2. Left Field Choices Usually Work
In the history of Batman on screen, nearly all of the actors were odd choices. Adam West may have portrayed the character with the kind of campiness that his generation called for, but his interpretation indeed strayed away from the darker comics. Michael Keaton is probably the most famous example of how a left-field choice for a blockbuster hero worked, and Tim Burtons Batman (1989) is still considered the best film version of the Caped Crusader, arguably only bettered by The Dark Knight (2008). Val Kilmer wasnt obvious, and the only film to really employ a safe bet in George Clooney completely backfired. Then of course, Christian Bale went on record saying that both he and Christopher Nolan were unusual choices for Batman Begins due to their background in more independent cinema, and look how that turned out. It is clear that Ryan Gosling would be a weird choice, but that is why he is the right one.