I have to say, the name I heard bounced around the most before this casting was set in stone was Jon Hamm. And all you have to do is sit back for a second and imagine it, visually, and it kind of clicks into place. For the people who think Hamm may be too old, you need to understand that the story in this movie is showing us an older Batman, more world weary and beaten down, so the age is perfect, actually. And you will come to see that all the ages on this list are relative to one another, and pretty much relative to Ben Affleck.
If you think about Mad Men, you pretty much have already seen Hamm doing his best Bruce Wayne. The dashing, cut throat businessman hiding dark secrets and a darker past. While it may be hard to imagine him in the actual cowl because we have nothing to measure him against in that area, it is clear to see Jon Hamm has acting chops, and probably has some “gritty superhero” mojo hidden up his sleeve.
On top of that, he seems like a genuinely nice, cool guy, and what’s better than having someone play Batman who was is actually approachable by children and fans, which we all know, Bale was not. At this point, don’t feel obligated to tell me that Bale went to the hospital after people got shot up watching his movie. Spare me, it’s called PR, and though you may think it is all acts of altruism, if it were true altruism, we wouldn’t have even heard about it.
Published: Aug 27, 2013 01:09 pm