NEW YORK – Hollywood is in search of a new Batman after Ben Affleck shared that he is stepping down as the black-caped superhero.
Following the news, many people have taken to the internet to suggest who they think should sport the cape and cowl in director Matt Reeves’ upcoming DC Comics adaptation. There have already been plenty of names thrown out there, including Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael B Jordan, and now singer Nick Jonas is making his interest known.
A recent Instagram post asked users to suggest future Batman actors, and Jonas himself commented, saying: First name Nick second name Jonas. It’s not clear, though, if he’s serious or just having some fun.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtSh-cXhppY/?utm_source=ig_embed
As, soon as Nick gave a hint of doing the role of Batman, People started reacting to it on social media forums.
Most people were shocked and seemed not to be in favor of Nick Jonas playing the role of Batman. Here are mix reactions by Twitterati:
https://twitter.com/ssmawani/status/1091305358730186752
https://twitter.com/BeingAntiHero/status/1091196055213862912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1091196055213862912&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftribune.com.pk%2Fstory%2F1901567%2F4-nick-jonas-offers-play-new-batman-twitter-cant-handle%2F
https://twitter.com/FierceLovato/status/1091136246963978240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1091136246963978240&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftribune.com.pk%2Fstory%2F1901567%2F4-nick-jonas-offers-play-new-batman-twitter-cant-handle%2F
https://twitter.com/missworldwydweb/status/1091227238870204416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1091227238870204416&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftribune.com.pk%2Fstory%2F1901567%2F4-nick-jonas-offers-play-new-batman-twitter-cant-handle%2F
https://twitter.com/SgtThomas99/status/1091558958664421377
Earlier, Ben Affleck was supposed to write, direct and star in The Batman. He stepped down from his directing responsibilities, following which rumors about him getting replaced as Batsman started circulating.
On the other hand, Nick Jonas was last spotted in 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and was a regular on the TV show Kingdom from 2014 to 2017. He also starred in 2016’s dark indie movie Goat, about the dangers of frat hazing, and Ryan Murphy’s Scream Queens for five episodes in 2015.
The Batman film will be releasing on June 25, 2021.
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