For those of you that don't know Warner Bros. & DC have conformed that Ben Affleck will play Batman in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel, currently untitled but strongly believed to be based on the Frank Miller graphic novel "The Dark Knight Returns".
I can say that my first reaction wasn't like so many other people's, I actually thought Ben Affleck would make a great 'older' Bruce Wayne and based on that I would be willing to give him the chance to prove himself as his alter ego 'Batman'. While I can understand most peoples knee jerk reaction to dislike this casting choice (putting it mildly) I am quietly confident that Ben Affleck will deliver in the role, as he has proven himself to be quiet the talented actor (especially recently) and director. Now to the elephant in the room, yes Ben Affleck was in one of the crappiest comic book movies ever made "Daredevil", and while their is no denying that, it's unfair to hold the whole film against him. At the time of filming Daredevil was a much younger man and may not of been willing to speak out against a director or bad script.
I think we should give the man a chance, as there was no way Christian Bale was going to play the part, obviously that would of been everyone's first choice but alas it can not be. This will be one of the shortest reboot of a character in film history and could undermine the fledgling DC cinematic universe, currently built from "Man of Steel". I for one will be interested to see how the gamble pays off.
P.S. We should wait until we see some set pictures of Ben Affleck in the costume before we judge him.
