Casting the DCU Batman: Who Should Be the New Dark Knight?

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Published 2024-06-15
In this episode we discuss what James Gunn is likely looking for in the next Batman, and then breakdown our list of actors best suited to take on the Cape and Cowl!

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All Comments (21)
  • @variant
    Who do you most want to see play Batman next?
  • @ldog_snf1354
    YouTube won't be the same without comicstorianšŸ˜”šŸ˜” RIPšŸ•ŠšŸ•Š
  • @the_aby_ss_8530
    Scott Adkins is a legit MMA fighter he can play Batman if not he'll be perfect as Deathsroke
  • @slayerofsheeple
    Please do more of these casting videos and more history of videos
  • There were 3 actors I strongly agree with, Alan Ritchson (1) Ben Barnes (2) Aaron Taylor-Johnson (3) but I would love to see Aaron as James Bond more than Batman.
  • @quirob3
    Brandon Sklenar is young enough to be Batman for a while in DCU but old enough to realistically have a kid
  • @BleezyD
    Jensen Ackles already does the DC animated voice of batman, and he was Solider Boy. He should try out as Bruce Wayne.
  • @928studiosinc06
    I am going to be honest: Since David Corenswet is being cast as Superman, finding someone lesser known for the Dark Knight is something I am a bigger fan of. In all honesty, my favorite name thrown around is Ethan Peck, grandson of legendary actor Gregory Peck, whom some artwork of Bruce Wayne was modeled after. Not only does Ethan look the part, but he's physically big, friends with David, and I can buy seeing him going into stories like Court of Owls, Hush, Red Hood, Tower of Babel, Public Enemies, etc etc. I did buy Alan Ritchson for a minute after seeing his physicality in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, but he'd also make a great Green Arrow going by that performance. Maybe one day I'll do my casting and my version of James Gunn's DCU from what we know so far, but for now, I'm going with Ethan Peck.
  • @Jozues_
    Brandon Skenlar for Batman, Everyone on the list are too old and James Gunn already confirmed on a thread response that ā€œBatman Superman age or couple years olderā€
  • @swifty123
    Danny Devito should play the dark knight
  • I hope they find a less known actor to play batman. Like David Corenswet was less known before superman.
  • @ACA_88
    Alan Ritchson for me. Dudeā€™s a tank.
  • 1. Scott Adkins As Bruce Wayne/Batman 2. Colin Firth As Alfred Pennyworth 3. Ben Aldridge As Thomas Wayne 4. Ruth Wilson As Martha Wayne 5. Jamie Lee Curtis As Dr. Leslie Thompkins 6. Meta Golding As Selina Kyle/Catwoman 7. Timothee Chalamet As Dick Grayson/Nightwing 8. Oakes Fegley As Damian Wayne 9. Dacre Montgomery As Jason Todd/The Red Hood 10. Bill Pullman As Comissioner Gordon 11. Sadie Sink As Barbara Gordon/Batgirl/Oracle 12. Colton Haynes As Tim Drake 13. Johnny Depp As Jack Napier/The Comedian Joker 14. Alano Miller As Arthur Fleck/The Clown Joker 15. Matt Cedeno As Jorge Jimenez/The Criminal Joker 16. Fairuza Balk As Harley Quinn 17. Fiona Dourif As Punchline 18. Allison Williams As Neo-Joker 19. Alana De La Garza As Andrea Beaumont/The Phantasm 20. Mark Dacascos As Ghost Maker (He Should Be The Villain Of Brave & The Bold) 21. Jennifer Tilly As Baby Doll 22. Eman Esfandi As Bane 23. Mike Faist As Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow 24. Richard E. Grant As Dracula 25. Zhang Jin As Ra's Al Ghul 26. Freida Pinto As Talia Al Ghul 27. Mark Strong As Mr. Freeze 28. Jesse Eisenberg As Harvey Dent/Two Face 29. Evan Peters As E.Nigma/The Riddler 30. Rihanna As Dr. Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy 31. Jonah Hill As Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin 32. Jovan Adepo As Waylon Jones/Killer Croc 33. Staz Nair As Basil Karlo/Clayface 34. Timothy Hutton As Roman Sionis/Black Mask 35. Joel Kinnaman As Thomas Elliot/Hush 36. Eddie Redmayne As Firefly 37. Happy Anderson As Professor Pyg 38. Michael Gandolfini As Salvator "Sal" Maroni 39. Al Sapienza As Carmine Falcone/The Roman 40. Jack Quaid As Holiday 41. Chad Michael Murray As Mr. Zasz 42. Florian Munteanu As Dr. Hugo Strange 43. Joe Pesci As The Ventriloquist 44. Jack Bannon As The Mad Hatter 45. Luke Goss As Calendar Man 46. Ernie Hudson As Dr. Lucius Fox 47. Laura Harrier As Renee Montoya 48. John Travolta As Harvey Bollock
  • @JOVONO
    My choices: - Ethan Peck - Oliver Jackson Cohen - Alan Ritchson - Tom Bateman - Brett Dalton - Brandon Sklenar
  • @lmvengefuI
    Brandon Skenlar would be a better cast for Batman, The famous Fan casting like Jensen and Alan are too just old to play the role, James Gunn on a thread response on February 17 2023 already confirmed that ā€œBatman will be Supermanā€™s age or a couple years olderā€
  • @ivanperez301
    Let's be honest with ourselves. It's gonna be Pedro Pascal.
  • Literally have the Eastwood's be Old Man Bruce and Terry. Perfect Batman Beyond casting. šŸ’Æ
  • @FrancoNoirr
    Pretty sure James said they wanted mid 30ā€™s to early 40ā€™s for Batman