5. Alfred Pennyworth
Alfred has been through some pretty zany incarnations, starting out as a bumbling detective, taking many years before he settled down as the Wayne family butler. Given we're doing an old Batman a brave move would be to simply kill off Alfred, but that's a little bit of a disservice to a fan favourite. With the only prerequisite of playing him having to be English (because how odd would it be for him to have an American accent), hes already been portrayed by some great actors, so whoever gets the job has some big shoes to fill.
First Choice: Christopher Plummer Theres been rumours floating around that Warner have been trying to get Timothy Dalton in to play the butler, which in my mind goes against the notion of a mature Batman. Given hes been caring for Bruce for a good thirty years, you need someone who was already at a respectable age when the Waynes were killed, so were talking someone in their eighties. Few actors that age are as suited to the role (and still working) than Christopher Plummer; at eighty three hes older than Caine, but when were dealing with an aging Batman, you need an aging Alfred too.
Worth Considering: Terence Stamp I was originally going to put John Cleese here, but theres a real danger hed skirt into the comedic kitsch he did with Q in the Brosnan Bond, which isnt Alfred no matter how camp you take your Batman. Stamp is an actor whos really grown on me over the past couple of years and he'd be a choice for the role as out there as Caine.
Or Why Not: Michael Caine Caine was so awesome as Alfred that I dont think anyone would complain to see him return in this new take. Bond kept Judi Dench when it rebooted, so theres no reason everyones favourite cockney cant stick around.