A collection of tweets represent the shock, horror and elation (okay, maybe not elation…) as the Internet reacts to the announcement that Ben Affleck will be the next Batman.
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Every human on Earth weighed in Thursday night after Warner Bros announced that Ben Affleck would play the next Batman, and almost all of them took to Twitter to participate in one of the greatest hashtags in Twitter history: #Batfleck.
People’s responses could be lumped into a few groups, so to save you a lot of repetition, I’ve categorized them here:
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Holy Boston accent Batman!
He’s naht the hero gahtham desahves but tha hero gahtham needs… The Wicked Knight Throws a Beah Pahty. #Batfleck
— HutcH (@HutcHAmericanRN) August 23, 2013
Jokah, ya wicked bastahd! #Batfleck — Notintheface (@Notintheface1) August 23, 2013
“Wheah’s tha triggah! Wheah’s tha triggah!!” #Batfleck — Derek DeVries (@derekdevries) August 23, 2013
Protectah o’ Gawtham FUREVAH! #Batfleck — jacque jones (@angelscreed128) August 23, 2013
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“I am nawt fahkin kidding, Clahk. I will kryptahnite your ahhss.” #Batfleck — Benari (@BenariLee) August 23, 2013
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Matt Damon as… You guessed it!
Matt Damon always looked like a Robin to me. #Batfleck — Keifer Walsh (@keiferwalsh) August 23, 2013
Please let Matt Damon be Robin #Batfleck@ @ — TV WEEK (@TVWEEKmag) August 23, 2013
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…or maybe Nightwing
WAIT!! I just realized something. Since this is an older Batman, what are the chances we see Matt Damon as Nightwing? #Batfleck — Mark Poole (@_suptaco) August 23, 2013
Matt Damon will undoubtly be nightwing now!! #Batfleck — Shervell Jones (@CrescentKnight) August 23, 2013
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This guy also ruined Batman (or everyone thought he would)
Just learned about #Batfleck. This is exactly how I felt when they announced Ledger would be the Joker. I was happily proven wrong. — Russell Sauve (@RussellSauve) August 23, 2013
I don’t hate Ben Affleck but I don’t agree w/ his casting as #Batman. Then again, can’t be worse than Clooney! #Batfleck — Adam Haselwood (@Clonetrooper12) August 23, 2013
You guys remember when Michael Keaton was Batman? This could be worse than that. #Batfleck — Kurt Stafki (@kStafki) August 23, 2013
Holy casting news, Batman! Ben Affleck as The Dark Knight in next Superman flick? Here’s hoping he surprises everyone and pulls a Keaton. — Brent Almond (@DesignerDaddy) August 23, 2013
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Affleck playing batman just seems weird. Its like…if Ben Affleck played batman #batfleck #batman #Affleck — Natasha Zaldivar (@fluffymctastic) August 23, 2013
#Batfleck? Thanks Obama! — Alexander Yarde (@thatalexyarde) August 23, 2013
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Perhaps a slight overreaction?
How am I supposed to just go to work tomorrow and do my job in a world where Ben Affleck is Batman? Everything has changed. #Batfleck — MatthewKelloway (@MatthewKelloway) August 23, 2013
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#Batfleck + #ThingsThatMakeYouMad + The World’s End… Rarely have the trending topics been so connected. — Stefan Sirucek (@sirstefan) August 23, 2013
The one good thing to come from #Batfleck is that we can finally stop wondering if God is real #fuckyouevolution — scuzzyplop (@scuzzyplop) August 23, 2013
I’m going through all 7 stages of loss simultaneously. #Batfleck #Batman — David Serpa (@david_serpa) August 23, 2013
#Batman is the most wooden, dead inside comic book character ever created. Ben Affleck is perfect. #Batfleck — Eric Weiss (@ZombieRiot) August 23, 2013
8/22/13: Never Forget. #Batfleck — El Dorito (@LograyX) August 23, 2013
#Batfleck….I’m still mindfucked tat Ben Affleck as Batman….fuck my life — Syazwin Mugen (@StellaNightrius) August 23, 2013
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Level-headed
#Batfleck it’s ok, everyone! The man is good at what he does. Give him a chance. No more Bale-voice! — Justin Bielinski (@JustinBielinski) August 23, 2013
I support #Batfleck. — Sarah Jane (@SarahJaneSays) August 23, 2013
Anyone remember when people didn’t judge movies until they saw them? #Batfleck — Robert Sapunarich (@RJSapunarich) August 23, 2013
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I did enjoy #ManOfSteel so I guess there’s hope. No need to overreact over #Batfleck — Isaac Slater Sequel (@Mr40versions) August 23, 2013
