The Batman (Matt Reeves) spoilers from post 1030

Optimalprimerib · 17-08-2019 6:42am

Paul Walter Hauser, the more I see of him the better. He was brilliant in I Tonya and Cobra Kai

brevity · 17-08-2019 8:31am

Sam Neil would be a good Alfred.

Agent Coulson · 17-08-2019 10:49am

Goodshape wrote: »

Surely they're going for the ex-James-Bond-type of Alfred then.

Wouldn't be my choice.

They could be going for the Mamma Mia all singing all dawning type Alfred :eek:

The Late Late Show · 23-08-2019 12:24am

Goodshape wrote: »

Surely they're going for the ex-James-Bond-type of Alfred then.

Wouldn't be my choice.

I get the feeling if Pierce Brosnan is Alfred he will be a younger, more active Alfred than what we have been used to in the films from 1989 to now.

[Deleted User] · 23-08-2019 11:05am

The Late Late Show wrote: »

I get the feeling if Pierce Brosnan is Alfred he will be a younger, more active Alfred than what we have been used to in the films from 1989 to now.

Pierce Brosnan is 66!

pixelburp · 23-08-2019 11:13am

Fair to suggest the phrase "age is just a number" has never been truer, when noted pentagenarians Keanu Reeves and Tom Cruise are still making action films. Dunno what shape Brosnans in these days but what little I've seen he seems in good nick.

The clipped, snooty but faithful butler trope is long dead, so I doubt we'll see the old fashioned Alfred Pennyworth anytime soon TBH; Brosnan being a "retired Bond" style Alfred would continue the trend of him more Fixer than Butler.

Goodshape · 23-08-2019 11:18am

pixelburp wrote: »

noted pentagenarians Keanu Reeves

I thought "ah, no.."

But yeah. 54. Jaysus.

pixelburp · 23-08-2019 11:41am

Goodshape wrote: »

I thought "ah, no.."

But yeah. 54. Jaysus.

Heck, Paul Rudd is now 50. Still waiting for him to age.

Oafley Jones · 23-08-2019 10:59pm

Pappa Dolla wrote: »

Pierce Brosnan is 66!

Yip. I was about the say that’s older than when Alan Napier started the tv show. But then there’s that awesome episode where he dresses up as Batman to give Bruce an Alibi. So maybe he will be more active

cdgalwegian · 25-08-2019 5:32pm

Pappa Dolla wrote: »

Pierce Brosnan is 66!

pixelburp wrote: »

Fair to suggest the phrase "age is just a number" has never been truer, when noted pentagenarians Keanu Reeves and Tom Cruise are still making action films. Dunno what shape Brosnans in these days but what little I've seen he seems in good nick.

The clipped, snooty but faithful butler trope is long dead, so I doubt we'll see the old fashioned Alfred Pennyworth anytime soon TBH; Brosnan being a "retired Bond" style Alfred would continue the trend of him more Fixer than Butler.

The latter-day action hero Liam Neeson is 67.

JP Liz V1 · 27-08-2019 3:43pm

TheValeyard wrote: »

Fake, but I could see it working.

Macaulay Culkin as one of the villains? Or will he ever shake being Kevin McCallister

The Late Late Show · 27-08-2019 9:53pm

Pappa Dolla wrote: »

Pierce Brosnan is 66!

I know that but in Alfred terms, this is young. Michael Gough was 73 for example when he first played him and it was inferred he was playing a character at least 10 years older than that. Same with Michael Caine (72 in Batman Begins but portrayed once more as a man at least 10 years older). I feel Brosnan will be depicted as a more active Alfred and of the age Brosnan actually is.

Skerries · 28-08-2019 3:27pm

with the Alfred from Gotham and Pennyworth being more action orientated I can definitely see them going down this route

pixelburp · 04-09-2019 10:36am

There was an interesting interview with Pattinson in Variety; he comes across quite enthusiastic about the role, and that he had been chasing it for some time. It also sounds like there's already a batsuit, though these things change so perhaps it was simply a temp. one:

https://variety.com/2019/film/features/robert-pattinson-batman-the-lighthouse-1203319866/

He’d been chasing Batman for much longer than anyone knew. Pattinson had heard that Reeves was working on a script that reimagines Bruce Wayne in the younger years of his life. “I’d had Batman in my mind for a while,” Pattinson says. “It’s such an absurd thing to say. I sort of had an idea to do it, and I’d been prodding Matt. He didn’t accept any prods. I kept asking to meet him.”

[...]
After “The Lighthouse” screened to a rapturous standing ovation, Pattinson promptly flew back to L.A. to try on the Batsuit for the final phase of the high-stakes audition. “It’s maybe the craziest thing I’ve ever done in terms of movie stuff,” Pattinson says.
[...]
“I put it on. I remember saying to Matt, ‘It does feel quite transformative!’ He was like, ‘I would hope it does! You’re literally in the Batsuit.’” Pattinson describes what the moment was like: “You do feel very powerful immediately. And it’s pretty astonishing, something that is incredibly difficult to get into, so the ritual of getting into it is pretty humiliating. You’ve got five people trying to shove you into something. Once you’ve got it on, it’s like, ‘Yeah, I feel strong, I feel tough, even though I had to have someone squeezing my butt cheeks into the legs.’”

Brief_Lives · 04-09-2019 10:26pm

So, he's not going to work out?
at least affkeck and Bale worked out...

