New Trailer Out

[The Dark Knight]

That sounds great, TDK. It seems like everyone on this site has a specialist area of knowledge or interesting new perspective on some aspect of the Batman franchise. It's awesome when they share that knowledge/insight in the forums, but it can be even better if they present their ideas as features. I'll look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Meanwhile I've got some more ideas for features lined up too. I'll try and post a few over the next few months, provided I get the time to finish them. Hopefully between us all we can keep a steady stream of features coming throughout 2016.

I've read your Batman Forever feature, and it's a good one. I've thought about doing a Batman Forever themed article, given my appreciation for it has risen over the years. But as said, I'll do the BvS one first. I'm waiting for the Tech Manual and art books to arrive.

My idea is to review the film from my perspective, but to also give a detailed rundown as to Batfleck's background. Outlining just who this new Batman is. And obviously splicing my opinions in there too.

These are my other two features. It's been a while between drinks.

http://www.batman-online.com/features/2012/5/22/batman-returns-novelization-analysis

http://www.batman-online.com/features/2010/12/10/la-la-records-batman-returns-1992-expanded-score-review-thedarkknight#sthash.IRg6xB6e.dpbs

[Silver Nemesis]

My idea is to review the film from my perspective, but to also give a detailed rundown as to Batfleck's background. Outlining just who this new Batman is. And obviously splicing my opinions in there too.

That sounds like an excellent idea for a feature. Batman v Superman articles should prove useful in attracting new fans to the site, and I suspect Affleck's Batman is going to be the breakout character in the film. A feature detailing his background and equipment would be ace.

These are my other two features. It's been a while between drinks.

http://www.batman-online.com/features/2012/5/22/batman-returns-novelization-analysis

http://www.batman-online.com/features/2010/12/10/la-la-records-batman-returns-1992-expanded-score-review-thedarkknight#sthash.IRg6xB6e.dpbs

I remember reading these when they were first posted. The novel analysis in particular was fascinating for the insight it gave into possible deleted scenes. Both were great reads. We need more features like them.

[BatmAngelus]

Check this out.

Loved the Arnett cameo. Also funny that Eisenberg was more understated as Lex in this sketch than in the footage from the trailer.

[The Laughing Fish]

That Jimmy Kimmel skit was hilarious.

Here's Ben Affleck surprising fans at WB studios by popping out of the Batmobile every time someone says Superman is better.

[BatmAngelus]

After seeing all the BvS Omaze videos, Affleck seems to have had the most fun, out of the three actors, in interacting with the fans. Would've loved to go on that tour, only for him to pop out of the Batmobile.

And now that I've rewatched that Kimmel clip, I wouldn't have minded if Affleck used that voice under the cowl as Batman. I don't hate the voice changer, but my preference has always been for a more natural voice that still disguised him from sounding like Wayne.

[The Dark Knight]

Bale has said he's disappointed with his Batman performances.

"I didn't quite manage what I hoped I would throughout the trilogy," Bale told Yahoo Movies. "Chris did, but my own sense of self is like, 'I didn't quite nail it.'"

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/christian-bale-disappointed-in-his-batman-234504252.html

Is Bale bracing himself for the incoming Affleck hype?
Adam West did call Bale overrated recently too, albeit on a TV show.

[BatmAngelus]

It's a shame he feels that way about himself, but I agree with his feelings about not quite nailing it. After The Dark Knight, most people I knew talked about how great Ledger was and how unintentionally funny Bale was in the Batsuit. He was pretty much upstaged by his villain co-stars in two out of his three movies.

Ironically, it looks like Affleck's Batman will upstage Cavill's Superman in the new film.

Speaking of which, here's one reviewer's reaction:

1. If you loved Man of Steel, you'll love BvS
2. If you loved Man of Steel, but not the end -- BvS may redeem that
3. If you hated Man of Steel and the whole grim/dark thing, okay, probably not for you
4. Wonder Woman is fearsome
5. There's a moment between Batman and Superman that'll even make the most cynical eye tear-up a little.
6. Fans will have a lot to discuss (and fight over)

http://comicbook.com/2016/03/03/first-batman-v-superman-review-feedback-surfaces/

I wouldn't say I hated Man of Steel, but I felt pretty let down about it the whole way through, so this comment kinda worries me. Will try to stay optimistic, though.

[Silver Nemesis]

Bale has said he's disappointed with his Batman performances.

"I didn't quite manage what I hoped I would throughout the trilogy," Bale told Yahoo Movies. "Chris did, but my own sense of self is like, 'I didn't quite nail it.'"

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/christian-bale-disappointed-in-his-batman-234504252.html

Is Bale bracing himself for the incoming Affleck hype?

Possibly. It's a regrettable characteristic of the fanboy mentality that they can't express preference for something new without bashing something old. They bashed the sixties Batman in 1989, they bashed Burton's Batman in 2005, and now they'll bash Nolan's Batman in 2016.

It's sad that Bale himself came away from the experience with a sense of failure. It's debatable whether he was the best Batman, but I thought he was a damn good one. Especially in Batman Begins.

I wouldn't say I hated Man of Steel, but I felt pretty let down about it the whole way through, so this comment kinda worries me. Will try to stay optimistic, though.

Same here. While it's interesting to monitor these early reactions, I'm trying not to attach too much importance to them. I'm not a fan of Man of Steel or Zack Snyder in general, but I want to like this film. I really do. So I'm willing to give it every benefit of the doubt and go in with an unprejudiced and open mind. I'm hoping it'll fix the problems from Man of Steel and deliver a really amazing movie that all of us will enjoy.

[johnnygobbs]

Possibly. It's a regrettable characteristic of the fanboy mentality that they can't express preference for something new without bashing something old. They bashed the sixties Batman in 1989, they bashed Burton's Batman in 2005, and now they'll bash Nolan's Batman in 2016.

It's sad that Bale himself came away from the experience with a sense of failure. It's debatable whether he was the best Batman, but I thought he was a damn good one. Especially in Batman Begins.

I think Bale is brilliant throughout the entire trilogy and gave us a psychologically rich Batman/Bruce Wayne on par with Michael Keaton's and yet far closer to the comic-book source material.

I chalk Bale's comments up to the fact that he's clearly a very self-demanding, even perfectionist, actor and unless a performance is 100% spot-on for him he's going to regard it as a disappointment.  From my POV, and that I suspect of most audience members, he did a sterling job in the part.

[The Joker]

Speaking of which, here's one reviewer's reaction:

1. If you loved Man of Steel, you'll love BvS
2. If you loved Man of Steel, but not the end -- BvS may redeem that
3. If you hated Man of Steel and the whole grim/dark thing, okay, probably not for you
4. Wonder Woman is fearsome
5. There's a moment between Batman and Superman that'll even make the most cynical eye tear-up a little.
6. Fans will have a lot to discuss (and fight over)

Hmm... Well, let's just say, for arguments sakes, that those opinions are on the money, it seems like BvS will be just as controversial as MOS was. As a guy who really liked MOS, BvS may be to my liking according to this reviewer but we'll see. The whole "Wonder Woman is fearsome" point kinda raises an eyebrow though. I'm sure she'll be conveyed as a very powerful, kick ass character during the Doomsday battle, but hopefully Snyder's direction, and Gadot's acting, conveys much more than a mysterious amazonian warrior during her initial introduction. I come from the William Marston, George Perez, John Byrne, Phil Jimenez school of Wonder Woman, where she's conveyed as being alot more than just fierce, and in Marston's original interpretation, amazonian warrior would be in contrast to what he was attempting to convey in the WW books in first place.