According to comic book lore, Bruce Wayne, the son of a wealthy philanthropist, was born into a life of privilege and in real life would be someone Ben Affleck would have snubbed as a greedy one percenter. For this reason alone, selecting Affleck to star in the next Batman movie (scheduled for the summer of 2015) would appear to be an odd choice.
Affleck hasn't been shy about expressing his political views. In a 2013 Playboy interview, he polarized his fan base by saying "When I watch a guy [on film] I know is a big Republican, part of me thinks, I probably wouldn't like this person if I met him." But, winning an Oscar has its perks, and landing the role of the revamped Caped Crusader seems to be Ben's prize. That leaves inquiring minds wondering, what kind of Batman will we see next summer? Thanks to Zack Snyder, the film's director, we got a sneak preview last week.
I shot this with my @Leica_Camera M Monochrom. #Batman #Batmobile #Gotham http://t.co/WPHKLxgBLM pic.twitter.com/p5DEf6fLzJ
— ZackSnyder (@ZackSnyder) May 13, 2014
The response to Synder's tweet has been ambivalent, to say the least. Why does Batman look depressed? Twitter never disappoints when it comes to pop culture wars, and a #SadBatman hashtag began trending immediately, along with the memes.But, is anyone a little skeptical that the Batmobile appears to be a hybrid? According to an insider at Warner Bros., the next Batmobile will be a fully-drivable car just like the Tumbler was. But unlike that car, it's going to have a hybrid-electric drivetrain. We all know how much the Hollywood elites love to promote a liberal agenda but the Dark Knight going Green? I guess we'll just have to wait and see if America buys the Affleck/hybrid version.
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