At Babble-On Kevin Smith says (maybe a couple minutes into the podcast [there's no timer that I saw]) that he has seen the Batman costume that Ben Affleck will wear in the upcoming reboot. Not only that, he has seen Affleck wearing the suit.
His reaction? Quote: "I instantly bear hugged him." "You have not seen this costume in a movie before." "For a comic book fan, it was mind-bending. I was like 'get the fuck outta here'." And, this probably sums it up, "It was fantastic."
Okay. Good. Happy am I. Not expected. Nice to hear. A step in the right direction.
Frankly, I was expecting, well, a dorkfest. Not only do you have Superman in that ridiculous outfit from the (19)50s, but Batman in his cartoonish plastic-y suit and cape too. Both in the same movie. I thought this would be, at best, barely tolerable. I truly hope they prove me wrong and early word from Smith (who is a leading expert, if not the leading expert, in all things geek) puts my mind at rest.
Really, the last thing we need is another comeback from Ben Affleck. He's just gotten through hitting it out of the park (a few times) and what I don't want to see is him clawing his way back to respectability if this Batman vs. Superman thing tanks.
To reiterate, Smith went on to say, "I was elated. I was so fucking happy. I think even the hardest-core 'fuck all this' person is going to be like 'all right, I'm ready'."
So, yeah. It's a cool outfit. We'll love it. Now all we need is a rocking script, killer direction, fantastic camera/editing, state-of-the-art effects, and a badass in-your-face performance from Affleck. That's all we need. Just those things. A screaming Batman suit and the above listed stuff and we'll be happy and Ben Affleck will finally be not just an okay actor, but cool.
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