Tyler Seeley
10/1/13
Cinemaniacs
Ben Affleck has shockingly been cast to play Batman in the upcoming 2015 blockbuster film, “The Man of Steel 2”. According to the article, the director of The Man of Steel, Zack Znyder, Affleck has “the acting chops to create a layered portrayal of a man who is older and wiser than Clark Kent and bears the scars of a seasoned crime fighter”. In additional to casting Affleck, any rumors of the former Caped Crusader, Christian Bale, getting paid 50 million dollars to once again fight crime have been proven false. This news upsets many. Many feel as though Christian Bale is the only modern day Batman and must reprise his role. I have a view somewhere in the middle. While I wish Christian Bale would once more put on the cape and fight side by side Superman for the first time, the fact is, Christian Bale does not want to play Batman again. And while Ben Affleck may be no Christian Bale, he at least has the dark, masculine traits of Bruce Wayne, while other rumored potential Batmans, such as Ryan Gosling, are just untalented pretty boys that would have unquestionably played Batman Horribly. While I am not necessarily against the casting choice, I am not for it either. Ben Affleck is 41 years old. By the time the movie comes out, he will be 43 years old, which means if he were to be in a second or third, he would be close to fifty. He might be a bit too old to play Batman. Also, being a so called “Seasoned crime fighter”, you would think he would have been mentioned in the first Man of Steel, right? Nope. No mention of him, yet, all of a sudden, there is a seasoned, 40 year old vigilante running around. Ultimately, while I am not crazy about this hiring, I feel as though Zack Snyder did the best he could considering Christian Bale was unwilling to return. Hopefully, Man of Steel 2 is a hit and Ben Affleck adds to the legacy of the Batman.
