10 actors who could replace Christian Bale as Batman - spoilers
Published Jul 23 2012, 12:12 BST | By Simon Reynolds and Emma Dibdin
WARNING: This article contains spoilers about The Dark Knight Rises.Christian Bale's tenure as Batman came to a close in spectacular fashion with the release of The Dark Knight Rises last Friday.
Having saved Gotham from total annihilation and freed himself permanently from the cape and cowl, Bale's Bruce Wayne finally accomplished the task he set out to achieve in Batman Begins.
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Ryan Gosling
The ludicrously talented 31-year-old already has a pair of Oscar nominations under his belt, and two of his films released last year - Drive and Crazy Stupid Love - show he's as adept at playing both the sociopathic and smooth playboy side of Bruce Wayne's persona.
There will be no more Batman movies for Bale and director Christopher Nolan, but when there's a billion dollar franchise at stake Warner Bros will certainly be looking to exploit it.
Digital Spy takes a look at 10 actors who could potentially step into Christian Bale's formidable shoes to breathe new life into Batman on the big screen.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt because I liked his role in The Dark Knight Rises as his character was an amalgamation of Richard Grayson and Tim Drake.
April 12th 2013 at 1:33pm
Clint Eastwood if they do Dark Knight Returns
July 30th 2012 at 11:08pm
here is a few choice actors for the next batman, Channing Tatum, Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Sam Worthington. Happy days
July 27th 2012 at 9:47pm
No-one. Leave the franchise alone for a few years or you end up with toss like the new Spiderman.
July 27th 2012 at 6:47pm
jonathan rhys meyers lol
July 25th 2012 at 3:41pm