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Michael Keaton, Not Ben Affleck, Set To Be Main Batman In DCEU Franchise
Walter Hamada's recent statement indicates that Michael Keaton, not Ben Affleck, will be the primary Batman of the DCEU going forward.
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None of this says he'll be the "main Batman."
I was a huge Keaton batman fan but he's just too old to be the main Batman in DCU, a Dark Knight Returns or something similar with him would be interesting though
Perfect. But you know they probably asked everybody before Affleck lol
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What is that?
I was a huge Keaton batman fan but he's just too old to be the main Batman in DCU, a Dark Knight Returns or something similar with him would be interesting though
He's young enough to look pensively at computer monitors, make snarky quips, act a little crazy, and wear a mask for close up shots for at least a couple movies if they're done in a timely fashion. Stunt doubles will do most of the heavy lifting.
I bet it’s a lot more Bruce Wayne than Batman
The New York Times ran an interview with Hamada where they said there will be two Batman franchises, one with Pattison.
Someone asked the NY Times author of the piece of that means there is the Pattison franchise and then another one with another actor (Affleck) or if Keaton is the other Batman. The NY Times author replied that Keaton is the other Batman.
There are two Batman franchises, "Earth 2" (Pattison) and the DCEU (Keaton).
Affleck is appearing in The Flash, but when the movie ends and the multiverse is reset; Keaton remains as the main Batman in the DCEU universe.
"Coming up, for instance, Warner Bros. will have two different film sagas involving Batman — played by two different actors — running at the same time."I don't see how you can imply all of this from the article and the statement about Keaton I guess... I don't see how you know he's the "main Batman" either way. For all we know Keaton batman is a side-character in the movies he appears in. They don't actually say it'll be 2 "Batman franchises."
That's... what I was referring to."Coming up, for instance, Warner Bros. will have two different film sagas involving Batman — played by two different actors — running at the same time."
That's... what I was referring to.
2 film sagas involving Batman is not the same thing as 2 Batman Franchises.
I read the NYT article when it first came out.If you bothered to read the NYT article linked, they explain how it's Pattison on Earth 2 and the other main DCEU one. But you just want to have a disingenuous argument.
I read the NYT article when it first came out.
I don't know why you are calling me disingenuous here. I said they didn't call it 2 Batman franchises because.. I knew that for a fact.. since I read the interview.. which you then quoted back to me, proving me right.
Take a breath or something and come back when you feel like having an adult conversation.
Batman Beyond pls
Ok so you have The Batman trilogy and Gotham PD TV series set on a different universe in present day starring Pattison as Bruce Wayne/Batman.
Then you have the main DCEU universe that started with Man of Steel that has Keaton as its Batman.
That's two franchises. But call it whatever you want.
Is this Keaton training a new Batman or Keaton hanging around for ..... reasons?
If he isn't training a new Batman I really see no point in this, as per one of internets favourite phrases, it's just memberberries.
It's Keaton being DC's Nick Fury and putting together a new Justice League like in Kingdom Come.
I think it would be better to just say Keaton is going to be the Earth 1 Batman personally.
Did you write the article in the OP or something? I don't understand why you are getting so defensive about me debating the use of "main" here.
See, on the one hand, I desperately hope this is true and it makes it a thousand times more likely I'd watch a Flash movie just for this.The New York Times ran an interview with Hamada where they said there will be two Batman franchises, one with Pattison.
Someone asked the NY Times author of the piece of that means there is the Pattison franchise and then another one with another actor (Affleck) or if Keaton is the other Batman. The NY Times author replied that Keaton is the other Batman.
There are two Batman franchises, "Earth 2" (Pattison) and the DCEU (Keaton).
Affleck is appearing in The Flash, but when the movie ends and the multiverse is reset; Keaton remains as the main Batman in the DCEU universe.
We don’t need another BJ. There are plenty of old Batman stories to tell.I guess we really are not getting a Beetlejuice 2. That is fine.
Keaton as Bats again is alright with me.
We don’t need another BJ. There are plenty of old Batman stories to tell.
There has never been a better time to do Batman Beyond with Keaton.Isn't he, like, old?
This is going to be like the Joker movie, but with Batman, isn't it?
And Geena Davis’s face is 75% gums now.True. Also, I don't think I care to see Alec Baldwin's face, if I can help it.