GMT
Ahhhhnh insert all the excited gifs!!!!!!!!!! You ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight? "I always ask that of all my prey. I just... like the sound of it." |
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Post by getclutch on Jun 21, 2021 13:45:18 GMT
Welcome back, Bruce.
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Post by speeders on Jun 21, 2021 14:18:44 GMT
I want a solo old Batman movie with Keaton and Michelle Pfeiffer. Make it happen, Warner Bros!
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