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Ben Affleck As Batman Provokes Furious Response
- Published_at:2013-08-24
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:The Young Turks
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- description: "Ben Affleck is the new Batman. Warner Bros. has announced that Affleck will star in Zack Snyder's as-of-yet untitled "Man of Steel" sequel, which places Affleck alongside another iconic American superhero — Superman. The casting of the "Argo" actor-director, who is also known for bombing in movies like "Gigli" and "Daredevil," is deeply troubling for Batman fans. Seventy-seven percent of Variety readers in this poll say Affleck was not the right choice for the role, previously played by Christian Bale, George Clooney and Michael Keaton. There's already a Change.org petition and a White House petition seeking to oust Affleck from the role."* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur, Gina Grad, Jimmy Dore and Eboni K Williams break it down. Read more here from Prachi Gupta / Salon: http://www.salon.com/2013/08/23/american_meet_gothams_new_protector_ben_affleck/ Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://www.youtube.com/user/theyoungturks Like Us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tytnation Follow Us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/theyoungturks Support TYT for FREE by doing your Amazon shopping through this link (bookmark it!) http://www.amazon.com/?tag=theyoungturks-20 Buy TYT Merch: http://theyoungturks.spreadshirt.com/ Support The Young Turks by becoming a member at http://www.tytnetwork.com/member-options/. Your membership supports the day to day operations and is vital for our continued success and growth. In exchange, we provided members only bonuses! We tape a special Post Game show Mon-Thurs and you get access to the entire live show at your convenience in video, audio and podcast formats.
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