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Josh Brolin simply made comedian fanboys’ brains explode — he says he was virtually set to play the Darkish Knight as soon as upon a time … that’s, till the director went with Ben Affleck as an alternative.
The veteran actor — who’s already obtained a pair superhero/villain roles beneath his belt now as Thanos (‘Avengers’) and Cable (“Deadpool 2”) — made the revelation this week on MTV’s “Completely satisfied Unhappy Confused” podcast … once they requested him about dropping the function of Batman.
Brolin confirmed … sure, Zack Snyder had, in reality, approached him as he was ramping up for ‘Batman v Superman’ — and it appears like JB was onboard and totally prepared to do it.
However, as he explains, it was Snyder who determined to go together with BA ultimately — which is a bummer (for some followers) as a result of Brolin would’ve been extra true to the model of Batman depicted within the flick … particularly, the older model from “The Darkish Knight Returns” (the comedian).
That is within the weeds, however Snyder kinda mashed up storylines for his 2016 film — together with the one the place Batman fights Superman — and determined to make use of a youthful Batsy, plus ditch a lot of that comedian storyline, together with the actual fact Superman was a authorities pawn.
You possibly can inform Brolin was excited by the prospect of donning the cape and cowl … and even shouts out George Clooney for his activate the character, irrespective of how panned it was.
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This is the excellent news … Brolin may truly get a second chew on the apple right here — assuming anybody on the newly merged Discovery-Warner is listening. A lot of adjustments are on the horizon … together with Discovery honchos reportedly eager to overhaul the DCEU.
That entails revisiting and revitalizing staple characters (like Superman) and maybe additional down the road … perhaps Batman once more too. Robert Pattinson appears to be within the driver’s seat for now — but when Discovery desires to take one other swing at ‘TDR,’ Brolin could be their man.
Like we stated, Brolin’s obtained the resume to again him on the Marvel entrance … so, time will inform if DC desires to convey him within the fold finally. FWIW, he appears completely sport — so why not!
