Justice League Movie Recast: 10 Fantasy Castings
3. Josh Brolin As Batman
Ben Affleck got a lot of stick for deciding to play Batman but I think he has a lot going for him as long as he remembers the golden rule. To be a great Batman you have to realise that Bruce is the mask. Keaton did it and so did Bale while Clooney and Kilmer did not.
If forced to recast the caped crusader I’d pick Josh Brolin. Playing a slightly older, more world weary Bruce Wayne would make sense since DC seem totally set on making Batman grizzled. Brolin also has a manner that controls many scenes he’s in as well as having the Batman chin, ie: a face that looks recognisable from the bottom of the nose down.
Taking the aesthetics out of it for a minute, Brolin is a proven actor that can hold his own in a blockbuster (even if it was MIB 3) and he can also play dark very well (No Country for Old Men).