Ben Affleck Is The New Batman. Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That

So Warner brothers has announced that actor/director/screenwriter/husband of Jennifer Garner/BFF of Matt Damon, Ben Affleck has been cast as the new Batman who will be facing off with Superman in the upcoming MAN OF STEEL sequel. And like any other announcement steeped in geekiness, it has caused the collective Internets to shit themselves in fits of over-exaggerated apoplexy. Twitter is on fire, the message boards are exploding, Facebook is melting, petitions are being started (with over 20, 000 signatures…nerds I am so ashamed of you!), all due to Mr. Affleck being named as the new Dark Knight.
Well I will give four reasons why Affleck’s casting is not the worst thing since GIGLI was foisted upon an unsuspecting populace.

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This Man Might Be The New Batman

According to a story floating around, 47-year old actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan had a meeting with MAN OF STEEL director Zack Snyder about the Superman vs Batman movie. If true this would lend some credence to the rumor that Snyder is looking to go with a more seasoned Batman who has been in the costume for a while and is more of the grizzled version of Batman from the DARK KNIGHT comics. Morgan also has past history with Snyder having played The Comedian in the WATCHMEN movie. Of course this could all be nonsense and Morgan’s name is just being … Continue reading This Man Might Be The New Batman