Posted by Neil at 205.163.142.226 on December 21, 1999 at 15:43:59:
In Reply to: Affleck as batman? posted by Tim on December 21, 1999 at 15:10:51:
: this probably isnt true, but Liz Smith says Warner Bros is considering Ben for the next Batman movie.... but Ben would be great as Batman...hopefully if they did the whole Year One thing, that'd be awesome.
I agree that Ben would make a good "Year One" Batman.
: ... and if they hardly even showed him in the batman suit, not until the end...
That's a terrible idea.
: ... it could be a great film, better than all the others. Especially if someone like David Fincher could direct.
eh... I'm not big on David Fincher... and how could you interest him without a pseudo-clever "surprise" ending like all of his movies. He's got a lot of visual style that would lend itself well to a Batman: Year One style tale, but his storytelling, besides leaving much to be desired, isn't Batman-like at all.
It would be - at best - something like the first BATMAN. Interesting visually to see how Burton, an interesting visual director, interprets the Batman world, but not any more true to the Batman stories.