{"id":40274,"date":"2013-08-23T12:31:45","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T11:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=40274"},"modified":"2013-08-23T12:31:45","modified_gmt":"2013-08-23T12:31:45","slug":"reactions-ben-affleck-is-batman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/reactions-ben-affleck-is-batman\/","title":{"rendered":"Reactions: Ben Affleck is Batman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ben Affleck has been revealed to be the next actor to play Batman in the as-yet-untitled Batman and Superman film. While director Zack Snyder says he \u2018can\u2019t wait\u2019 to work with Affleck, the internet has, in places, been less kind.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As any story about a Batman film will immediately trend, it was no surprise that the tweets measured by Cision Social Media look like this:
\"Batman<\/p>\n

The topic is quickly closing in on a million tweets as fans voice their opinions and a variety of trends pick up interest. This morning has seen \u2018Ben Affleck as Batman<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Daredevil<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Gigli<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Michael Keaton<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Adam West<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Batman<\/a>\u2019, \u2018#BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Christian Bale<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Bruce Wayne<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Man of Steel<\/a>\u2019, and \u2018Argo<\/a>\u2019, become top 10 worldwide trending topics all connected with the story.<\/p>\n

There are some people on Twitter who are unhappy with the casting choice:<\/p>\n

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I’m so angry. He cannot be batman<\/p>\n

\u2014 Pria (@ShesABasketCase) August 23, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n