The next Batman

[The Dark Knight]

Orlando Bloom is the latest rumor.

URL- http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=85203

Oh dear. Please let it be a rumour.

[thecolorsblend]

Eh, I think he could do a good job. And isn't he roughly the same age as Cavill? Eh, I could live with this.

[johnnygobbs]

Eh, I think he could do a good job. And isn't he roughly the same age as Cavill? Eh, I could live with this.

What 'tough guy' Orlando Bloom?  Really?

I'm not an Orlando Bloom hater.  I'm one of the few people who actually rather likes him in some of the parts he's played outside the "Lord of the Rings" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchises (see 'Elizabethtown' and 'Kingdom of Heaven' for two rather understated and affecting performances from Bloom) but he lacks both the hard, gritty edge for Batman and the room-sweeping charisma of Bruce Wayne.  To be honest, he's a bit wet which is why he was perfect for the roles I just referred to in which he was meant to playing rather sweet, self-effacing, unsure-of-themselves types.  Unfortunately, that makes him completely unsuitable for Batman.

[The Dark Knight]

People can bring up the Michael Keaton situation as an example, but yep, I'm right with you on this, Gobbs.

[Cobblepot4Mayor]

I saw a photo of Jim Caviezel in a tux at some movie premiere the other day and I'm really looking at Bruce Wayne. He really looked like he has it all. I wish it was him but don't think it'll ever happen. After the great Doctor Who casting I doubt I'll get exactly what I wanted for Batman too.

[Silver Nemesis]

To be honest, he's a bit wet which is why he was perfect for the roles I just referred to in which he was meant to playing rather sweet, self-effacing, unsure-of-themselves types.  Unfortunately, that makes him completely unsuitable for Batman.

^ This. Bloom was fine in Lord of the Rings, and I'm sure he's done some other good movies too. But he just isn't right for Batman. His screen presence, his physicality, his appearance, his acting range – they're all wrong for the part.

But I don't think this rumour is accurate anyway. The article also claims that Armie Hammer and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are under consideration. Hammer's already removed himself from the running and Warner Bros have confirmed JGL won't be back. I reckon most of these "exclusives" come from pizza boys who spotted some 8 x 10s pinned to the wall while making deliveries to the Warner Bros offices and then assumed these actors were the dead certs.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm enjoying all the speculation. We've discussed who could play Batman in animated films before, but this is the first time we've been able to discuss the next live action Batman in the knowledge that a name will be announced in the coming months. It feels a bit like an election campaign.

I saw a photo of Jim Caviezel in a tux at some movie premiere the other day and I'm really looking at Bruce Wayne. He really looked like he has it all. I wish it was him but don't think it'll ever happen. After the great Doctor Who casting I doubt I'll get exactly what I wanted for Batman too.

I picked up copies of some of Caviezel's more recent action movies in the past week, and I've also been doing some research into his athletic background. I'm now more convinced than ever that he is the most perfect actor to play a comic-accurate version of Batman, from any decade. I used to think a young Eastwood would be the best actor, but now I reckon Caviezel would be even better. Like you, I don't think he's going to get the part – that would be too perfect – but I think I might create a thread on the subject soon anyway, just to collect all the arguments in one place.

[johnnygobbs]

The talk is now that WB is offering Bale $60 million to return as Batman...

What a joke...Surely all that cash could be put to better use.

What concerns me is that all the pro-Nolan hype has created a mindset that says nobody else can ever usurp Bale in the part.

[BatmAngelus]

This is the same misquoted "story" that's been going on for days, just with a different number (60 million instead of 50).

The truth is here: http://batman-news.com/2013/08/09/christian-bale-reportedly-offered-50-million-to-return-in-batman-vs-superman/

Though I love this parody of the original Latino-Review article: http://www.theouthousers.com/index.php/features/123522.html

[johnnygobbs]

This is the same misquoted "story" that's been going on for days, just with a different number (60 million instead of 50).

The truth is here: http://batman-news.com/2013/08/09/christian-bale-reportedly-offered-50-million-to-return-in-batman-vs-superman/

Though I love this parody of the original Latino-Review article: http://www.theouthousers.com/index.php/features/123522.html

I'm as sceptical as the next man about this rumour but look at the comments on the first link.  It just goes to show that many of these fanboys are still not prepared to 'move on' from Bale as Batman.

Personally, I'm a fan of 'TDK' trilogy and I was happy with Batman's happy ending whether that's 'true' to the comic-books or not.  Like Burton's Batman killing thugs these films are interpretations of the character and if Nolan decides his Batman gets a happy ending I don't see why that's a problem.  However, 'TDK' is now done and that means Bale and Nolan should move on and let someone else have a crack at bringing their version to the big-screen.

[Edd Grayson]

On the ending of the trilogy, I'm OK with Batman having a happy end, but the idea that Blake will become the next Batman is not my thing, Batman was presumed dead, they even built him a statue, he lives on through his legacy, why ruin that?