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[jefferson l.o.b sergeant]

It is 1955 and DC wants to create a BATMAN movie.

Cast it!

Batman- Marlon Brando

Alfred- David Niven

Joker- Anthony Perkins

Commisoner Gordon- Karl Malden

Thomas Wayne- Gregory Peck

Martha Wayne- Ava Gardner

Vicki Vale- Janet Leigh

Director- Orson Welles. IT WAS I WHO CAME UP WITH ORSON WELLES AS THE BATMAN DIRECTOR!!

[Nicholas Taggart]

I'm going to do a 1948 list instead (because I want it to be earlier than 1955 but I want Vicki Vale in it).


Batman - Orson Welles

Two-Face - Cary Grant

Alfred - Charles Laughton

Catwoman - Hedy Lamarr

Vicki Vale - Veronica Lake

Commissioner Gordon - Lee J. Cobb

Joe Chill - Richard Widmark

Thomas Wayne - Laurence Olivier

Martha Wayne - Vivien Leigh


Directed by - Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

Written by - Ben Hecht

[Miqque Loveland]

Robin - James Dean (as Damian)

[lj cunningham]

Edward G. Robinson as either Falcone or the Penguin.

[Chris D]

Robin - James Dean (as Damian)

I was going to post that too, but since I didn't want to bother thinking of other people to cast in other roles I didn't bother. Although I was going to say for Dick Grayson, since Damian didn't exist in the 50s.

[Robert B]

I'd agree with Nicholas' post in that it should be bumped back to the late 40s rather than 1955. I'm happy with a lot of his choices too although I don't like Welles as Batman (I don't like Brando either). I might go with someone like Joseph Cotten.

For director I'd throw another name in the mix and suggest Carol Reed.

[jefferson l.o.b sergeant]

I'd agree with Nicholas' post in that it should be bumped back to the late 40s rather than 1955. I'm happy with a lot of his choices too although I don't like Welles as Batman (I don't like Brando either). I might go with someone like Joseph Cotten.

For director I'd throw another name in the mix and suggest Carol Reed.

First you want to switch the decade and then take out Brando.

You don't know what you like!

[Nicholas Taggart]

I'd agree with Nicholas' post in that it should be bumped back to the late 40s rather than 1955. I'm happy with a lot of his choices too although I don't like Welles as Batman (I don't like Brando either). I might go with someone like Joseph Cotten.

I love Welles as the Shadow on those old radio shows. In the kind of Batman movie I am imagining it being that is what I see Batman as being like (only more funny, which Welles could also do) so that is why I went for him rather than someone like Clark Gable for instance.

Plus he was great at playing crazy rich guys.

[David Meadows]

Gregory Peck as Batman.

Audrey Hepburn as Selina Kyle.

Ray Bolger as the Joker