World's finest: Batman vs. Superman - the lead actors have been chosen!

[Mischa]

Colin Farrell is BATMAN and Jude Law is SUPERMAN.

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Can't decide yet, if this will work out or not.

[Movie Wizard]

HAHA

'Gigolo Joe as SUPERMAN':big grin: :big grin: :bday:

[blugh]

Well, barring Affleck getting his ass BEAT DOWN by Damon's Batman, I think this is as good as the casting could be. Personally though, I think Jude Law is gonna do awesome, as will Colin Farrell. He does the detective schtick very well, check out Minority Report if you don't believe me.

[dmclawns]

Strange, really strange casting... Collin Farrel as Batman...I don't know...maybe....but Jude Law as Superman is a bad bad choice.... I don't like him a lot and I don't think he will make a good Superman...
But any way, is this only gossip or true news?

[MovieDetective]

I think Ethan Hawke would make a better Batman. Or Superman, for that matter. But like Jude Law 'cause he was in Gattaca and that movie was cool. Colin Farrell is a mediocre casting chioce, in my opinion. I can't really see him in the bat-mobile speaking monotonously to Alfred through the little phone-voice-visual boxy thing. Eh. We'll see.

[Jean-Pierre Bazinet]

Collin Farrell has the perfect Batman voice. Other than that, all you need is a good chin.
As for Jude Law as Superman... dosen't he look a little foreign? Okay.. Superman is VERY foreign I guess, but still... I dunno about that one.

[trailergod]

is this fore real ??? :butt: :butt:

[Mischa]

Originally posted by tisoy
is this fore real ??? :butt: :butt:

Ya mean regarding the finished casting? Sadly it's not yet finished Corona has some more infos.

There was somebody on this board, sayin' he/she doesn't trust the BS from AICN. Guess I'll jump this bandwagon. Lately Knowles has made too many mistakes ... I'm not goin to post any news from over there until Variety has confirmed them

[WonderG5]

Originally posted by MovieDetective
I think Ethan Hawke would make a better Batman. Or Superman, for that matter. But like Jude Law 'cause he was in Gattaca and that movie was cool. Colin Farrell is a mediocre casting chioce, in my opinion. I can't really see him in the bat-mobile speaking monotonously to Alfred through the little phone-voice-visual boxy thing. Eh. We'll see.

Agreed.

[LordKinbote]

I just think it's kinda funny and ironic that these two very American mythic icons are going to be played by two Brits.

[chernabog_ca]

Originally posted by LordKinbote
I just think it's kinda funny and ironic that these two very American mythic icons are going to be played by two Brits.

And I think it's funny that Superman would be considered an "American mythic icon" when he was created by a Canadian.

[blugh]

And he isn't from america, or earth for that matter, either.

[Kat]

I think that Farrells okay, but Law? As Superman? No, I'm not entirely happy with the casting.

[LordKinbote]

Originally posted by blugh
And he isn't from america, or earth for that matter, either.

Jerry Seigel (co-creator) said that he was the classic American immigrant. He said that's why he's so relatably American. He wasn't born American but he migrated and was adopted and raised American and made the country (and planet) his own. Not just American, but raised Midwest American. Jerry Seigel's family, being Jewish, were migrants to the US. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Joe Schuster was Canadian born but moved to the US early on. He met Seigel in high school in Cleveland.

[chernabog_ca]

Joe Shuster was Canadian. He grew up in Toronto before moving to Cleveland. In 1934 when he was 17, him and Jerry Siegal co-created Superman. Shuster based the city of Metropolis on 1930’s Toronto and the Daily Planet is based on The Toronto Star.