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"Reeves, who was hired to write and direct a new Batman movie in February 2017, was envisioning actors while penning the script, according to sources familiar with the filmmaker’s thinking. It helped that this new Batman needed to conform to a defined age bracket. He is written as around 30 years old, and the story is neither another rehashing of his origin nor the tale of a seasoned crimefighter ruling Gotham City. He is Bruce Wayne still trying to find his footing on his way to becoming the genius detective."
When you think about it, Batman is a pretty diverse character. In the first half of the 20th century he was more of the detective. In the later half of the 20th century, he got bigger--and angrier. Sometimes he's portrayed as a bitter angry kung-fu master, sometimes he's portrayed as a regular joe who is just rich enough to invent cool toys. Sometimes he's portrayed with deep character (Bale), sometimes he's portrayed like a piece of cardboard (Clooney, Kilmer). So how RP does in this role will depend a lot on the writing, IMO. If they do go more for the middle-ground Batman of more detecting and less angry ass-kicking, then it might work.
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