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Random other actor suggestions
should have casted nick cage #batcage #Batfleck — Hibbz (@joshhibbz) August 23, 2013
#Batfleck just sounds stupid !! John Tortura would do a better job at it ! #BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck — KiraNism (@KeyRun_88) August 23, 2013
Meryl Streep could play Batman and be the right joice! #Batfleck — Rafael Filipe (@RafaelMatias) August 23, 2013
Casey Affleck would have been good in the role but Ben, wrong, wrong, wrong!! #Batfleck — Christopher Murphy (@chs11m) August 23, 2013
#batfleck Why not Joseph Gordon Levitt?! — craftie (@lgl8se) August 23, 2013
The Batman/Superman, #BatFleck, Man of Steel TT’s are all understandable right now…. but Michael Keaton?? Lol. Why not bring in Dean Cain? — CallMeSkillet (@CarmenTS) August 23, 2013
Bringing back Adam West would have been a more amazing choice #Batfleck — Alyx Gorman (@AlyxG) August 23, 2013
Ya know who would make a good Batman? Woody Allen. #whynot #batman #Batfleck — Mike Wasilewski (@itsmikewaz) August 23, 2013
RT @Capitan_Grande: Cast Bryan Cranston as Lex Luther and we can forget about this Afleck shenanigan. #batfleck — Girl Meets Food (@GirlMeetsFood) August 23, 2013
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They’re still doing the Boston accent thing
“Ahhlferd! Get Seliner onna phone! Tell heh weya goin’ fah steamahs and beeyahs.”#Batfleck — Cameron LaFoy (@CLaFoy) August 23, 2013
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Hollywood ruins everything
Tom cruise as robin is the only thing that could make #Batfleck better. — Sam Kopke (@Kopke613) August 23, 2013
If we’re going to have #Batfleck we should just change the whole plot and story and not call it Batman anymore. Just a totally new story. — Katie Swain (@katieswago) August 23, 2013
Im not mad about #batfleck. Ive been numb since jar jar binks…..besides, fuck super hero movies…(mic drops and I walk away) — Ben Stombaugh (@lannister80) August 23, 2013
Ben Affleck is playing Batman. R.I.P. DC. #Batman #batfleck — David Pemberton (@Dave_Your_Fave) August 23, 2013
Hey, Ben Affleck is a great choice for #Batman when you want to ruin the character, integrity and feel of the franchise. #Batfleck — Todd B (@addictionguy) August 23, 2013
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Clever
Batman’s lost his parents and like 4 Robins. Hasn’t he suffered enough? #Batfleck — Joel Watson (@hijinksensue) August 23, 2013
I sense something, like a million fanboys cried out and were silenced. #Batfleck — Stephen (@wordsofnelim) August 23, 2013
So now, if they filmed a Batman/Daredevil crossover movie, would it kind if be like filming The Parent Trap? #Batfleck — christina day (@christinaday) August 23, 2013
@itskomplicated The whole casting of #Batfleck is actually a clever ruse to rescue Americans held hostage by Warner Bros. — Alexander Yarde (@thatalexyarde) August 23, 2013
#Batfleck is a myth! Like Megalodon! The next thing you’re gonna tell me is Cartman’s fist is going to play #WonderWoman
— Alexander Yarde (@thatalexyarde) August 23, 2013
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Callbacks
Agro fuck yourself , Batman - #Batfleck
— john broccolo (@soimtheasshole) August 23, 2013
I’ll only accept #Batfleck if the film ends with Jay and Silent Bob waking up. “I just had the craziest dream…” — Will Abrahamse (@wabrahamse) August 23, 2013
Affleck would be better as a supervillian nemesis of Bluntman & Chronic. #Batman #Batfleck — TJ Hollingsworth (@Lupaket) August 23, 2013
Somewhere, @ThatKevinSmith is smiling. #Batfleck — Muhammad Dalal (@mdalal91) August 23, 2013
Hey Supahman…if I catch you jerkin off in my motha’s room again, I’m gonna give you a fuckin’ beatin’! #Batfleck — Marcus Parker (@MissouriMiracle) August 23, 2013
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BEN AFFLECK IS AWESOME I MUST YELL IN ALL CAPS
Honestly I dont get this hate going around! BEN AFFLECK IS FREAKING AWESOME AND HE WILL NOT DISAPPOINT SO YALL NEED TO CHILL! #Batfleck — mariza m (@LoveUnionWithTv) August 23, 2013
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Go home, Boston accents, you’re drunk
“Chicks love the cah” #Batfleck — Aaron Huff (@aaronhuff) August 23, 2013
Pahk tha Bhatmahbeel by Hahvahd Yahd. #Batfleck
— Lois Thompson (@Lois_is_Funny) August 23, 2013
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Now, if you really want to get serious about this Ben Affleck stuff, you can visit Change.org and sign this petition asking for Affleck to be un-cast! (Doubtful this is what the founders of the site had in mind, but why not…)
What are YOUR thoughts on Ben Affleck as Batman?