OK, after mulling over it for a while, I have to say I am pleased with the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman.
He should have no issue with playing Bruce Wayne, he has the chiseled look required for the role, and he can easily be the playboy. As for Batman himself...I liked Daredevil Director's Cut. It adds more to the movie. Affleck was alright in it, working well with a script that was essentially not the great.
Affleck has been great in some movies, Town, Argo, Chasing Amy, but he has been in some stinkers too. I think he sometimes has a tendency to try too hard, like he feels the need to earn respect and overacts the roles. If he can settle into the role, then I think he will do well. He is also a good choice for moving forward with Batman movies, able to star, write and direct if he so chooses.
My biggest concern is still the writing by David S Goyer and the direction of Zak Snyder. Man of Steel proved that neither of these guys get Superman, at all! But Goyer has good Batman experience, working on the Dark Knight Trilogy with Christopher Nolan. Hopefully Nolan can reign him in a bit, and we can get some balance between action and interaction. Only time will tell.
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