The internet was sent into uproar last year when Ben Affleck was announcing as the next Dark Knight for Zack Snyder’s upcoming Man of Steel sequel Batman vs. Superman, with the backlash harking back to the late 80s when Warner Bros. received over 50,000 letters of complaint about Tim Burton hiring Beetlejuice star Michael Keaton for 1989’s live action movie.
Of course, Keaton went on to win over many fans with his portrayal in Batman and Batman Returns, but what does he make of Affleck’s casting in the iconic role?
“He’s going to be great,” Keaton told The Today Show, via Metro. “I don’t follow it much, but I guess there was some sort of… I don’t know why people get excited about things. Frankly, I don’t understand it.”
Batman vs. Superman is set for release on May 6th 2016, with a cast that also includes Henry Cavill (Superman), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Jesse Eisenberg (Lex Luthor), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Laurence Fishburne (Perry White), and Jeremy Irons (Alfred Pennyworth).
Originally published March 7, 2014. Updated April 11, 2018.
