JDINTERACTIVE said:

JD is gonna be Robin

TheMadMonkey said:

Warner recently demanded some re-rights...now Halle will be playing Michelle Pfieffers (sic?) daughter...and i think they got rid of that horrid outfit too...

JediMaster said:

Dennis Quaid - he's got the grin. Ive always thought hew would've played a good Joker

TheMadMonkey said:

Actually, it isn't DC that is so dead set on fucking up their characters, but rather Warner Bros, who have no fucking concept whatsoever what goes into a good comic book movie. HOWEVER, they do seem to be starting to pay attention to what the geeks on the net say. When the pics of Halle in the awful Catwoman costume hit, the negative reaction really gave the suits some pause. Then, when they started to hear all the backlash, they started to really question the production's direction (they added in some dumb subplot that this Catwoman is Selina Kyle's daughter, but even that didn't placate the pissed off fans. After the WB execs saw an early cut of the film, they are now debating a delay in its release, because they are so worried that the film might further injur the Bat franchise. The Catwoman flick may now not see the light of day until after the new Batman flick has already hit.

As for your suggestion that Ian Mckellan play Ra's Al Ghul, well, I personally would have no problem whatsoever with that, since he's a fantastic actor (although I still prefer the idea that they cast someone a little younger, to reflect his use of the Lazarus pit). One rumour I've heard quite a bit is John Malcovich is being considered, but I doubt he would take it (he passed on being the Green Goblin in Spider-Man).

As for the whole Brendan thing:

A) I doubt he'll get the part. It won't matter anyway, as the script sucks the sweaty mucus off a dog's balls. Trust me, if they go with the most recent script I read, its going to make Batman & Robin look like fucking Shakespeare.

B) Don't take it out on the comics. The folks at DC have to put up with bad adaptations of their characters just like we do. WB owns DC, and they can take any one of their characters and do whatever they want with them, and there is nothing the DC folks can do about it. Its sad, but true. If you don't buy the comics, then all you're doing is hurting the folks who actually do care about these characters, and who write them the way they should be done. (Believe it or not, none of the comic people at DC have been asked to write ANY of the scripts for these movies. This is in spite of the fact that WB has a hit TV series with Smallville that utilizes DC scribe Jeff Loeb as its creative consultant).

Marrk said:

Interesting side note: Boreanaz was offered the part of Batman before Bale was! He had to pass, because the filming would having conflicted with his Angel schedule. He definitely has the look to play either (although he has more of that Batman brooding quality to him, he still could pull off Supes).

bananacologne said:

Very interesting choice. I heard he and Robert DeNiro were both spotted at a couple of readings for roles in the new Bat flick, but I have no idea who they were reading for.

Started off great... But then...

JediMaster said:

Neversin.

Neversin said:

I have no problem with Katie. She is a joy to look at!!! She's gotta be better than Nicole Kidman!!!

JediMaster said:

Katie Holmes makes my skin crawl... Hate her fucking shit voice and she looks like shit to me...
But to each their own I guess... I hope she doesn't get the part... They should go with someone who's nice to look at and... well... talented...
And well Nicole Kidman... That's another kind of horrible...
But also a shit cunt nonetheless...

Neversin.

Neversin said:

Wow! Sorry you dislike her so! I really like her, but as you said, to each his own! She has actually signed, in fact she's one of four actors on this list that have been confirmed (Bale, Murphy and Caine being the other three confirmed actors).

JediMaster said:

Damn, that's too bad...
I guess I won't be seeing this movie then...

Neversin.

bananacologne said:

i kno he's gettin on ...but jack nicholson was born 2 b the joker !

if u watch witches of eastwick ,i think thats were they got the idea 2 cast jack as napier/joker as his role as the devil in this movie is real close2 2 his performance in BATMAN.

JediMaster said:

4 me thers only 1 BATMAN "michael keaton".

i remember wen it was leaked he'd landed the part !

the yank's went mental...

he's 2 short !

he's losing his hair !

he's not handsome enuf !


but...he was f**kin brilliant !!! "i got 2 go 2 work !"

Whateva said:

That's the only reason Im being bitchy...and that extends to U to Burt Ward!

JDINTERACTIVE said:

Yes, let's vote for JD
Put up a hand for JD y'all

danielboon said:

While I enjoyed his performance in Batman, that wasn't the Joker. That was Jack doing his Jack schtick in Joker makeup. Don't get me wrong, I think he's great in that movie, but he just didn't get all the nuances right.

danielboon said:

Again, I disagree. Keaton was good, but he just didn't get everything about the character. There just wasn't enough of a distinction between Bruce Wayne and Batman, other than him disguising his voice.

Bruce Wayne is Batman's facade. Batman is who he really is. When he appears as Bruce, he should be acting as a vacuous playboy. I just didn't see that in the film. He always had this pathos about him that he couldn't hide, and that shows to me that he really didn't completely get the character. Batman is obsessed with his "crusade against crime", and would do whatever it took to make sure that he didn't fail (he certainly wouldn't bring Vicki Vale to the Batcave, nor would Alfred ever dream of letting her down there. Likewise, Batman would never throw villians down shafts, or fire machine guns out of the Batmobile). Too many inconsitincies with the character, although much of that is Tim Burton's fault.

By the way, a hearty "screw you" to the numnuts that rated this thread one star!