The same guy who was snubbed by the Academy for directing, but still won an Oscar for producing the Best Picture of the Year – “Argo”, Ben Affleck, is now the new Caped Crusader. He will replace 3-time Batman Christian Bale and star alongside returning Superman Henry Cavill in Zack Snyder’s untitled “B/S” movie. Warner Bros. has also announced a July 17, 2015 release date, which is the same weekend both “The Dark Knight” (2008) and “The Dark Knight Rises” (2012) opened.
First, follwoing the success of “Good Will Hunting”, everyone thought of Affleck as a hot, young screenwriter. Then he became a decent actor, and more recently a well-respected filmmaker. But a superhero? He was in real life this past awards season by taking down the Academy, but I just can’t picture him in the bat suit. Maybe he’ll really impress us (and do a better job than good friend Mr. Clooney) but this is one of the biggest casting surprises to come out of Hollywood in a long. long time.