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Originally posted by grayman
The more I hear about this movie, the more apprehensive I become. I really think that this will be a bad idea for Bale because a big budget bomb(as all the Batman sequels have been) will seriously damage the positive reputation that he has worked long to establish. Plus, it seems that the more bigtime or moderately bigtime actors are in a Batman movie, the more it sucks, i.e. the last film was full of big names and was the worst of all. I hope that this film does well, but I am seriously skeptical.
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Michael Keaton? Jack Nicholson? Kim Basinger? Danny DeVito? Michelle Pfieffer? Christopher Walken? This argument does not stand up. These are all big names, especially for the period they appeared in Batman movies, and the first two films, whilst flawed, have some stunning performances in them.
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Originally posted by Lebell
Sigh,
I must be so old school.
I remember not liking Michael Keaton as Batman simply because he didn't fit the physical build required by the comics.
I can't see Bale as Batman for the same reason.
Neeson could be good.
Does anyone know what villian he's playing?
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I don't really understand how anyone could not like Keaton as Batman. In my view, the physical build isn't so important, cos Batman is drawn all kinds of different ways. Sometimes he's a big-ass motherfucker witha massive Judge Dredd jaw, and other times he's a bit more human looking. But the bat-suit gave Keaton the physique he needed. Batman isn't a character, he's simply a realisation of motivations, taken to an extreme. The character part of Batman is Bruce Wayne, and that's the aspect they need to nail to get it spot on. Michael Keaton played a fractured, fucked up millionaire playboy brilliantly. That's why Val Kilmer (he can't fucking act) and George Clooney (he's too clean-cut and wholesome) didn't work.
All Batman needs to do is look menacing and kick ass. Bruce Wayne is where you learn about the man. That needs to be done right.
Given his performance in American Psycho, I think Bale will do a good job.
Personally I wish they'd not killed off The Joker in the first movie. Obviously they could bring him back, but the interplay between Batman and The Joker was always the most fascinating thing about the comics. They were two very similar people divided by ideology.
And I would dearly love to see Batman Year One brought to the screen.