When Michael Osuji, a friend of mine hinted me on facebook, attempting to dull my day with the information, I thought he was just yanking my chain, until I found out...I WAS NOT BEING PUNK'D!
Greg Silverman, president of creative development and worldwide production, Warner bros says "We knew we needed an extraordinary actor to take on one of DC Comics' most enduringly popular superheroes, and Ben Affleck certainly fits that bill, and then some. His outstanding career is a testament to his talent, and we know he and Zack will bring new dimension to the duality of this character." REEeeaallyy, that's your frigging allibi?!
Director Zack Snyder is describing Affleck's Batman as "older and wiser" than Henry Cavill's Clark Kent and says he "bears the scars of a seasoned crime fighter, but retain[s] the charm that the world sees in billionaire Bruce Wayne." Ahhh Cmon...you guys just stab me shoot me with a flare gun! You too Snyder?!
So that it doesn't seem like I am being over dramatic, here are a few tweets from famous personalities on hearing about the new development:
Richard Dreyfuss-"You read for a part, you feel good about it, you feel confident, then they cast Ben Affleck."
Stephen Whitty-"Oh please, why not just cast J Lo as Catwoman, too, and REALLY torpedo the whole thing."
Chase Mitchell- "In the Ben Affleck version, Batman's parents kill themselves (This is actually my favourite tweet)."
Richard Rushfield- "To every industry/fanboy site that didn't break the Affleck Batman news: Aren't you ashamed of yourselves! What do we pay you for (Well I am breaking the news and I ain't getting paid)?!" "Would everyone mind tweeting that Affleck is the new Batman? I need to hear it 1252 times before it sinks in!"
Bane -"Ben Affleck already butchered the Daredevil movie and now he's been cast as Batman??? Some men just want to watch the world burn."
Comedy Central - "Casting Ben Affleck as Batman sounds like something The Joker would do to create a distraction at the nerd bank."
Are we being too harsh on the poor dude? I don't think so! Actually, our disappointment is not with the actor, but with the film makers who are too stingy to lure Christian Bale with the rumored $50m. It would have been worth it...SCROOGES!!!
Well I still think its a joke. But if its not, then we all gotta keep our fingers crossed and hope the film makers know what they are doing. It will be sad to see the sequel turn to rubbish after all the hard work that was put into reviving the comic book brand 'Superman' in the hearts of audience.
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