What do you think of the vampire becoming the bat?



Matt Reeves, who is directing 2021’s The Batman, shared a screen test of Pattinson in the new Batman suit on Thursday night, and although it’s a pretty quick glimpse, comic fans have already noticed some intriguing details. To start, it appears that Pattinson’s Batman isn’t nearly as bulky as Ben Affleck’s costume made him—in fact, our new Dark Knight appears to be wearing more of a body armor type suit than form-fitting padding.

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Emma and I disapprove

I think he is a great choice. I like everything ive seen about this movie so far.

why not? that role has been through so many hands why not Mr. P? he's very talented and a good character actor. i think he'll pull it off maybe by bringing to the role what Johnny Depp brought to the role of Jack Sparrow. that kind of sideways slant of humor

XxAxX said:

why not? that role has been through so many hands why not Mr. P? he's very talented and a good character actor. i think he'll pull it off maybe by bringing to the role what Johnny Depp brought to the role of Jack Sparrow. that kind of sideways slant of humor

Don't want humor with the Dark Knight. I want what Affleck brought to the table in Batman v Superman.

DCEU is already a clusterfuck. I guess this can't be any worse.

kpowers said:

purplethunder3121 said:

What people don't know is that Prince stopped by the Hall of Justice and did a show for us.

The suit reminds me of Batman: Dead End.

Anybody remember that?

https://www.youtube.com/w...hEcP86cGt8

I think he'll do great, right up there with Keaton, Bale and Affleck's stuntman.
He can't possibly be worse than Kilmer and Clooney.

HBO Max will debut the project in 2021 — possibly in a four-hour director's cut or in six TV-style "chapters" — as the helmer gets the gang back together with the original postproduction crew to score, cut and finish visual effects. ~ The Hollywood Reporter

MickyDolenz said:

uPtoWnNY said:

XxAxX said:

why not? that role has been through so many hands why not Mr. P? he's very talented and a good character actor. i think he'll pull it off maybe by bringing to the role what Johnny Depp brought to the role of Jack Sparrow. that kind of sideways slant of humor

Don't want humor with the Dark Knight. I want what Affleck brought to the table in Batman v Superman.

DCEU is already a clusterfuck. I guess this can't be any worse.

thongs?

I think he works. He's been honing his acting chops with movies like The Lighthouse. The cast is strong around him too.

EmmaMcG said:

MickyDolenz said:

HBO Max will debut the project in 2021 — possibly in a four-hour director's cut or in six TV-style "chapters" — as the helmer gets the gang back together with the original postproduction crew to score, cut and finish visual effects. ~ The Hollywood Reporter

Can't be any worse than the ridiculous version we got.

DC had the most bankable comic franchises for nearly 30 years. When the MCU caught them flat footed, they tried to microwave their EU. It was mapped out poorly in comparison to MCU's meticulous phase building over what -- a dozen movies or more?

They may be able to rebuild DCEU around the Wonder Woman, but I don't see how it works. WW 1984 may suffer due to the pandemic, and cast changes for the two biggest characters would hurt the continuitty.

namepeace said:

namepeace said:

One a side note, I do not know why any great director would work in the comic book media with established characters. The current "fans" base have proved to be loud obnoxious one dimensional trolls.

Has anyone seen these angry grown men with their youtube channels on comic books and movies? Yikes! All the joy and optimism is gone and replaced by jaded politically toxic carnival of mostly men with a seeming hatred of women or inclusiveness.

kpowers said:

Emma and I disapprove

I third that

v10letblues said:

EmmaMcG said:

namepeace said:

I think he works. He's been honing his acting chops with movies like The Lighthouse. The cast is strong around him too.

Colin Farrell as the penguin and Lenny Kravitz Junior as Catwoman is your idea of a strong cast? I mean, there are some really good actors in this movie but I don't think any of them are suited to the roles they're playing. Andy Serkis as Alfred?? Jeffrey Wright as Gordon? Paul Dano is a decent choice for the Riddler but I just don't see anyone else pulling it off. I'd LOVE to be wrong and I really hope that I am but I just can't get excited for this movie.