PTH2009 · 04-09-2019 10:27pm

So how are they going to explain what happened to Affleck's batman

This is a part of the DC universe ??

OU812 · 04-09-2019 10:34pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Pierce Brosnan rumoured to be Alfred.

The Late Late Show wrote: »

I get the feeling if Pierce Brosnan is Alfred he will be a younger, more active Alfred than what we have been used to in the films from 1989 to now.

Pappa Dolla wrote: »

Pierce Brosnan is 66!

Brosnan is currently playing an 80 year old in his TV show "The Son"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIKxcrrnAy8

Goodshape · 05-09-2019 9:30am

Brief_Lives wrote: »

So, he's not going to work out?
at least affkeck and Bale worked out...

Affleck – and Cavill – went too far. Looked unhealthy, like they were about to pop.

The White Wolf · 05-09-2019 9:56am

Goodshape wrote: »

Affleck – and Cavill – went too far. Looked unhealthy, like they were about to pop.

Affleck definitely did anyway. You could see the toll his health had taken in JL whenever the reshoots rated their ugly head.

Cavill doesn't seem to have some of the bad habits Affleck did so to me, he generally looked well and not unhealthy.

Tazzimus · 05-09-2019 10:00am

Cavill looked very healthy, and just how you'd expect Superman to look, buff as ****.

Oafley Jones · 05-09-2019 10:17am

Tazzimus wrote: »

Cavill looked very healthy, and just how you'd expect Superman to look, buff as ****.

I hate Buff Superman. How's he keeping that physique? Reeves look for me.

Tazzimus · 05-09-2019 10:30am

Oafley Jones wrote: »

I hate Buff Superman. How's he keeping that physique? Reeves look for me.

Superman should be the one hero that looks mega buff, he's an almost invincible alien.

I imagine a lot of working out, it's probably a hobby for him, similar to the Rock.
Plus for the super ripped topless shots, there's probably a bit of dehydration going on to make him pop a bit more, plus a few push ups etc just before the camera rolls.

the baby bull elephant · 05-09-2019 11:12am

Oafley Jones wrote: »

I hate Buff Superman. How's he keeping that physique? Reeves look for me.

Reeves trained with David Prowse and put on 20kg to play Superman. He was plenty buff by the standards of the time.

The suns radiation is meant to have the growth effect on him. In one alternate comic where he was kept away from the sun he was skinny and frail.

Goodshape · 05-09-2019 1:02pm

Well, unhealthy or not – I didn't like the aesthetic.

Superman doesn't need to look buff. He's Superman. He was lifting cars and outrunning trains as a toddler. Actual muscles have nothing to do with it.

Batman is a human and relies on gadgets, tech, stealth, and brain power. Not a lumbering bruiser. The uber-muscle look just reminds me that none of this is real.

pixelburp · 05-09-2019 1:21pm

Thing is, Zack Synder (and I think Geoff Johns too) are obsessed with the "New God's" trope that often threads through superhero stories, particularly DC given it has actual gods in its universe. Wasn't hard to spot given the number of laboured Christ imagery used in Man of Steel and BvS. Mixed with a little bit of the ubermensch mentality more noticeable in BvS and I think it's no wonder the DCverse has had an exaggerated physicality. Its creators love the notion of heroes as hypermasculine physical specimens

The White Wolf · 05-09-2019 2:17pm

Goodshape wrote: »

Well, unhealthy or not – I didn't like the aesthetic.

Superman doesn't need to look buff. He's Superman. He was lifting cars and outrunning trains as a toddler. Actual muscles have nothing to do with it.

Batman is a human and relies on gadgets, tech, stealth, and brain power. Not a lumbering bruiser. The uber-muscle look just reminds me that none of this is real.

To be fair, there was a clamour amongst the dedicated fan base to get more comic book faithful renditions of their superheroes once Nolan finished his trilogy and WB were moving forward with their shared universe. That's probably one of the reasons Snyder was put at the helm of it all; if nothing else they thought he'd bring the fans' imaginations to life. Check out some of the renditions of the characters on paper and they're absolutely absurd.

Affleck, Cavill and even Momoa probably felt that pressure and I doubt they actually enjoyed the day to day toil of it (well perhaps the exception is Cavill). Using hindsight I'm sure most of the fans will be happy with a good film and a somewhat faithful adaptation.

Tazzimus · 05-09-2019 2:20pm

The White Wolf wrote: »

To be fair, there was a clamour amongst the dedicated fan base to get more comic book faithful renditions of their superheroes once Nolan finished his trilogy and WB were moving forward with their shared universe. That's probably one of the reasons Snyder was put at the helm of it all; if nothing else they thought he'd bring the fans' imaginations to life. Check out some of the renditions of the characters on paper and they're absolutely absurd.

Affleck, Cavill and even Momoa probably felt that pressure and I doubt they actually enjoyed the day to day toil of it (well perhaps the exception is Cavill). Using hindsight I'm sure most of the fans will be happy with a good film and a somewhat faithful adaptation.

To be fair, Cavill and Momoa are generally in great shape anyway, so doubt it was as much strain on them as, say, Affleck.

JP Liz V1 · 05-09-2019 10:22pm

Brief_Lives wrote: »

So, he's not going to work out?
at least affkeck and Bale worked out...

JP Liz V1 · 13-09-2019 12:40am

Eddie Redmayne interested in playing Riddler

Cotts72 · 24-09-2019 12:06am

Jeffrey Wright in talks to play Commissioner Gordon. Jonah Hill rumoured for the penguin role

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