After The Batman, a ranking of every live-action Bruce Wayne: Who’s the best among Ben Affleck, Christian Bale, Robert Pattinson?
Dating back to the early days of superhero comics, Batman has evolved radically and different iterations have channelled the zeitgeist of their respective eras. Here is a ranking of every live-action Batman in film.
Director Matt Reeves‘ much-awaited take on the Batman mythos, simply titled The Batman, is here. The Robert Pattinson-led movie has received mostly positive reviews, with several critics comparing it favourably to Christopher Nolan‘s The Dark Knight.
Both films share a lot of similarities, in that they eschew the more fantastical elements of Batman and Gotham City in favour of grounding the character in a real-world scenario, and imagining how an ultra-rich costumed vigilante would actually operate. Although The Batman skips the origin story.
But Batman on screen has not always been grimdark. Dating back to the early days of superhero comics, Batman has evolved radically and different iterations have channelled the zeitgeist of their respective eras. It seems like there’s a Batman for every generation, although this year, we will get to see three live-action versions of the Dark Knight — apart from Battinson, Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck will reprise their roles in The Flash.
Who is the best live-action Batman so far? Here is a ranking.
5. Val Kilmer and George Clooney
I clubbed these two together because while Clooney’s Batman & Robin is easily the worst Batman movie ever, their respective performances were equally terrible. Warner Bros, the studio behind all DC properties, was convinced that Tim Burton’s Batman films were too dour and the character needed to be more fun (and appealing to children in want of toys). The result was successive disasters.
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4. Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck was cast as a grizzled, Frank Miller-inspired Batman in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. He served as the leader of the developing Justice League in the film. Even though the movie divided critics, Affleck’s take on the character was praised almost universally. However, some viewers took exception to his trigger-happy ways. Batman in the comics, and everywhere else, usually abstains from killing people. Batfleck had no such misgivings. Affleck reprised the role in Justice League and its subsequent director’s cut, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and will be seen in The Flash for the final time.
