Guest The Grand Pubah of 1620 Report post Posted September 12, 2003 Bale is going to be good as Bruce/Bats. In my opinion I think Sean Connery would make an awesome Ras! I can actually hear him call Batman detective. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted September 12, 2003 Bale is going to be good as Bruce/Bats. In my opinion I think Sean Connery would make an awesome Ras! I can actually hear him call Batman detective. No he wouldn't. He's a bit too reough and tumble. He has none of the refined menace Ra's possesses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Grand Pubah of 1620 Report post Posted September 12, 2003 Bale is going to be good as Bruce/Bats. In my opinion I think Sean Connery would make an awesome Ras! I can actually hear him call Batman detective. No he wouldn't. He's a bit too reough and tumble. He has none of the refined menace Ra's possesses. You're talking about James Bond 007 here man. He is the epitome of refined. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted September 12, 2003 Bale is going to be good as Bruce/Bats. In my opinion I think Sean Connery would make an awesome Ras! I can actually hear him call Batman detective. No he wouldn't. He's a bit too reough and tumble. He has none of the refined menace Ra's possesses. You're talking about James Bond 007 here man. He is the epitome of refined. No thatw as a character he played in the 60's. Since then he's been anything but refined. He's taken roles in MOLLY MCGUIRES, A BRIDGE TOO FAR, THE UNTOUCHABLES, and so on. Plus there are two other things hampering him: 1. His accent is all wrong for Ra's. 2. He's never been bankable as a villain. He's always been a hero. Like Eastwood, I can't even imagine him as a heel and I don't think he wants to take chances at this stage of his career. Plus, I can't imagine him doing Al Ghul's dialouge. I mean it's not even close. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlackFlagg 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2003 I'm not majorly familiar with Ras Al Ghul , anyone have any recommendation for some things to read with him? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted September 12, 2003 I'm not majorly familiar with Ras Al Ghul , anyone have any recommendation for some things to read with him? Yes: BATMAN: DEATH AND THE MAIDENS (That's a 9 part series that's on issue 2 now) BATMAN: SON OF THE DEMON BATMAN: TALES OF THE DEMON Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Grand Pubah of 1620 Report post Posted September 12, 2003 Bale is going to be good as Bruce/Bats. In my opinion I think Sean Connery would make an awesome Ras! I can actually hear him call Batman detective. No he wouldn't. He's a bit too reough and tumble. He has none of the refined menace Ra's possesses. You're talking about James Bond 007 here man. He is the epitome of refined. No thatw as a character he played in the 60's. Since then he's been anything but refined. He's taken roles in MOLLY MCGUIRES, A BRIDGE TOO FAR, THE UNTOUCHABLES, and so on. Plus there are two other things hampering him: 1. His accent is all wrong for Ra's. 2. He's never been bankable as a villain. He's always been a hero. Like Eastwood, I can't even imagine him as a heel and I don't think he wants to take chances at this stage of his career. Plus, I can't imagine him doing Al Ghul's dialouge. I mean it's not even close. If I am not mistaken Ra was from a part of the country that was once under British Commonwealth Rule. So the accent could work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlackFlagg 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2003 I'm not majorly familiar with Ras Al Ghul , anyone have any recommendation for some things to read with him? Yes: BATMAN: DEATH AND THE MAIDENS (That's a 9 part series that's on issue 2 now) BATMAN: SON OF THE DEMON BATMAN: TALES OF THE DEMON Thanks, I'm gonna have to check those out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted September 12, 2003 Bale is going to be good as Bruce/Bats. In my opinion I think Sean Connery would make an awesome Ras! I can actually hear him call Batman detective. No he wouldn't. He's a bit too reough and tumble. He has none of the refined menace Ra's possesses. You're talking about James Bond 007 here man. He is the epitome of refined. No thatw as a character he played in the 60's. Since then he's been anything but refined. He's taken roles in MOLLY MCGUIRES, A BRIDGE TOO FAR, THE UNTOUCHABLES, and so on. Plus there are two other things hampering him: 1. His accent is all wrong for Ra's. 2. He's never been bankable as a villain. He's always been a hero. Like Eastwood, I can't even imagine him as a heel and I don't think he wants to take chances at this stage of his career. Plus, I can't imagine him doing Al Ghul's dialouge. I mean it's not even close. If I am not mistaken Ra was from a part of the country that was once under British Commonwealth Rule. So the accent could work. You are mistaken. Ra's is older then the British Empire. Plus, Ra's accent is usually British and Sean has a SCOTTISH accent so, no go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Grand Pubah of 1620 Report post Posted September 12, 2003 Bale is going to be good as Bruce/Bats. In my opinion I think Sean Connery would make an awesome Ras! I can actually hear him call Batman detective. No he wouldn't. He's a bit too reough and tumble. He has none of the refined menace Ra's possesses. You're talking about James Bond 007 here man. He is the epitome of refined. No thatw as a character he played in the 60's. Since then he's been anything but refined. He's taken roles in MOLLY MCGUIRES, A BRIDGE TOO FAR, THE UNTOUCHABLES, and so on. Plus there are two other things hampering him: 1. His accent is all wrong for Ra's. 2. He's never been bankable as a villain. He's always been a hero. Like Eastwood, I can't even imagine him as a heel and I don't think he wants to take chances at this stage of his career. Plus, I