Will Smith wants to step in as ‘Batman’ and replace Ben Affleck.
Will Smith wants to replace Ben Affleck as Batman. On Sunday during the MTV Movie Awards, Will Smith spoke with MTV’s Josh Horowitz backstage about being Deadshot in the upcoming movie, Suicide Squad and if he’s ready to reprise his role, but according to Will Smith, he’s ready to become the next Batman instead.
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Smith explains to Horowitz about a comic that he read where Batman gets injured. Smith in the interview doesn’t remember the comic, but according to Uproxx he’s referring to Batman Issue 59, “The Man Who Replaced Batman” which was released in 1950 and was the first appearance of Deadshot.
Will Smith has that Batman growl down, just in case they need him to suit up for #SuicideSquad. https://t.co/mCxYmdIp0F
— MTV (@MTV) April 11, 2016
Will Smith then begins to pitch this idea of himself playing Batman:
“I’m a team player. I’m a team player … If they need me in a suit, I’m in it … [Ben Affleck] can do it a couple, can do it for two or three, and then he gets injured and Deadshot can take over. For me it’s the logical progression.”
Will Smith then shows off his bat face just to prove that he’s ready to play Batman if necessary. So if Will Smith is going to be Batman are we going to see Jaden Smith playing Robin?
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