Dec 20, 2025
YANDHII guess I misread. I was looking at it more from names drawing big budgets than merely known names. The Batman has established names, but on incredible salary bargains compared to previous franchises in 2010s. They were working with restraints
Jared Leto was in SS for 7 min and got paid more than double of Pattinson who was in cowl for over 2 hours of screen time. Not to mention tens of millions thrown at Affleck and Smith. A lot had changed since DCEU days.
Also Pattinson doesn’t have an Oscar nom (yet)
I just checked and you’re right that’s crazy I could’ve sworn Pattinson got a nomination for Lighthouse. But neither he or Dafoe did
But yeah Batman is usually the franchise that’s able to attract names. Wasn’t there a report that even ScarJo took a pay cut to star in part 2? I said it in that thread that Batman kinda eclipsed being looked at as superhero movie
DCU is starting over and is being considerate of budget after financial failures of DCEU. With success, big names will come
- Dec 20, 2025
Also a lot of the time, even when it’s an unknown lead, the rest of the cast is filled with TV stars and veteran actors to draw in some audience
Dec 20, 2025https://twitter.com/jamesgunn/status/2002416322437919100
AntidoteJust realized Gunn lowkenuinely confirmed we're getting classic green Brainiac and not animated series Brainiac
Dec 20, 2025·1 replyMac Wit Da CheeseNo one said A lister, tweet said unknown. Pattinson was most definitely still a big name at the time as he was just nominated for an Oscar in 2019. Wright, Farrell, Dano, Kravitz. They were all known names. Twilight was a bigger franchise than those Fantastic 4 movies Chris Evans starred in before joining the MCU
How often does an A lister even join a comic book movie at the peak of their careers? Off the top of my head, The Rock and Margot Robbie?
No need to split hairs. I’m not dismissing DCU, I like what they’re building. I just dislike those new DCU Twitter accounts acting like this is all uncharted territory and constantly switching their opinions to shill. As if they weren’t fan casting big names for months themselves
Clooney as Batman and see how that worked out
- Dec 20, 2025·1 replyMark Moschino
Clooney as Batman and see how that worked out
That’s true
Much of Hollywood didn’t understand comic books in the 2000s. Cause you also had Nicholas Cage Ghost Rider, Jennifer Garner Electra, Ben Affleck Daredevil, Halle Berry Catwoman
All were close to a listers at the time I think? I was too young to remember
Dec 20, 2025·1 reply
NobodyWinsSo? He’s a DCU character and part of Superman’s story. He’s allowed to help
He was my gripe of a mostly good movie
- Dec 20, 2025Mac Wit Da Cheese
That’s true
Much of Hollywood didn’t understand comic books in the 2000s. Cause you also had Nicholas Cage Ghost Rider, Jennifer Garner Electra, Ben Affleck Daredevil, Halle Berry Catwoman
All were close to a listers at the time I think? I was too young to remember
Nick cage forsure. Genuinely can’t remember about affleck.
I know Halle berry was in that movie monsters ball but yeah too young to remember and not gonna look it up
- Dec 20, 2025·1 replyBuryYaTaco
He was my gripe of a mostly good movie
Wait until we get the bat cow
OPDec 20, 2025Mac Wit Da CheeseHe was that cyclist on the train in Jay Kelly
Ahhh I knew he looked familiar
- Dec 20, 2025·1 replyNobodyWins
Wait until we get the bat cow
I can already tell when the Simpsons movie dropped you said spider pig everyday
- Dec 20, 2025·1 replyBuryYaTaco
I can already tell when the Simpsons movie dropped you said spider pig everyday
Classic scene
- OPDec 21, 2025·3 replies
Dec 21, 2025·1 replyJammuhhttps://www.reddit.com/r/DC_Cinematic/comments/1prmndr/comment/nv3mqkg/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Dec 21, 2025Absolute braniac is terrifying stuff
- Dec 21, 2025NobodyWins
Classic scene
Dec 21, 2025·3 repliesJammuhhttps://www.reddit.com/r/DC_Cinematic/comments/1prmndr/comment/nv3mqkg/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
"He once had himself suspended naked from a steel cable as a human paintbrush and dipped in blue paint to paint the picture "The Creation of Lars" on 200 square meters, based on Michelangelo's ceiling fresco The Creation of Adam."
Yeah, he's about to kill this
- OPDec 21, 2025·2 repliesPALESTINE DATTEN
James is known to quickly recast if the vibe isn't working or the actor is hard to work with so this should be interesting
- Dec 21, 2025·1 replyJammuh
James is known to quickly recast if the vibe isn't working or the actor is hard to work with so this should be interesting
Who else got recast by gunn
Dec 21, 2025PUFF SHENRONWho else got recast by gunn
Peace maker vigilante
- Dec 21, 2025NICEMAN
"He once had himself suspended naked from a steel cable as a human paintbrush and dipped in blue paint to paint the picture "The Creation of Lars" on 200 square meters, based on Michelangelo's ceiling fresco The Creation of Adam."
Yeah, he's about to kill this
Dec 21, 2025·1 replyJammuhJames is known to quickly recast if the vibe isn't working or the actor is hard to work with so this should be interesting
Hes never recast a main character like this though I think
that would be crazyI think they’d have to make it work…if anything they can just kill him off
Dec 21, 2025NICEMAN"He once had himself suspended naked from a steel cable as a human paintbrush and dipped in blue paint to paint the picture "The Creation of Lars" on 200 square meters, based on Michelangelo's ceiling fresco The Creation of Adam."
Yeah, he's about to kill this
he’s crazy as hell- Dec 21, 2025NICEMAN
"He once had himself suspended naked from a steel cable as a human paintbrush and dipped in blue paint to paint the picture "The Creation of Lars" on 200 square meters, based on Michelangelo's ceiling fresco The Creation of Adam."
Yeah, he's about to kill this
I’m convinced this was his audition
- Dec 21, 2025·1 reply
Not that there’s an urgent need to see another iteration of Zod but I feel like this guy would make nail the role
