Okay, I think I just wet myself. I saw the latest Batman trailer through Empire and my appetite is well and truly wetted.
It really does look good, dark, moody and back to the roots of the man bat. Okay, we all know very well by now a trailer can make a movie look like the best or worst movie ever regardless of the finished article, but this one does look a corker.
For me, when he whispers “Here” I really am reminded of Michael Keaton‘s role as the original bat, all the formula looks set to be there. The shots of preparing the bat suit made me smile, the more and more I see of this movie the less I want to see until the first showing! Does the trailer do anything more for you?
While I’m talking of the bat, IMDB provided an interesting quote from Nicholas Cage last week, one that got me thinking.
In response to a question fielded about being the next Bond he, quite rightly, said that only a British person could take that role. He said:
“That’s the thing – there’s no way an American will ever be allowed to play James Bond. You can have a Brit play Batman but you can’t have an American play Bond, that will never happen. As much as I’d love to, I will never be invited to that party.”
Now that’s a really interesting thing to say, and very astute. It didn’t really hit me (especially being British) that it was a UK actor playing Batman. My natural thought was that he was an excellent actor with much power and torment within him. Yet Batman is an American, he’s not British. Where’s the furoar?
What do you think, especially the American viewers, are you annoyed that he’s not portrayed as an American, or does it fit just well with the demeanor of the character? What about the trailer?
