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

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  • #122
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,668 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    pixelburp wrote: »
    I presume Pattinson would have been given some / all of the new script being written by ... *googles* ah, Reeves himself; it's entirely likely the actor liked it enough to dip his toes back into Hollywood blockbuster territory; no harm "doing one for the studio" if the script is right.

    Yeah, but he almost certainly signed on for at least 2-3 more, which he probably has no say in.


  • #123
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,444 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    There are multiple petitions to replace Pattinson already. Because, comic book nerds. :o

    https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/05/17/the-batman-robert-pattinson-cast-petitions-remove-replace/


  • #124
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 35,941 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Yeah, but he almost certainly signed on for at least 2-3 more, which he probably has no say in.

    Hmm that's true; though as Affleck has himself (presumably) shown, these kind of contracts can be broken out of. And with DC's constantly shifting strategy (still waiting on that Flash movie!), who knows what kind of contract he signed on for!
    Mr E wrote: »
    There are multiple petitions to replace Pattinson already. Because, comic book nerds. :o

    https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/05/17/the-batman-robert-pattinson-cast-petitions-remove-replace/

    Now, this is naked, bad-faith clickbait: when you clickthrough, the most any of those petitions have is 150 signatures, the resting floating around the 40 mark. I wouldn't even call it bad journalism, as that insults journalists.


  • #125
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,668 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    I just remembered that Pattinson is in Nolan's next "event film" as well. So Batman won't be his first dip back into mainstream fare.


  • #126
    Zwillinge
    Registered Users Posts: 4,677 ✭✭✭Zwillinge


    Fantastic news!
    I was thinking if he bulked up a bit, he'd be a great Batman and if he slimmed down further he'd be a truly terrifying looking Joker.


    Good for him, he deserves a biggie to wash away Twilight business :)


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  • #127
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,080 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Zwillinge wrote: »
    Good for him, he deserves a biggie to wash away Twilight business :)

    Quite frankly, his entire post-Twilight career to date has done far more to ‘wash away’ any lingering doubts about his talent than any superhero movie will do. If anything, this is a move *back* towards more traditional mainstream fare after a half decade spent entirely in independent and art house productions that properly tested his abilities. I could easily point to more traditionally acclaimed and respected actors who’ve taken far fewer risky and challenging roles than Pattinson has.


  • #128
    correction
    Registered Users Posts: 1,134 ✭✭✭correction


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    Quite frankly, his entire post-Twilight career to date has done far more to ‘wash away’ any lingering doubts about his talent than any superhero movie will do. If anything, this is a move *back* towards more traditional mainstream fare after a half decade spent entirely in independent and art house productions that properly tested his abilities. I could easily point to more traditionally acclaimed and respected actors who’ve taken far fewer risky and challenging roles than Pattinson has.

    To you and me, sure. But for most when they hear the name the first movie they will think of is Twilight, it's unfair but it is what it is. I'd be pleased for him to be Batman when his name appears in the news and not Twilight vampire.


  • #129
    Zwillinge
    Registered Users Posts: 4,677 ✭✭✭Zwillinge


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    Quite frankly, his entire post-Twilight career to date has done far more to ‘wash away’ any lingering doubts about his talent than any superhero movie will do. If anything, this is a move *back* towards more traditional mainstream fare after a half decade spent entirely in independent and art house productions that properly tested his abilities. I could easily point to more traditionally acclaimed and respected actors who’ve taken far fewer risky and challenging roles than Pattinson has.

    Exactly, he'll "wash away" for the those who don't watch independent or art-house movies.

    I'm gonna take a horrific judgemental leap and say that many a Twilight watching fan has grown up and probably never got into/seen or heard of his lesser mainstream movies. I assume anyone dragged to those movies in the cinema are probably rolling their eyes at a sparkly vampire Bat lad.

    I've seen many "Nooo!" and "Awful casting" and "Dreadful, wtf where they thinking?" comments so far which confused me to no end.

    Hopefully him being Bats will be enjoyed by many and have people more aware of his abilities over the last decade basically.

    Edit: Feck it, he'll always be Cedric Diggory to me :pac:


  • #130
    Sad Professor
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    In fairness to them it's only 7 years or so since the last Twilight. It took about the same amount of time for many people to start taking Dicaprio seriously after Titanic and he had a far higher profile during that time.


  • #131
    Drumpot
    Registered Users Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    In fairness to them it's only 7 years or so since the last Twilight. It took about the same amount of time for many people to start taking Dicaprio seriously after Titanic and he had a far higher profile during that time.

    Yeh, the departed and blood diamond did it for him. He was in Gangs of New York but still had that stench of Jack.... Being mates with Scorcese really helped.


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  • #132
    Stop moaning ffs
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Stop moaning ffs


    Empire reporting Nicholas Hoult is also in the running to play batman?

    I’ll take pattinson thanks. I think he’d be fantastic in the role.
    No disrespect to Hoult but he’s too young or something?


  • #133
    The White Wolf
    Registered Users Posts: 5,123 ✭✭✭The White Wolf


    Drumpot wrote: »
    The familiarity of Marvel was exactly why I enjoyed the more chaotic feel of DC. Despite flaws I really enjoyed MOS and BVS because they gave us something different to marvel.

