I had to write some Tops & Flops for a topic of my choosing for the newspaper and because @xgirlsjustwannahavefunx prompted it I choseĀ āActors to play Bruce Wayneā. Now look, usually those articles are literally just one-word rankings but I just couldnāt shut up. So Iāmma share some of my thoughts with yāall:
Richard Madden. Look, I donāt know the dude, no idea who he played and how he played them, but I think he could be an aesthetic fit, if styled correctly. I only saw an article with the same topic at some point mentioning him, so I googled and thought yeah, okay.
Riz Ahmed. He plays serious characters so, so well, and if I trust the Venom gifsets Iāve seen (because I still havenāt watched it), he can also have a twisted, dark side to them. Theyāre complex, just like Bruce should be. Also, I want a PoC Batman just because.
Idris Elba. Whom the hell canāt he play?
Robert Pattinson. Before you yell at me: Consider it. What did Twilight tell us? Rob can pull of the broody good guy. And other movies showed that he can play a range of different characters, so Iām positive he could pull off Bruce. Also, thinking realistically, it would widen the target group because all the Twilight-fans and middle-aged women who developed crushes on him years ago will go see him as a bat.
David Mazouz. The solo movie is supposed to be a younger Batman and if David proved one thing in his run on Gotham, then itās that heās great at that. I love him as Bruce, sue me. Also, Iāve already mentioned it before but in my head, all the post-2000-Batmans are the same character at different times of his life. So, basically, Davidās Bruce is a younger version of Batfleck for me either way. It fits!
Armie Hammer. Look, Iāve been in the DC fandom for a while. Iāve seen all the edits where he was Hal Jordan and Iām not willing to give up that idea. It just doesnāt work with my brain. Also, given his casting in Call Me By Your Name, I think it would only encourage people to ship him with any of the Batkids, and thatās a huge no-go for me.
Dylan OāBrien. Dylanās a freaking superb actor, thatās without contest. Still, I donāt think heād be a great Bruce, to be honest. I canāt really say why because in The Maze Runner he proved he can leave behind his baby-face and look damn serious, but... I still see it. Plus, heās not conventionally attractive enough to play Bruce (though he is damn pretty).
Noah Centineo. Iāve kind of envisioned him as Jason ever since I first saw him, truth be told. Which is weird because when I first considered him as the role of Bruce I wentĀ āDamn, those Chick Flicks really stripped that seriousness off himā because I just couldnāt make it fit. So yeah, the point stands, even though, technically, the same should go for my casting him as Jason. My brain is weird like that.
Nicholas Hoult. He looks too happy! Also, Marvel could still use him plenty for the X-Men-Franchise, so it wouldnāt make sense if he were cast as one of the biggest DC characters, if you ask me. How the hell are people thinking it could be him?
