WATCH: Fans incensed after Ben Affleck chosen as new Batman. Minna Rhee reports.
TORONTO — The casting of Ben Affleck as Batman in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel has got tongues wagging — or fingers tapping — on social media.
Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show reacted this way: “Guess Im not a Batman person because my first reaction was, “Hasn’t he been Batman before?” and my second was, “Who is he married to again?”
Canadian actor Stephen Amell, who knows a little something about playing a super hero, tweeted: “Affleck will be awesome. They don’t just hand huge iconic parts out at random. (Except Rampage jackson in The A-Team. That was awful.)”
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Actor Will Wheaton‘s reaction was decidedly sarcastic. “Really looking forward to seeing Affleck bring the depth and gravitas to Batman that he brought to Daredevil and Gigli,” he tweeted.
Affleck’s pal, director Kevin Smith, reacted on Twitter: “Do you know what this means? It means that I’ve seen Batman naked.”
Actor Joshua Malina weighed in, too. “Damon as Robin! Damon as Robin!”
Some Hollywood stars were disappointed by Affleck’s casting for very personal reasons.
“You read for a part, you feel good about it, you feel confident, then they cast Ben Affleck,” tweeted Richard Dreyfuss, 65.
Daily Show head writer Tim Carvell expressed some sympathy for Affleck.
“Spend ten years working your way back into everyone’s good graces,” he tweeted. “Win an Oscar. Then you get cast as Batman, and BAM! You’re Gigli again.”
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