But Nightwing isn't Batman...
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DC Extended Universe |OT3| A League of Academy Award Winners
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Kenzodielocke
Banned
Recast > Successor
PhantomX1313
Member
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Poodlestrike
Banned
No, but Dick has been Batman before.
Why.
Like, seriously. Retiring and handing off the cowl to a successor would be a really great cap to this Bruce Wayne's life.
League of Legends
"Hey Cavill...we are going to do the first ever Justice League movie....but we will kill you in he prequel so you don't get to participate in any of the pre-release fun and games and the hype of having the first ever JL film."
Thanks, I'll check that out too!
And that right there is the problem.
The DCEU is just now getting started. There's no way they're gonna retire Bruce right at the start of the franchise.
NotMuhSuperman
Banned
I say DC needs to ween off the Bat-teet, relegate him to a secondary character that act as the stand in for the audience when more fantastical thing get introduced, thus giving us our Bat quota but keeping the heavy lifting off Ben and allowing more of DC's characters to flourish.
Not happening ever. I'd be like Marvel sidelining Spidey.
The Bat is just too big of a character.
MHWilliams
Member
Nope. I don't think people would give a damn. It's a speed bump at most.
People may contrast and compare, but the folks who actually care in a negative way will be a very small portion of the audience.
"Eric Bana is Batman now." Internet discussion for a bit, and then people see the movie anyways.
broncobuster
Banned
Shame is if this connected universe thing wasn't happening, an older Batman trilogy would've been awesome. I really liked Bruce's arc in BvS and I don't think that'd work with a younger Batman.
I feel my ideal scenario is for The Batman to be like Godfather 2, interconnecting a flashback with the present story, except all centered on Bruce. So you'd have Affleck as Bruce in his 50s and Armie Hammer as Bruce in his late 20s. And the story hook is something from 25 years ago connecting to a current case.
Plus it'd be cool to see Batman in the 90s, early 2000s evoking Seven and the like.
I feel my ideal scenario is for The Batman to be like Godfather 2, interconnecting a flashback with the present story, except all centered on Bruce. So you'd have Affleck as Bruce in his 50s and Armie Hammer as Bruce in his late 20s. And the story hook is something from 25 years ago connecting to a current case.
Plus it'd be cool to see Batman in the 90s, early 2000s evoking Seven and the like.
NotMuhSuperman
Banned
Not sidelining him, just not having him quarterback the whole DCEU
NotMuhSuperman
Banned
someone plz put some glasses on Gal. Her hotness is too much
Disagree.
Every time I see Mark Ruffalo and Don Cheadle in the Marvel films it shows to me that they stuffed up their films and ruined their continuity and I dislike having to pretend they're the same people when their characters first showed up.
If Ben stops being Batman then let him have the role passed on to another Batfamily member. Don't recast Bruce Wayne where we have to play pretend that they're still the same person who first appeared in BvS.
VenomousCoffee
Member
I just don't understand this kind of thing. It's all playing pretend. We all know it's a business for both the studios and the actors. We know that people get older and move on, etc. As long as it's not handled in a dumb or silly way, what difference does it make?
The difference is that it's not the same actor/actress. This is something that can be jarring to some people because they've invested a bit into that actor's portrayal of the character. It's a movie and people are allowed to consume it any way they want to.
It is what it is.
For me...that isn't going to help.
VenomousCoffee
Member
You can say that to literally anything but okay.
Glad we agree.
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EDIT - In case it wasn't clear, the bottom one is fan made.
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When Mom and Dad wanted a normal family photo but kids weren't having it.
When you put it this way, that really really sucks lol
Though I guess it worked out since he's doing MI6. If he wanted to I'm sure they'd have let him be at cc
Future Foundation
Member
"Except for when we show off the first team picture with you in it, then introduce the cast with you. Hell, we'll even bring you out last so you can get that big return pop like you're Stone Cold."
Like, Clark's body wasn't even cold when Snyder pulled Cavill on stage last year. What makes you think he wouldn't have been there this year?
NotMuhSuperman
Banned
They're keeping him in reserve, to save up some emotional energy, for post release damage control when the critics shit all over the movie
broncobuster
Banned
Two reasons they aren't leaning heavy with advertising Superman is the story is about Superman's absence, and something that's more of a secret.
b&jy77VjiKn$#F
Member
League of Legends
why is ben being creepy
NotMuhSuperman
Banned
Why is Momoa doing Sub Zero's Slide Kick?
Why is Ezra dressed as Open shirt Edward Elric?
Why is Ray peeking out from behind an invisible Cubicle?
b&jy77VjiKn$#F
Member
Those don't really matter. The creepiness of Ben tho.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Yup,
Dick wasn't and never will be Batman.
Nightwing pretending to be Batman doesn't make him Batman.
evil solrac v3.0
Member
He's filled in twice for Batman in the comics and did a great job, but was completely different in his approach.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
We know that there is only one true Batman sucessor and he is not going to be in here.
Terry
A Batman Beyond movie feels like it would be the GOAT. Imagine the visuals that would come with it. Idk why Batman Beyond doesn't have a bigger presence for DC. I've always felt that it was a better version of Spider-Man ever since I was a kid. Terry felt more relatable than Peter to me in many ways.
b&jy77VjiKn$#F
Member
why y'all wanting this movie that movie when wb can't shit done
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Poodlestrike
Banned
And you know what people are asking for right now?
A Batman who's not like BvS Bats in his approach.
UNCANNY
Razgriz-Specter
Member
It defeats both the point of having Batman and the point of Dick Grayson.
it would be an incredible waste.
Its like if Marvel used Bucky or Sam Cap, Jane Thor, etc in Phase 1.
Poodlestrike
Banned
You're just wrong. Like, simply and entirely. Dick made for a great Batman.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
He definitely made for a great run but it just isn't Batman imo.
Have Dick take over, run the DCEU for 10 years, shift to Earth 2 and recast. Bam
Yeah, this. We won't even have Clark and Bruce on screen as friends for long at this rate lol
b&jy77VjiKn$#F
Member
Dick butt.
I dropped any hope that they'd be best friends (as in the comics) the second Batman legitimately tried to murder Superman in BvS, so a sudden Dick Bats change wouldn't make a difference to me.
I can see Affleck stepping down from the field-opsl side of being Batman (wearing the suit and having the stunt double take out mooks) and working from the cave instructing a newbie to be the next Batman, kind of like the Bruce/Terry McGinnis relationship in Batman Beyond. You'd still have Ben playing an adviser role and be part of the DCEU going forward without having too many physical commitments. I'd like to see what he'd look like with this kind of outfit
but of course not looking nearly as old.
but of course not looking nearly as old.
Not having Bruce Wayne in the DCEU shouldn't even be an option on the table. Recast him if Affleck leaves, no question.
b&jy77VjiKn$#F
Member
Get Casey Affleck on the phone fam
"Earth 2 Bruce" is just a convoluted recast.