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Stallone as the Dark Knight?
Hey, hey, calm down! Christian Bale isn't going anywhere. However, Sylvester Stallone has just been named by Frank Miller as his first choice to portray Batman Sr. should his most successful graphic novel, The Dark Knight Returns, ever get cinematic treatment. In a recent interview with the LA Times' Geoff Boucher, Miller was quoted as saying “Just that mouth of his, the scowl and the way it would look in a mask. I loved Rocky Balboa. This wounded warrior, that’s what Batman is in The Dark Knight Returns.”
Obviously, The Dark Knight Returns is the popular Batman graphic novel of them all, and for my money the best. The prospect of bringing it to the big screen definitely excites me. But I don't know about you, but when I picture such a movie in my head, the face I attach to Bruce Wayne isn't Stallone's. Don't get me wrong, he's one of my favorite stars of all time, he just doesn't seem to fit the role.
Geoff Boucher himself didn't seem too fond of the idea. “Put Stallone in a mask and you get Judge Dredd again," he later said, "and nobody wants that.” (personally I liked Judge Dredd, but I wouldn't waste time defending it.)
It's always been my dream to one day have a Dark Knight Returns movie with Clint Eastwood in the lead role. Sure he may be so old that major special effects and stuntmen use would be needed, but I still can't think of anybody even close, unless you want to wait 30 years for Christian Bale to grow old. I'm not saying I couldn't see Stallone as Batman. After all, he did two similar movies, Rocky Balboa & Rambo, that dealt with bitter aging fighters much like The Dark Knight Returns did with Batman. People haven't been too fond of Frank Miller lately, but I for one still have faith in him. The Spirit is one thing, but there's no way he could screw up The Dark Knight Returns. Could he?
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Comment by Dexter on October 16, 2008 at 5:04pm -
I agree with Keith. Stallone would have a tough time getting anything across even semi-discernible if he tried to do the gruff batman voice. However I do think he has the right look. I would have liked Clint eastwood much better if he was still the same age as in Unforgiven, but its too late now. The guy looks like a corpse. Hey what about John McCain as old Bruce Wayne, now that would be awesome....just kidding SNL has proven he's not a great actor.
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Comment by K-Bomb on September 9, 2008 at 5:32pm -
Stallone could probably do a great job, but his voice has too much baggage. He wouldn't come off as a detective, I could tell you that much.
And who would play Superman? Bruce Willis? Maybe Will Smith? (Sorry... had to throw that in there.)
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Comment by Joshua the Anarchist on September 8, 2008 at 10:21pm -
Dude, If I wanted to go that way, I would've just deleted your comments.
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Comment by Joshua the Anarchist on September 8, 2008 at 10:13pm
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If that's what you wanna believe, go ahead.
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Comment by Joshua the Anarchist on September 8, 2008 at 9:01pm
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Read the next line, loudmouth. My very words "personally I liked Judge Dredd, but I wouldn't waste time defending it".
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Comment by Joshua the Anarchist on September 8, 2008 at 8:33pm
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Gee, way to be open-minded Kent. Like you don't have your own guilty pleasures.
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