for those of you who aren’t keeping up to date with all things superman, here’s some very, uh, intersesting news that was announced today regarding the new superman/batman  movie (which, btw, i’m still hesitant about in general).

yes, you heard it right, Ben Affleck has been cast as the billionaire bruce wayne, more commonly known as Batman. i’m still unsure what to think. i’ve always preferred superman to batman. yeah, the more recent movies haven’t been as critically brilliant as the dark knight trilogy (even if it should be called the batman begins trilogy because that was the first one) but as a superhero himself, i would take superman over batman any day. and the superman films are just happier than the dark knight ones (hence the “Dark” in the name).

now, people are saying that this is just as bad as george clooney being cast as batman (and if you want evidence of just how bad that turned out, check out this video). but think about this, when anne hathaway was cast as catwoman we all thought it was a terrible idea. but she was brilliant (well, i know i thought she was). as the article says:

Ben provides an interesting counter-balance to Henry’s Superman. He has the acting chops to create a layered portrayal of a man who is older and wiser than Clark Kent and bears the scars of a seasoned crime fighter, but retain the charm that the world sees in billionaire Bruce Wayne.

so it could be interesting..it could work. lets not judge this decision just yet, we need to see how he does in the film, as batman and against henry caville (who i am loving as superman by the way. and lets not slide over his amazing looks either). you know what, i’m excited, mainly coz we’re getting another superman movie that will hopefully lead us towards getting a justice league movie sometime soon. i guess we just have to wait and see. but i am still a bit unsure about the casting choice. he is just not who i can picture as batman.