1923 lead wants to star in Batman film & fans approve
Thanks to a viral Instagram post, fans are passionately promoting a 1923 star as the new official Batman in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s growing DCU.
Batman has officially appeared in the DCU in James Gunn’s Creature Commandos, but Gunn has beencareful to leave details openfor Batman’s live-action debut.Fan speculationsurrounded Robert Pattinson for the DCU role given his return as Bruce Wayne for The Batman 2, but The Brave and the Bold director Andy Muschietti recentlyshut down rumorsthat Pattinson will don the cowl as DCU’s main Batman.
New fan-casting sees a star of hit Taylor Sheridan series 1923 take a turn as the World’s Greatest Detective. Hint: it’s not Harrison Ford.
Fans are hoping to see Brandon Sklenar take on Batman
Speculation over the casting of the popular DC hero hit a fever pitch following the dual delays of both The Brave and the Bold and The Batman 2. A wide swath of fans have promoted Sklenar in the role following an exchange on Instagram.
An initialpostfrom user liamlovesmovies asked commentators about a World’s Finest movie, when Sklenar officially endorsing the idea in the comments with a simple “I approve.” Of course, Sklenar was talking about the project in general, but the interest piqued fan interest.
🦇He’s too perfect for the role, like seriously. He has all the qualities to be an amazing Bruce Wayne and Batman and he’s a terrific actor too and his favourite hero of all time is Batman🦇.pic.twitter.com/5BoF40AmwM
One advantage for Sklenar: 1923 Season 2 is en route in the near future,promising more actionthan ever for character Spencer in his efforts to reunite with Alex. What’s a better audition for Batman than a combat-heavy season of a popular series?
All this isn’t to suggest Gunn is actually looking at Sklenar for the role, and Gunn has made no such statement. That said, Gunn is known to look at fan-casting in these decisions,stating“When I’m casting a role I will sometimes see who fans have suggested online for folks I or my casting directors haven’t considered. Sometimes they have good ideas, sometimes terrible ones.”
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He did add the caveat that “I don’t remember it actually leading to someone being cast,” but he’s at least open to consideration. If 1923 fans make a strong enough case, perhaps Sklenar could have a chance to step into the role.
