Batson's Blog

Boy, I go on vacation for a week and D.C. comes out with some hefty news: there's finally a Wonder Woman . I remember way back to the early 2000's when Chyna, Lucy Lawless and Sandra Bullock were contenders for a potential Wonder Woman movie. 13 years later, Wonder Woman is coming to the big screen. Gal Gadot has been cast to play Wonder Woman in the Batman vs. Superman / Man of Steel 2 movie that is scheduled for a July 2015 release. First off, I had no idea Wonder Woman was going to be included in that movie. Second, before looking at her IMDB page , I had no idea who Gal Gadot was. She seems like a good choice though. She's been in a couple of Fast and the Furious movies, so she probably won't have much difficulty making an action movie. She looks the part well enough, though I think Jaimie Alexander (of Thor fame) would probably have been a better choice. Nonetheless, it's awesome that D.C. is finally making some headway. D.C. has been left i...

You go away on vacation for a week and the world turns upside down aka Ben Affleck being cast as Batman . There's been a pretty severe backlash against Warner Bros. for the casting decision. There's also been some angry comments towards Affleck for being cast in the part. I have to admit: my initial reaction was, 'WTF?' Now, I'm oddly OK with Ben Affleck joining the ranks as the The Caped Crusader. First off, there's no denying that he looks the part. Second, I enjoyed his work in several movies, including his original super hero flick: Daredevil ... even though many did not . Don't get me wrong -- I would have preferred seeing Christian Bale resume his role as Batman in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel.