The Batman (Matt Reeves) ***spoilers from post 1030***

Sad Professor wrote: »

Hammer is a good looking guy and a decent actor, but hasn't got a lot of range and comes across as quite vacuous. I didn't think much of him in Call Me By Your Name, for example. However, his best roles have involved him playing rich dudes, so playboy Bruce Wayne should be no sweat to him. But I'd say the dualism and psychology of the character and carrying such a big movie will be a problem for him.

I don't know, the first time I saw hammer was in reaper and that was exactly what I thought . . An attractive guy who will play the jock or cocky lad and will make a career of it. I didn't think I would like this guy at all.

But in the Lone ranger and TMFU I thought he showed a redeemable quality in terms of being an action man of sorts that's more then just a pretty boy relying on his pretty boy looks. He played The hero role in TLR well and a believable secret agent in TMFU. You could argue that he was better then the material he had to work with in both these popcorn flicks. I haven't seen "call me by your name" but he got really good reviews.

And that asides who would of thought Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice - one of my favourite insane characters of all time) would of been such a good Batman ? And Christian Bale, the thought of him as Batman is kind of crazy when you think of what kind of roles he did before he donned the cape. In many regards I think Equilibriam gave us an early glimpse of his action credentials, but American Pshyco showed an unhinged acting strength that I think made for a very good Bruce Wayne when he was trying to figure out his place in Gotham. I actually thought Affleck was a great Batman, but all three brought something different to the character until TJL abomination where WB lost their stones and bowed to "Marvel cookie cutter" demand.

I think Hammer could be a good Batman with the right material.