[Movies] The DC Cinematic Universe - The David Zazlav Dumpster Fire.

I feel the same way I did at Heath Ledger being the Joker, so I'll wait and seeeeeee.

It's not a WHAAAT FUCK THAT! feeling, but more of a WHAAAT HUUUUUH I NEVER WOULDA! feeling.
 
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So there you have it. Batman is Ben Affleck.

Haaah.

Alright.

Soooo.

Yeah.

They did say they were going for an older dude and he's 41.
What is this I don't even[DOUBLEPOST=1377224001,1377223886][/DOUBLEPOST]The guy already had a go at the dark, tortured super-normal hero, and the only good thing that could be said about Daredevil was that at least it wasn't as bad as its spinoff.
 
I wouldn't blame Daredevil on Affleck though, it was just a shitty movie all around.
True, but he wasn't exactly a shining light in it either.

An optimist would say there's nowhere for his superhero career to go but up, and true, Heath Ledger also raised eyebrows when he was cast, but I still have serious doubts about Affleck.
 

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Batfleck? Yeesh.

Can anyone see Matt Damon getting picked up for a Marvel movie that will be far superior? Elysium showed he can do action...
 
Garner was also a great choice for Elektra. Unless you're counting her as a villain.
Really? I'm afraid I don't agree, I think she was just as bland as Affleck.[DOUBLEPOST=1377225255,1377225180][/DOUBLEPOST]
Batfleck? Yeesh.

Can anyone see Matt Damon getting picked up for a Marvel movie that will be far superior? Elysium showed he can do action...
Cast him as Robin, for the lulz.
 
Batfleck? Yeesh.

Can anyone see Matt Damon getting picked up for a Marvel movie that will be far superior? Elysium showed he can do action...
Matt Demon's been doing action flicks for quite a while.

Although I couldn't tell you which was which, I liked the Bourne movies.
 
Affleck is a very talented actor, writer and director. I'm not really sure how anyone can say he's not. He's responsible for several phenomenal films, and he's got at least as good a track record if not way better than Ledger did when he was cast as the Joker. I'm fine with this. It's hard for me to picture it but, fuck, I'm no more skeptical than when Ledger was cast. I will enjoy watching people freak out though. "Oh God a guy who has won 2 oscars, has written/directed/acted in some amazing films is doing something!"
He doesn't look that weird for a Batman/Bruce Wayne type.

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The main difference between Ledger and Affleck is that Ledger is ten times more talented.
Yet when he was cast as Joker everyone was like, "Oh the shitty actor who did those teen movies and the gay movie? Gaaaaawd no".
Of course NOW everyone is saying he's "so talented".
 
I'm okay with Batfleck. My only issue is he's already played a superhero. I prefer no actor crossover when it comes to that stuff, but oh well.

As for Daredevil, I've said on multiple occasions that I like it. Specifically the Director's Cut, which really does make it a pretty good movie.
 
Specifically the Director's Cut, which really does make it a pretty good movie.
Really? Maybe I should watch it. I don't remember hating the movie (aside from the TERRIBLE Evenescence song at the end, but that's just life yo) but I remember feeling rather ambivalent towards it.

Also, I think the rumor a bit ago was that Affleck was in talks to direct a JLA movie so maybe this ties into that somehow? I'll tell you, they could do a hell of a lot worse. The guy is one heck of a director.
 
Really? Maybe I should watch it. I don't remember hating the movie (aside from the TERRIBLE Evenescence song at the end, but that's just life yo) but I remember feeling rather ambivalent towards it.

Also, I think the rumor a bit ago was that Affleck was in talks to direct a JLA movie so maybe this ties into that somehow? I'll tell you, they could do a hell of a lot worse. The guy is one heck of a director.
My main issue with Daredevil is how God awful most of the action was (especially those ridiculous wire assisted floaty jumps where they glided in the air).
 
Really? Maybe I should watch it. I don't remember hating the movie (aside from the TERRIBLE Evenescence song at the end, but that's just life yo) but I remember feeling rather ambivalent towards it.
Don't get me wrong. It's still far below many other much, much better superhero movies. I just don't think it's the bottom of the barrel dreck that people make it out to be. Catwoman, Elektra, Ghost Rider (which is ironically by the same director), Steel, Supergirl, etc are all much worse movies.
 
Batfleck? Yeesh.

Can anyone see Matt Damon getting picked up for a Marvel movie that will be far superior? Elysium showed he can do action...
Whoa, what about the Bourne movies? What are they, chopped liver?[DOUBLEPOST=1377226742,1377226611][/DOUBLEPOST]
I'm okay with Batfleck. My only issue is he's already played a superhero. I prefer no actor crossover when it comes to that stuff, but oh well.

As for Daredevil, I've said on multiple occasions that I like it. Specifically the Director's Cut, which really does make it a pretty good movie.
It's worked out well in the past. Chris Evans is a great Captain America, even if he was also a so-so Johnny Storm in a terrible Fantastic Four movie.[DOUBLEPOST=1377226900][/DOUBLEPOST]
Don't get me wrong. It's still far below many other much, much better superhero movies. I just don't think it's the bottom of the barrel dreck that people make it out to be. Catwoman, Elektra, Ghost Rider (which is ironically by the same director), Steel, Supergirl, etc are all much worse movies.

Oh god, Steel.
 
@Jay is either disagreeing with my comment because Canadians are still pissed about ARGO or because he's a huge Evenescence fan. I'm thinking Evenescence fan. Thats what I'm gonna go with.
 

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I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with Affleck being a talented actor. On a writing team, sure. He's shown some chops as a director. But as an actor? Nah. He's got one character, and even it feels a little like it's reading off cue cards.
 
The problem with Ben Affleck? He suffers from something that alot of actors with certain personalities do, he's impossible to be forgotten as a character and not himself. All I ever see is Ben Affleck playing a character and never the character.
 
I would rather wait and see with Affleck than have them announce Christian Bale coming back. They offered him like infinity money too.
 
Affleck certainly has the appropriate looks for the part, now let's see if he has the chops.

--Patrick
 
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Affleck is a very talented actor, writer and director.
Writer and Director? Yes I give him a ton of credit. He knows his stuff.

Actor? Not really. He does great as a SUPPORTING actor, when the focus is not on him he usually does an okay job, like in Good Will Hunting, Mallrats, Shakespeare in Love, etc.

Other movies in which he is a main character, or at least close to a main character, his performances have usually been horrible. Pearl Harbor, Daredevil, Gigli, Jersey Girl, Armageddon, etc... Just ugggggg... The guy has run a pretty good amount of Razzies.

I admit though, I never did see the newer one, Argo, so it could be that when he directs himself he can pull out a better job acting, but last I checked he was not going to be directing the new Superman/Batman movie.

Heath Ledger at least proved his range in some great movies, really showing he was more then just a pretty face in Brokeback Mountain. I never met anyone that doubted his ability to act well in The Dark Knight, only that his image was too "pretty boy" to carry the role of the Joker. Affleck does not have the same confidence.
 
He did pretty good in Argo. In just about every other serious role I've seen Affleck in, it looked like he was laughing behind that stupid serious grin he has. It annoyed the hell out of me. I didn't see it in Argo, so I think he's come a long way. I'm not sure he's the Batman type, but you never know.
 
You know what Marvel should do, with all this Affleck talk?

Start immediate production on a new Daredevil movie, since they own the rights again.
 
Hm. I dunno. This was going to be tough to make good just having Superman. Having Batben as well just might be too much for them.
 
I'd bring myself to care more if Zack Synder and David Goyer weren't still involved. Movies going to wind up like crap anyway who care's who's in it.
 
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