Ben Affleck, Batman in 'Man of Steel' Sequel, Twitter Reacts [PHOTOS]: 'Better Batman Than Ben Affleck' Trending, Did Zack Snyder Cast the Wrong Actor?
Last night Warner Bros Pictures and DC Entertainment announced that Ben Affleck would be replacing Christian Bale in the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne for Zack Snyder's unnamed Man of Steel sequel, opposite Henry Cavill. The film (referred to as "Superman vs. Batman" or vice versa) will join the biggest names in DC Comics for the first time on the big screen in 2015. But was Oscar winner Ben Affleck the right choice for Batman? People on Twitter don't seem to think so. (Mainly because they remember Daredevil)
Here is what director Zack Snyder said after announcing that Batman would be involved in the Man of Steel sequel:
"It's official that we are going to make another Superman movie. And you say, Zack, what is the movie about? But you don't want me to tell you that. You want to go and see the movie. But I can say that maybe there's a single element that will be in the film that I could... help you out with. I was thinking about how to do that. I pored through the DC Universe to look for a way to tell this thing. We're writing the thing now, but I came across a thing I found that'll help you understand it."
And here is a brief excerpt from the press release, announcing Ben Affleck's casting in the film:
"Ending weeks of speculation, Ben Affleck has been set to star as Batman, a.k.a. Bruce Wayne. Affleck and filmmaker Zack Snyder will create an entirely new incarnation of the character in Snyder's as-yet-untitled project-bringing Batman and Superman together for the first time on the big screen and continuing the director's vision of their universe, which he established in "Man of Steel." The announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, and Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures."
Read the rest of this press release right HERE.
Finally, check out some of the best Twitter reactions to Ben Affleck's casting under the hashtag "Better Batman Than Ben Affleck" and related tweets:
I'd pay ten dollars extra at the movies for it not to be Ben Affleck.
— Steve (@FSUSteve) August 23, 2013
Reminder that you liked Ben Affleck in basically every movie he's been in. — Justin McElroy (@JustinMcElroy) August 23, 2013
still a better batman than Ben Afflack.... #BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck pic.twitter.com/Vy09D4X5ta
— emily small (@emi_smallzx21) August 23, 2013
#BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck This Guy....#ChrisNation pic.twitter.com/qgXAFiKlBo — #ChrisNation (@12chris15) August 23, 2013
Christian Bale as #Batman is irreplaceable. #BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck
— iTweetFacts™ (@iTweetFacts) August 23, 2013
Looking at Twitter, seeing that #BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck is trending, a lot of people are feeling like this. pic.twitter.com/v6a7SqR0u3 — Lorenzo Monteforte (@Renzo_Soprano) August 23, 2013
Cute how people think Ben Affleck is going to be the biggest problem of that movie.
— KingAmir (@kingamir) August 23, 2013
What did we all do as people to deserve making Ben Affleck the new Batman? Christian Bale why couldn't you just take the damn 50 million? — Kellen McGregor (@mmfkellen) August 23, 2013