Warner Brothers decides to kill both Batman and Superman

[Harry Dresden]

Christian Bale has said he'll only play Batman again if Christopher Nolan directs it.

This is rather depressing news.

yea i seen a piece where he said that....he feels he may have one more movie in him....otherwise he said he has had enough....

 

[Harry Dresden]

I fail to see any mention of killing either character.

They cast Affleck as Batman. That is essentially dooming the Batman franchise to death.

well after the Joel Schumacher crap it was supposed to be doomed too.....so there is always hope.....

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Outrage about Fonda playing Nancy Reagan didn't change hollywood's mind..I doubt if this will change it either.

So why isn't Bale in it? Did he bail? Pun intended.

Not sure. There might be a scheduling conflict, or the studio just didn't want him. I really don't think actors walk away from movies this big.

Bale turned down 50 million for the role.

He didn't want to get typecast.

He wasn't actually offered $50 million, that rumor was based on conversation with someone who worked at the studio.

Christian Bale: About that $50 million offer to play Batman... - CNN.com

 

[Mr. H.]

Why Warner Bros. Had To Pick Ben Affleck To Play Batman - Yahoo! Finance

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Oh for Pete's sake...Jesus Christ.
F*cking Hollywood.

 

[BillyV]

On the other hand, it has led to some very funny memes.....

 

[Moonglow]

Michael Keaton, I though a bad actor for Bat Man also.

 

[JohnL.Burke]

I think Bat-Man has been played out. Bat-Man and Superman have over saturated the market. I personally just can't take that much brooding in one decade.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

On the other hand, it has led to some very funny memes.....

That is exactly what I thought when I heard the news.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

.

 

[Trajan]

Christian Bale has said he'll only play Batman again if Christopher Nolan directs it.

This is rather depressing news.

I don't blame him, Nolan is a fantastic director.

I have not watched a batman movie since, uhm, the danny devito penguin movie.....that and the first one kids could watch...I am not sure about the Schwarzenegger movie but I don't think the last few were suitable for kids(?).

 

[JohnL.Burke]

The only thing that could kill superman is kryptonite.
The only thing that could kill batman is Ben Affleck.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Christian Bale has said he'll only play Batman again if Christopher Nolan directs it.

This is rather depressing news.

I don't blame him, Nolan is a fantastic director.

I have not watched a batman movie since, uhm, the danny devito penguin movie.....that and the first one kids could watch...I am not sure about the Schwarzenegger movie but I don't think the last few were suitable for kids(?).

The Ahnold one isn't suitable for anyone.

The 3 Chris Nolan movies are truly amazing movies, The Dark Knight being arguably the best comic book movie ever made - but I wouldn't recommend it for kids under 15.

 

[skye]

Somehow ...it doesn't work for me ...I try and I try ..but nope ........




look at that! look!
that ain't no Batman!

 

[PredFan]

I'd like to get a break from the insipid superhero movies already.

 

[Zander]

Affleck is OK in my book. he's done well for himself.

 

[Trajan]

Christian Bale has said he'll only play Batman again if Christopher Nolan directs it.

This is rather depressing news.

I don't blame him, Nolan is a fantastic director.

I have not watched a batman movie since, uhm, the danny devito penguin movie.....that and the first one kids could watch...I am not sure about the Schwarzenegger movie but I don't think the last few were suitable for kids(?).

The Ahnold one isn't suitable for anyone.

The 3 Chris Nolan movies are truly amazing movies, The Dark Knight being arguably the best comic book movie ever made - but I wouldn't recommend it for kids under 15.

I'll take your word for it doc. Nolan directed Memento, one of my top ten favs of all time, among others...

 

[Gracie]

I hated that batman movie that had the ugly Rachel. The one that got blown up?
And nobody can ever play superman like Reeves. So I don't watch those either. But I also hate Margot Kidder and that also turned me off.

 

[JohnL.Burke]

THE AVENGERS kick everybody's cape covered butts! One of the few superhero movies I've seen recently that I've actually liked. Awesome movie!
If you're wondering if I have nerd credentials to back up such a claim about THE AVENGERS being awesome, I will simply state that I was a card carrying Star Wars fan club member in high school. I still have the newsletters!

 

[Harry Dresden]

I'd like to get a break from the insipid superhero movies already.

not me.....keep them coming just do them well.....or dont do them at all....