Recently, it has been announced that Academy Award winner Argo director Ben Affleck will be playing Batman in the Batman vs Superman: Man of Steel sequel. There has been such an uproar over this decision that we have like five articles per day on the subject as to what the fans think about this casting decision. I will be here to give you reasons why Ben Affleck as Batman is a good choice.
- Ben Affleck is a big movie star.
His films always get buzz, good or bad publicity outside of films named Gigli.
His relationships are always high profile. Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Garner. He has won Academy Awards for screenplay and producing. He has worked with Terrence Malick, Kevin Smith, Gus Van Sant in critically acclaimed films. In To The Wonder, he showed he can be a lover in an arthouse medium. In Jersey Girl, he showed, he can be a father. He has a Tom Hanks-ish everyman quality to him. He may not be seen as the best actor in the world, but he is definitely not the worst, and can attract good attention to the role.
- Ben Affleck has played a superhero before:
As mentioned before, he can play an everyman, before playing a Batman. He has played the so-so dark and campy side with DareDevil and the dark side with Hollywoodland. He showed he can play the characters of Frank Miller (who has spoken with Man of Steel director Zack Snyder) Frank Miller's antiheroes with traumatic pasts.
He has fought Colin Farrell as Bullseye, Michael Clarke Duncan as the Kingpin, Jennifer Garner as Electra (in addition to dating her.) He knows stunts. From bank to airplane scenes, he has directed stunts, perfect for an airborne Batman and Superman combination during an air scene.
Not to mention his real life humanitarian efforts.
- I did not like Argo
There were certain aspects of the cinematography I enjoyed, such as the diorama scenes of the movie displayed on screen. I do not believe it should win the Academy Award as acting was not so interesting. It did not even generate the most box office that year, which for a blockbuster-like film being chosen for the Academy Award should have been chosen. (Seriously: every little hesitation trick, the keys not starting, the military shooting at the planes' wheels, etc..)
However, in a superhero film, all of that over-the-topness would be embraced as seen in the box offices of Man of Steel and the Avengers.
Finally, who cares who plays Batman? Are people actually expecting Robert De Niro, Al Pacino or Daniel Day-Lewis to portray Bruce Wayne? No. They probably do not even know who they are or even thought up them as a choice.
Since the Tim Burton era, everybody has been caring about who should play the villains in Batman films:
- The widespread never confirmed rumor of Johnny Depp as the Riddler during the pre-production of the Dark Knight Rises.
- Michelle Pfieffer as Catwoman
- Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face
- Jack Nicholson, Mark Hamill, John Dimaggio and of course, Heath Ledger as the Joker.
Seriously, who actually knows outside of the staff when Ben Affleck will actually be wearing the suit compared to his stunt doubles? This is coming from a guy who enjoys Batman actors, but realizes the fickleness of crowds, such as Christian Bale voice "critics."
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