Andrew Lincoln
You gotta love the underdog choices, right? Here’s one: The Walking Dead‘s Andrew Lincoln. I know, he doesn’t look like the Batman type on first glance, but honestly, Lincoln is one of the best actors currently working on television and his Officer Rick Grimes on AMC’s hit show has me wholly convinced that he has what it takes to don the cape and cowl.
The confidence and leadership he exudes on The Walking Dead is perfect hero material. His character, Rick Grimes, is fearless, brave and courageous, always stepping up to lead the survivors and always restoring peace when there is chaos. Seems like something Batman would do, right?
The Grimes character is also someone in emotional turmoil and can be very loving as well as being fearsomely violent, but always concerned for the greater good, which has been a trait of the psychology of Batman since the character’s inception.
Lincoln plays the role perfectly and I could easily see him translating his work on the small screen to the big screen, should he be chosen to lead Warner Bros.’ most valuable franchise.
Stephen Dorff
And finally, Stephen Dorff. Though some may call him washed up and nowhere near bankable, I still enjoy his work. I thought he was terrific in Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere, as well as in the little-seen 2008 film called Felon. In fact, I’ve always been rooting for Dorff to breakout into more mainstream roles.
He’s no stranger to the “tough guy” role, which would help immensely, and he’s also a bit of a sweetheart when he wants to be, as per Bruce Wayne’s romantic side. Dorff would probably be the most unlikely choice, since his star is probably the dimmest out of the ten choices listed here, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t worth consideration.
Check out the trailer for Somewhere below, which features a never been better Stephen Dorff. Then, head down to the comments below and let us know who you would like to see play Batman in the upcoming team up film.
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