    WW (CA), Aquaman (Thor) and Shazam (GOTG) might Aswell be marvel movies because they were made with pretty much the exact same ingredients and tone. It’s a shame because we are now going to end up with Both DC and Marvel releasing the same movies but just different character names. People don’t want different they want the same and that’s what the box office figures have told DC.

    The Joker and maybe even this Batman are brave attempts at DC to keep trying to find their own unique movie.

    Agreed on everything. No matter how frustrating the DCEU could be the potential was still massive. Aquaman was an utter submission to fan demand for the MCU formula and that was that for me. I walked out after an hour and didn't bother with Shazam.


  • #134
    Skerries
    Registered Users Posts: 12,295 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    found test footage of Pattinson

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  • #135
    Slydice
    Registered Users Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    I not sure it's too bad that people haven't seen much Pattinson since Twilight.

    If he's put the work in like he has for his recent films, then it will probably help this film out.

    There'll be the whole 'where did this come from?' effect.


  • #136
    kerplun k
    Registered Users Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭kerplun k


    It's great casting. I'm just surprised he accepted the role tho. Anyone unsure about his ability, check out a film called Good Time. He's brilliant in it.


  • #137
    Mr Crispy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,636 ✭✭✭Mr Crispy


    Can't find anything to say the deal with Pattinson is finalised, by the way. Close, but not officially signed up is what I'm seeing. Hope he gets it though.


  • #138
    brianregan09
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  • #139
    JP Liz V1
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    Stop moaning ffs wrote: »
    Empire reporting Nicholas Hoult is also in the running to play batman?

    I’ll take pattinson thanks. I think he’d be fantastic in the role.
    No disrespect to Hoult but he’s too young or something?

    Both Pattinson and Hoult seem too young to me but it is a younger Batman I believe Reeves is going for

    RPat has proved himself in his roles since Twillight
    https://forumofgames.com/




  • #140
    Sad Professor
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    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Both Pattinson and Hoult seem too young to me but it is a younger Batman I believe Reeves is going for

    Pattinson is 3 years older than Bale was in Begins. And Hoult is only a year younger.

    Also wasn't this script originally written for Affleck? I can't see this being another origin story.


  • #141
    Slydice
    Registered Users Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    Pattinson is 33 :eek:


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  • #142
    JP Liz V1
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    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Pattinson is 3 years older than Bale was in Begins. And Hoult is only a year younger.

    Also wasn't this script originally written for Affleck? I can't see this being another origin story.

    I'm not sure where I read about younger Batman - Bruce :o I thought it was here tbh, was the script changed when or why Affeck left?

    I thought both chaps younger
    https://forumofgames.com/




  • #143
    brevity
    Registered Users Posts: 8,461 ✭✭✭brevity


    There are rumours that the penguin and cat woman will be the villains

    https://reddit.app.link/sZQkSv48MW


  • #144
    Stop moaning ffs
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Stop moaning ffs


    Wacky rumour out there that Keaton is in this. Training his protege?

    God I hope it’s true. He’s the one true batman for me.


  • #145
    BrookieD
    Registered Users Posts: 2,702 ✭✭✭BrookieD


    Stop moaning ffs wrote: »
    Wacky rumour out there that Keaton is in this. Training his protege?

    God I hope it’s true. He’s the one true batman for me.
    If true make it Batman Beyond and i am in


  • #146
    Baggly
    Registered Users Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    BrookieD wrote:
    If true make it Batman Beyond and i am in


    I'd buy that.


  • #147
    Drumpot
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    Stop moaning ffs wrote: »
    Wacky rumour out there that Keaton is in this. Training his protege?

    God I hope it’s true. He’s the one true batman for me.

    Wow, I still remember going to see that Batman in the cinema. Think it’s the first movie I was so excited to goto as a child. Remember saying to my cousin “please don’t let me fall asleep” (as if I wss gonna fall asleep). Was also worried I wouldnt get into it at the time cause I was only 11! Love that original Batman! Keaton shouldn’t work but he was so good, hope he also goes back to Beetlejuice!


  • #148
    RickBlaine
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭RickBlaine


    I remember the outrage when Danial Craig was was as Bond and he has turned out to be very popular and successful in the role. I'll pay no attention to unwarranted internet anger and will reserve judgement until I see the film.


  • #149
    buser2x
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭buser2x


    the vampire turns into a bat


  • #150
    cena
    Registered Users Posts: 9,961 ✭✭✭cena


    BrookieD wrote: »
    If true make it Batman Beyond and i am in

    great cartoon series


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  • #151
    mikhail
    Registered Users Posts: 3,863 ✭✭✭mikhail


    RickBlaine wrote: »
    I remember the outrage when Danial Craig was was as Bond and he has turned out to be very popular and successful in the role. I'll pay no attention to unwarranted internet anger and will reserve judgement until I see the film.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY6RyRkl9uo


    The internet is full of people who rant and rave about things based on nothing but a gut reaction. That doesn't mean you can't form an opinion, just that you should keep some perspective about the strength of the opinion and the unimportance of the subject.


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