That take was so salty I went on blood pressure medication.

Paul Dano

Andy Serkis

Jeffrey Wright

Colin Farrell
Zoe Kravitz
John Tuturro

Yeah, that's my idea of a strong cast for a comic book film. It's not like they're remaking Citizen Kane or Henry V.

As with any comic book film, there are going to be misfires cast-wise, but the odds are overall most of those actors are going to turn in solid performances.

EmmaMcG said:

e pandemic, and cast changes for the two biggest characters would hurt the continuitty.

They should probably just cancel the DCEU and take the whole thing back to formula. Start fresh with solo movies or, better yet, TV shows. Shows that are closer in tone to the animated series of the 90s rather than the shite Arrowverse shows. And keep WB executives away. They ruined Richard Donner's Superman series, they ruined Tim Burton's Batman series and they ruined Zack Snyder's Justice League. Just hire a filmmaker and let him make the movie he wants to make. The Joker wasn't perfect but it was a massive step up from Suicide Squad/Birds of Prey/Shazam etc.

I agree with a lot of that. DC is better with character studies and stand-alone films.

Their chance to build a competent EU died when the Dark Knight trilogy ended with no tie-in.

They may also want to focus on animated product, and as The Clone Wars showed with Star Wars, a quality animated product from filmmakers that are truly invested in the content can help a franchise shake off disappointment in prior films, and take it in new directions.

v10letblues said:

One a side note, I do not know why any great director would work in the comic book media with established characters. The current "fans" base have proved to be loud obnoxious one dimensional trolls.

Has anyone seen these angry grown men with their youtube channels on comic books and movies? Yikes! All the joy and optimism is gone and replaced by jaded politically toxic carnival of mostly men with a seeming hatred of women or inclusiveness.

A lot of truth to this. Many of these types of fans will NEVER be satisfied and their expectations never fully met. For many of them that includes seeing people of color in significant roles, but that's not unique to these types of filmgoers.

namepeace said:

namepeace said:

EmmaMcG said:

namepeace said:

That take was so salty I went on blood pressure medication.

Paul Dano

Andy Serkis

Jeffrey Wright

Colin Farrell
Zoe Kravitz
John Tuturro

Yeah, that's my idea of a strong cast for a comic book film. It's not like they're remaking Citizen Kane or Henry V.

As with any comic book film, there are going to be misfires cast-wise, but the odds are overall most of those actors are going to turn in solid performances.

Lol. Like I said though, good a actors, no doubt. It just feels like they are horribly miscast to me. But casting is just one of many potential problems I see with this movie. And for the first time in my lifetime, I find myself not looking forward to a new Batman movie. And I remember looking forward to Batman and Robin. Granted, I was 7 when that movie came out. But even The Dark Knight Rises, despite me not particularly liking The Dark Knight, was higher on my radar than this new movie.

I understand. I've been there.

I was in college when the first Batman came out, and I recalled being skeptical of the post-Burton films but went to see them anyway, and being right about being skeptical! So I understand where you're coming from, and I do think that there will be more hits than misses with this upcoming cast.

Man of Steel was pretty decent, but could have been awful without the cast it had. I hope the same or better for The Batman.

namepeace said:

EmmaMcG said:

namepeace said:

I understand. I've been there.

I was in college when the first Batman came out, and I recalled being skeptical of the post-Burton films but went to see them anyway, and being right about being skeptical! So I understand where you're coming from, and I do think that there will be more hits than misses with this upcoming cast.

Man of Steel was pretty decent, but could have been awful without the cast it had. I hope the same or better for The Batman.

I suppose I can sum up my feelings as "hope for the best, expect the worst". If my expectations are low, I can't be disappointed.

I think that's the Covid mantra these days...

purplethunder3121 said: