Grant Morrison, the man who (briefly) killed Batman and brought a fresh, psychedelic sensibility to the character's adventures over a stunning eight year run writing the comics, is probably qualified to talk about the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman for the upcoming Man of Steel sequel, Batman vs. Superman. Speaking to SFX while at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Morrison seemed cautiously optimistic about Affleck's prospects:
“I’ll have to see him do it. He was in Daredevil as well and that is kind of like Batman. If you just colour in the mask black you’ll get an idea of what he’s going to look like. It depends on his performance at the end of the day – no one believed in Michael Keaton. So, yeah, let’s see what he’s got. He’s a good actor.”
As for the recent Batman films and the changing public face of Batman over the years, Morrison said, “I really enjoyed the Nolan films, especially the second one, which is a great movie. It’s up there with the best films. It’s a great trilogy but I’m happy to see them doing a new take on it because it shows the willingness to embrace the multi-faceted nature of Batman. It’s just like every few years there’s a new Doctor Who. Now there’s a new Batman – and here’s this guy’s gadgets, here’s his Batmobile and his own customised toys.”
You can read more from Morrison over at SFX!
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