by mr.negativity » Sat Aug 24, 2013 8:08 am
Fanboys forget how unhappy they were back when Tim Burton gave comic actor the role
[quote="Brian Lowry"]
Comic-book fans have an understandable fear of not being taken seriously, particularly when it comes to a signature character like Batman, who has been subjected to no end of camp treatment and abuse (sorry, Adam West) through the years.
Still, the collective outrage over the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman reveals not only a stunning level of hyperbole (it’s not like they cast Andy Dick or Oliver Platt, for heaven’s sake) but a remarkably short memory, given how disappointed and disturbed people were when Michael Keaton landed the role back in 1989.
Keaton, of course, was best known as a comic actor, but director Tim Burton had worked with him on “Beetlejuiceâ€