Ben Affleck’s casting as Bruce Wayne/Batman has caused a lot of rage, and my knee-jerk reaction was close to that. The first thought in mind — and for many others — was the dreadful Daredevil movie Affleck was in. But that was 10 years ago. Affleck has arguably grew as an actor, and even more so, grew as a director.
My knee-jerk reaction to Ben Affleck being cast as Bruce Wayne (Batman) in the sequel to Man of Steel could be summed up with “What? Why?” The first thing that comes to mind is Daredevil, which isn’t exactly a notable comic book movie.
Marvel’s “Phase 2” is well underway with the trailer for Thor: The Dark World hitting online. Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston reprise their roles for the third time as drama-free brothers, Thor and Loki. Alan Taylor of Game of Thrones directs, and his style shows perfectly in the trailer.
I have to admit, I’m pessimistic about Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past. The cast seems to grow everyday, which gives the impression that cameos will occur nonstop. Then there’s Wolverine once again being up front and center, as if he’s the only X-Man.
Can the Superman fans out there spread the word that there's really no other choice.Let Cranston stick to meth.Thankshttp://t.co/Sgv0XNugTA
— Michael Rosenbaum (@mrosenbaum711) June 26, 2013
Man of Steel is out in theaters and speculation for the sequel is already circulating. One of the possibilities is Lex Luthor being the antagonist, which makes sense considering the LexCorp logos we saw in the movie. Or that’s leaping — over a tall building — in a single bound.
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Robert Downey Jr. fulfilled his contractual obligation with Marvel Studios with Iron Man 3. Despite the success with playing Tony Stark, it was unclear if Downey would continue with the character that is essentially him; he expressed interest in moving on with other projects.
