Found this at http://www.moviehole.net/news.php?newsid=773 Say what?! Spare me all the "well, people said the same thing about Michael Keaton" drivel. This is the single-most r****ded casting idea in cinematic history. Who's going to play Superman? Busta Rhymes?! UGH.
Hell, while we're at it, let's cast a Justice League of America movie. Wonder Woman: Missy Elliot Martian Manhunter: Dr. Dre The Flash: Fat Joe Green Arrow: Master P Green Lantern: Juvenile Robin: Lil' Bow Wow Lex Luthor: Moby Joker: Mystikal Darkseid: Suge Knight
The people at WB are such idiots. They need not look too far to see why the Marvel properties are kicking ass and will continue to do so, "THEY FOLLOW THE ORIGINAL STORIES FROM THE COMICS!!!!!!!" This is just so stupid, you don't need mega stars to make a movie about comic book characters work, you just need the right people. Tobey Maguire was known but not a huge actor, Hugh Jackman was no star, and Eric Bana (The Hulk) isn't a huge star either. Ben Affleck is the only big time movie star doing a Marvel property, but Daredevil isn't widely known to casual movie fans as Spidey, the X-men, and the Hulk. God, I hope that they at least get Frank Miller's Batman: Year One down right. No more Joel Schumacher crap. Nipples??? What an idiot. Jesus, Eminem. . . "Yo Alfred, know whut um sayin biatch, get my bat ride ready, wicka wicka slim shady."
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! The J.J. Abrams script is the worst idea ever! YOU WANT r****dED?! Heeeeeeeere's r****ded: SPOILERS!! MASSIVE MASSIVE SPOILERS!! WATCH OUT!! SPOILERS BELOW!!! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!! 1) It deals with Krypton AFTER Superman leaves. Yep, the planet does NOT explode. (Huh?) 2) Lex Luthor is said to be an ex-CIA agent. (Riiiiight.) 3) Superman's mother is killed by some evil general guy on Krypton determined to rule the universe (or something to that effect). (Um, no, she was really killed when the whole planet went kablooey.) 4) Lex is revealed to be... gasp... a native to the planet Krypton and has same powers as Superman. (Worst... idea... ever...) Look, I don't really give a crap about Superman. I never read comics as a kid, and I view the whole superhero thing as "meh." I am, however, a big fan of movies. And I must say, from what I've read, it seems like this script takes a steaming s*** all over Richard Donner's Superman movies. That's totally uncool. Everyone knows the story of Superman, so why redo it? This is akin to Berman and Braga casually rewriting the entire Star Trek timeline and universe (a.k.a Roddenberry's vision) with the crap show Enterprise. This is akin to the complete 90 degree turn Highlander 2: The Quickening did to the first movie (Aliens? Whaaa?). This is just plain awful. This reminds me of the hilarious Robert Smigel cartoon about Disney's fictional "Bambi 2000."
This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard ... what are they gonna have Batman do in this one? Freestyle against Busta Joker?!?!? Insanity.
Eminem could be the best fricken rapper/actor in the world, but he just does not belong under the mask of batman. How can this clown be Bruce Wayne? Jeeze, can you imagine Batman walking around, grabbing his crotch and waving his hands in the air like he just don't care???
My god, you guys act like Batman is Jesus, and no one is worthy to play him. In my opinion, If Batman was walking around and telling Joker "lick my balls, b****-meat" it would make for better entertainment.
Batman is an icon, and yes not many people are worthy of playing him. Maybe in an SNL skit or or a parody, but if they want a serious portrayal of Batman, Eminem is about as far away from the character as you can get. Batman: brooding vigilante that strikes fear into criminals; the pinnacle of human physical and mental dedication. Eminem: scrappy little white guy with the voice of a ten year old girl on helium. However, I could see Eminem as Mr. Myzxtplx or however the hell you spell it...
It'a not that Batman is Jesus, it's that Batman isn't a punk ass, peroxide sportin, fake contraversy starting, stuck up, smug, wussy ass, and a hypocritical SOB.
You guys seem to forget if he got this role, he would be "acting" correct? Maybe Eminem can act like he isn't a rapper.
Yeah, he sure did a great job in 8 mile. What was his character trying to do again. . . Seriously, how would you react if I told you that Rupert Everett was going to star as Em in a biopic about his life? He's talented actor, but nothing about him resembles Eminem, so why would he get that role. Same thing goes for Batman, there is nothing about Batman that Eminem emits. Tobey Maguire playing Spiderman, why did it work, because Tobey Maguire comes accross as shy, quite and introverted. Peter Parker was shy, quite, and introverted.
Also, do you think that Em could talk without using slang for more than one sentence? That twang just won't go away from his voice.
