RESULTS: Would You Like To See Joseph Gordon Levitt As BATMAN In JUSTICE LEAGUE?

I didn't vote, so chalk me up to a big fat NO.

There will be No Christian Bale, so even IF bruce was a factor, it would not make a lick of sense.

Leave Nolans trilogy as it is.

Of course no Batman with no Bruce Wayne. It's that simple.

In my humble opinion, seeing JGL take up the mantle as "Batman" in Justice League wouldn't be so bad. Look at it this way...

According to Nolan, Batman is a symbol. Remember, Batman could be anybody. If Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John "Robin" Blake, got the role in Justice League, he'd be playing

**BATMAN**

or, a version of Batman. Superman and the others don't really need to know that he is or isn't Bruce Wayne, even though most of them do in the comics. For purposes of the Justice League film only, Batman needs to be present...not necessarily Bruce Wayne. See what I'm saying? Of course, this all comes into play if they cast Levitt, and fail to deny the connection between the aforementioned "Nolanverse" and the Justice League movie. In a juxtaposition between the Justice League feature film, and the Batman universe, the namesake and history of Bruce Wayne seems less important to me.

Do not, and I repeat, DO NOT try to cash in on the success of Nolans trilogy WB, it will not end well for you. Start fresh, with no ties to the Nolan universe, and we will be satisfied to see yet another story and incarnation of The Batman in his wast universe.

The first big screen meeting between two of the world's biggest fictional icons, and there's a chance one could be replaced with a last minuite subsitute? What a piss take, thank god it was just a rumour!

Just start fresh with a new Batman/Bruce Wayne. JGL is a good actor but his persona doesn't convey Batman to me.

by the way i like Froggy list of actors for justice league movie

I myself am in the maybe gang. Once Bruce Wayne showed up in some capacity..and for a good chunk of the running time, I'd be fine with Levitt keeping the cowl warm for a bit.

Hey, [frick] it, if they can recast The Hulk, why not Batman?

i like those choices above but Filpe and Gosling would never do it.

sorry..but i've always thought JGL's never been a leading man material to me. he just doesn't have that quality. that 'oomph' factor..that CHARISMA. and his acting chops have yet impressed me. it's just..good but not great.

as for Cavill..his acting chops slightly above average, BUT..he DOES have that charisma/presence + he's also got the right type of square-jawed look, and yet NOT bone-headed type of deal..there's intelligence behind the muscles. even comparing his Light of Day performance with JGL's in 500 days of summer, it's just obvious that Cavill'd be the guy they offer lead parts to.

dunno..maybe jgl's BOYISH look is just his curse/undoing for leading man type of parts, but..if only he got that OTHER factor (screen presence)..AND intensely great acting skills (like Bale's), then maybe i can see him as more fitting.

but for now. NO.

Close.

I'm concerned more about the costume. when are we going to see the traditional gray suit and black cowl? I'm tired of all black.

First of all, I am a huge batman fan. I've collected Batman continually for 20 years. That said, I feel it is too soon for a reboot of Batman. I feel the public would openly accept JGL as either a new Batman, given the ending of the Nolanverse, or accept him as Nightwing.
I feel the problem with including a Bruce Wayne so soon will be, much of the movies reception will hinge on comparing that batman to CB's performance.
Maybe if they really tone down Batman to have a small role that would not be an issue, but they really need to let some of the other members of the JL shine.

It would be interesting to see him have a minor cameo as a respective nod to the Nolan Franchise.

armie hammer

I was with team: "NO Farking Way in the World."

@Yoss

It's the calm before the storm, It'll be raining Nolanites "shortly":

JGL is Nightwing if anybody. but as far as movie verse goes, you can keep all the "Bale-as-the-gold-standard" garbage.

His Batman was so-so at best. The clumsy fighting skills, the creepy pedophile voice, the cliched lines - were just too hard to overlook. Which is a real shame cuz these factors often overshadowed the awesome costume design for me.

I've always said if they could take Bale's handsome (pause) Wayne with Keaton's scary-as-shit Batman you'd have the perfect Movie-verse Batman.

Oh well, JGL - no for The Big Bat, but yes for Nightwing

@Godzillafart

You beat me to it. I agree. We've not had an actor yet who can portray both Wayne AND Batman with the same level of effectiveness.

They can usually pull one or the other but not usually both.

Keaton - Awesome Batman but Bruce Wayne with the Mr. Mom Widow's Peak? Not it.
Clooney - just...no.
Kilmer - Had the Wayne "angst" down cold, but everything else lacked and his refusale to dye his hair black just killed the image of Bruce Wayne
Bale - Awesome Bruce Wayne but his Batman was extra pervy with incredibly subpar fight choreography (which wasn't his fault clearly, but a master of martial arts go-to moves shouldn't be all elbow smashes and haymakers.)

A Batman for me, without the defining tragedy of his parent's murder, and without that as a role as an ongoing obsessive driving factor in being The Batman - is no Batman at all for me.

Zero interest at all here in JGL as The Batman.

@HachibiTheMC: Right on, Man. I agree about everything you said including the unconvincing fighting skills.

Regardless, the Nolan Universe is over now. Let's hope they do something fantastic with the character next.

Thats ok, in the comis, Robin also worked as Batman ome time :p

Ummmm No thanks

No to JGL. He's going to need a new superhero role to be associated with. Preferably, one that doesn't require a muscular build!

It'd pretty much go like this: