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Ben Affleck and the Batman Backlash

Ben Affleck will be the next Batman: How ’bout them apples?

Well, the Internet, which erupted Thursday night after Warner Bros. announced that Affleck will play the Caped Crusader for its Superman and Batman team-up movie, does not like them apples one bit. Jokes (many of them imagining a Batman from South Boston) flew on Twitter. Petitions with thousands of signatures were launched to urge Warner Bros. to rethink their decision.

Affleck, just months ago the toast of Hollywood for his best picture-winning “Argo,” hasn’t had so much scorn heaped on him since “Gigli.”

The response, roughly equivalent to news of the apocalypse, was undoubtedly out of proportion. After the leaden, joyless “Man of Steel,” adding Affleck — an actor of light, easy charisma and an increasingly capable filmmaker — can only improve a franchise currently in the hands of “Sucker Punch” director Zach Snyder and the beefy but unremarkable Superman actor Henry Cavill.

Affleck is likely to be far from the biggest issue for the film, which is scheduled to begin shooting next year and be released in summer 2015. He has already proven to be a more interesting Superman, too, by playing a bitter George Reeves in the atmospheric 2006 docudrama “Hollywoodland.”

There’s a long history of casting overreaction that’s later turned out laughable. There were plenty of critics when Daniel Craig, who had the audaciousness of being blond, inherited James Bond. Some, too, questioned Jennifer Lawrence’s suitability for Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games.” And who would have guessed that Michael Keaton would make arguably the best of all the Batmen?

But Affleck’s casting speaks to a larger shift in this age of the superhero blockbuster. Affleck will be following in the footsteps of Christian Bale, the star of Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy — the artistic apogee of the superhero movies, a series that treated its hero not as cartoon but a vessel for exploring themes of terrorism and justice.

The days of such aspirations, though, seem to be dwindling. Sam Raimi isn’t shepherding Spider-Man anymore. Most of the most popular superheros are on their second or third reboot. After the success of Joss Whedon’s “The Avengers,” Hollywood is looking increasingly to pairing its comics. Another “Avengers” film is on the way. And after the Superman-Batman movie, a “Justice League” film (with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman and others) is rumored to follow.

These are the kinds of projects that could be seen as a sign of jumping the shark if this wasn’t a movie genre built on men in tights. The superhero blockbuster, still the biggest draw at the multiplex (with $ 408.2 million, “Iron Man 3″ is easily this year’s biggest box-office hit), has made gimmickry a way of business, not a fault.

In the past, superhero movies didn’t need stars: The brand was the main attraction.

But being a major star, Affleck comes with a lot of baggage that many expect will grate similar to how George Clooney did in Joel Schumacher’s 1997 “Batman and Robin” — a film so bad, it’s often been cited as a catalyst for more serious, dramatic interpretations of superheros.

It’s ironic because Affleck has appeared to ape the career of Clooney (a producer on “Argo”) by shifting into directing and flirting with politics. Affleck, 41, will take on Batman at a slightly older age and in a more established place in his career. But he’ll be best to listen to another piece of advice from Clooney: At least don’t let them put nipples on the Batman suit.

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Superman is coming back _ this time with Batman

This film publicity image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Henry Cavill as Superman in “Man of Steel.” (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Clay Enos, File)

This film publicity image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Henry Cavill as Superman in “Man of Steel.” (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Clay Enos, File)

Henry Cavill and director Zack Snyder attend the Superman 75th anniversary party on Day 3 of 2013 Comic-Con International Convention on Friday, July 19, 2103 in San Diego. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP)

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Superman is coming back, and he’ll have a caped co-star.

“Man of Steel” director Zack Snyder made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con on Saturday to announce he is making another Superman film and it will include Batman — the first time the two superheroes will be united on the big screen.

He declined to reveal many details, saying the script is just being written. He then invited an actor onstage to read a passage to hint at the story line.

“I am the man who beat you,” read Harry Lennox, before an image of the Superman logo, backed by the Batman symbol, flashed on the screen.

Warner Bros. confirmed the first-ever pairing in a statement.

Snyder reimagined Superman in his June blockbuster “Man of Steel,” starring Henry Cavill and Amy Adams. The film has grossed more than $ 630 million worldwide.

Cavill and Adams will appear in the sequel, Warner Bros. said.

Reaction to the news stunned Twitter and left fans at Comic-Con giddy.

“Personally, I love him,” said Claudia Gomez, who was wearing a Batman T-shirt while her niece, Ana, wore a Superman shirt.

Gomez, who traveled to Comic-Con from Mexico City, said the pairing of both heroes left her optimistic about a new Superman film.

Benjamin Ha, who dressed as Superman to his wife’s Wonder Woman, said bringing the two superheroes together will yield fireworks.

“They’re both alpha males,” he said.

Saturday’s announcement about the film follows DC Entertainment’s debut last month of the Greg Pak-written Batman/Superman comic, an ongoing monthly series illustrated by Jae Lee that was the top-selling title among comic books in June.

The book pairs the two characters together a time in their lives when they’re both young and still adapting to being superheroes.

Superman and Batman have also been at odds in comic books, too. In Frank Miller’s dark telling of The Dark Knight Returns, a four-issue mini-series from the 1980s, Batman came out of retirement while Superman became a tool of the federal government.

Production on the Superman sequel is set to begin next year. The film is expected to be released in the summer of 2015.

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