Thursday, September 12, 2013

MOS 2: Ben's Batman Is Gonna Be "Weary"

Variety reports that Warner Bros Chief Executive Officer Kevin Tsujihara talked about Ben Affleck's Batman in Zack Snyder's upcoming Superman/Batman team-up Man of Steel Sequel at a recent "investor gathering."


Tsujihara describes this incarnation of the cowled crime fighter as “tired and weary and seasoned and been doing it for awhile."

He also said Ben is "perfect" for the role--“We think it’s going to be huge,” he said of the sequel.

MOS 2 will see the return of Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent, while Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane are set to reprise their roles as Lois Lane, Perry White and Martha Kent.

Those reports that suggested that the chatter about "Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston playing Lex Luthor in the upcoming movie were true have now been denied by the actor.

There's also noise that the production is seeking is a love interest for the Dark Knight in the film. The Type? A woman in their late 20s of any ethnicity. They do, however, specify that she be tall and "possess physicality".

The notice DID NOT give a name for the character, which led to speculation that it could anyone from Vicki Vale to Wonder Woman.

A love interest for Bats suggests that he will have a larger part in the film than expected. It also could mean that other characters like Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred Pennyworth might show up as well.

"Man Of Steel" writer David S. Goyer will be back--as will Christopher Nolan to executive produce the film,

Sources say the new movie is going for the tone of the relationship and fight seen in Frank Miller’s 1980s ground-breaking mini-series The Dark Knight Returns.

The film will shoot in Detroit and throughout Michigan sometime in the first quarter of 2014. Warner Bros will also shoot the movie in Toronto to meet its release on July 17, 2015.

Regarding the box office haul of $660 million worldwide for "Man Of Steel" Tsujihara says that "it’s the perfect springboard for Batman and Superman.”

He also promised that there will be a lot of announcements "coming out [of] the DC Comics unit of Warner Bros.".

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