can't imagine him doing Al Ghul's dialouge. I mean it's not even close. If I am not mistaken Ra was from a part of the country that was once under British Commonwealth Rule. So the accent could work. You are mistaken. Ra's is older then the British Empire. Plus, Ra's accent is usually British and Sean has a SCOTTISH accent so, no go. You mean an English accent. Scotland is part of Britian. The last time I checked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted September 12, 2003 It is, I assumed that you would know what I meant Johnson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2003 No....Scotland is part of the United Kingdom, which is made up of England, Scotland and Ireland, all separate countries. On the subject, I have only seen a few Batman movies, and they all blew IMO. With a new Crusader and a new director, this one will probably not. Insightful, eh? EDIT: Huh, guess I was wrong about the UK part. I always thought each island was it's own country. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest rawmvp Report post Posted September 12, 2003 BEN KINGSLEY FOR RAS!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MideonMark Report post Posted September 13, 2003 I don't remember ever seeing this Ras guy in the cartoon, but based on the picture and peoples descriptions of the character, Ben Kingsley would actually be a pretty good choice. Also, Patrick Stewart wouldn't be a bad choice and neither would Ian McKellan(who is great in his roles as villains-Richard III and Iago come to mind), although their connections with X-Men might prevent a role in Batman. Christian Bale is an awesome pick to play Batman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SP-1 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 Stewart couldn't go dark enough for Ra's, in my opinion. Connery wouldn't quite fit, either. While there has to be an aged sophistication to the role, Ra's is also pretty agile and strong. We need someone that can move when it comes to taking Bats on (it would RULE if they have a sword fight at some point a la HUSH). I'm hard pressed to think of someone truly suitable to play Ra's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 I'm tellin' ya, Rickman would be great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SP-1 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 Rickman might work. Get his hair right and slap a graying gotee on him. Yeah . . . that might work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DangerousDamon 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 Rickman might work. Get his hair right and slap a graying gotee on him. Yeah . . . that might work. Yea Alan Rickman is the only actor i can imagine playing Ras... His mannerisms and his voice remind me of Ras when i think of him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 it was his voice that made me think of him. I can picture him calling Batman 'Detective' moreso than anybody else except David Warner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SP-1 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 DUDE! David Warner, Alan Rickman . . . or CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER. General Chang in ST6 is a Ra's-like character. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 I REALLY couldn't see Plummer as Al Ghul. With Warner, the physical stuff could be an issue, I haven't seen him in much so I don't know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt Angle Mark 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 Forget about who is going to be Ras Al Ghul , I want to know what hot babe they are going to cast as Talia. I mean if Ra is in the movie, she has to be in it too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 they'll probably try to get Jennifer Connely or someone like that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted September 13, 2003 I don't remember ever seeing this Ras guy in the cartoon, but based on the picture and peoples descriptions of the character, Ben Kingsley would actually be a pretty good choice. Also, Patrick Stewart wouldn't be a bad choice and neither would Ian McKellan. I like McKellan here too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Digapony Report post Posted September 13, 2003 I'm feeling some one like Jason Issacs to be Ras Al Ghul. Someone who is older but not too old. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted September 13, 2003 I'm feeling some one like Jason Issacs to be Ras Al Ghul. Someone who is older but not too old. I just googled him because I didn't know him by name. He wouldn't be bad, if he could pull off the physical aspect. I think Rickman is still the best choice we've mentioned. He has the refined english man stuff down and he can be imposing when he needs to be. What about Tim Curry? Only problem is that he may ham it up too much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted the Poster 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 God, I can't belive I didn't know any of Alan Rickman's roles. Until a google search made me say "Oh! The Snape guy from Harry Potter!". Then I hit myself with my copy of Dogma, looked at my Buddy Christ figure and said "Who's your buddy?" Anyway, damn straight he'd be a good choice. So would Ben Kingsley, though. Both of those guys would very possibly OWN that role. Oh and I'd like to nominate Steve Buscemi for The Scarecrow(because it'll mostly just be his creepy voice) and in a future Batman movie, Martin Short should be the Mad Hatter! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 As Martin Short ever played a dramtic role before? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 no, but he DID play the mad hatter in a TV version of Alice in Wonderland Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caboose 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 In this picture, I get a strange James Woods vibe... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
