"Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice" is undoubtedly Warner Bros' most important release, setting the stage for the upcoming "Justice League" films that will define the DC Universe.
Expected to make an appearance in the film are characters "Wonder Woman" and "Aquaman," played by "Fast & Furious" star Gal Gadot and "Game of Thrones" actor Jason Momoa, respectively. Add Ben Affleck's version of "The Dark Knight" and you have the first four members of JL.
The movie reportedly wasn't as much anticipated in its early stages, especially with the announcement of Affleck wearing the cape and cowl. The actor received backlash from hardcore fans who think he isn't fit for the role.
Unbeknownst to many, Michael Keaton faced similar outrage from fans when he was cast for Tim Burton's 1989 "Batman" movie. But being back in the day where there was no internet for fans to express their outrage, they turned to good old fashioned letters - 50,000 of them.
Flickering Myth claims that the studio in charge of the movie received 50,000 complaints about Keaton being cast as the caped crusader.
This act didn't affect the actor's decisionto play the part, as he would later on silence the critics with his performance.
Keaton elaborates the story in a recent Q&A session at the 30th Santa Barbara International Film Festival via Collider.
"It baffled me that anyone was thinking about that. I heard about the outrage, and I couldn't get it. I didn't understand why it was such a big deal. It made me feel bad that it was even in question. I thought it was half-funny, but it was in the middle of shooting, so the pressure was on. The pressure was on all of us, anyway, to see if we could pull it off. We didn't even know if the suit was going to work," said Keaton.
He also added, "It kinda didn't, for the first couple of days. It was pretty ridiculously funny, actually. I have claustrophobia, and being in it and not being able to get out of it, all day long, was a huge deal. I thought, "You better figure out a way to make this thing work," and I did. I just went a little deeper inside of the guy. He's a very alienated dude, inside of himself. I just went to that place. And then, I got used to it and worked it. It was so strong and powerful that there wasn't much I had to do except work that suit."
Affleck has yet to do the same with his critics, his co-star Henry Cavill thinks otherwise and is confident enough to call their movie "cinematic history."
