they announced ben affleck will play batman in the see -- sequel of "man of steel." within hours 30 petitions were started demanding the studio bounce ben and tweets about the casting were negative. why all of the whining? one person said you have the shadow of christian bale and the rough start to affleck's career, the fact that this is a character with 75 years of expectations. for a start, apparent lesomebody hasn't seen "gili" or" reindeer games." news has reached the far east where some have taken to the streets in protest. >> oh dear. all right, nick, isn't it pathetic that you get the feeling that these are adult males getting upset over an actor's choice. >> can we put movies out for adults? the nerds running everything? adam west, he is around. >> you can't have affleck. they are not tough on crime. if you are going to use affleck, matt damon would have to be robin. >> that would be great. they would have an unusual relationship. >> i wouldn't see this movie if it was filmed in my kitchen. >> and you have an awesome kitchen. >> they filmed "jaws 4" there. >>

and now it's gone to ben affleck. affleck has been down the super hero path before with luke warm results in 2003's "daredevil." he even won a razzie award for that film. in a roundabout way affleck even played superman before. in hollywood land he was george reeves, television superman from the 1950's. some batman fans are not pleased. they've even started a petition on change.org. ben affleck will destroy the legacy of batman, wrote one person on the site. another said this is gonna be worse than daredevil. actor chris rock tweeting, i want to congratulate ben affleck. it was some battle but you won fair and square. >> when ben affleck makes his debut he will be teamed up with superman, but don't start waiting for tickets yet. the movie won't be released for another two years. >>> next, when cops wear cameras. every chase. and every arrest caught on tape. but does it help or hurt law enforcement? and -- >> i have a dream. >> 50 years later, return to washington. ♪ we shall overcome >>> plus, first photo. kim ankanye

if elected, he was asked, will you stop ben affleck from playing batman? ed an answer. and booker, well he did not hesitate. sorry, he tweeted, i'm pro-ben. forgets mets/yankees, democrats/republicans, the masses are divided over news that broke late thursday night. ben affleck will play batman. warner brothers put out the signal. in a flash the internet was abuzz. a 2015 sequel to this summer's "man of steel" will cast the 41-year-old oscar winner opposite henry cavel, the first both d.c. comic icons will share the silver screen. >> batman. batman. batman cookie jar. wait, what? no! >> get struck by lightning. stabbed 1,000 times. ben affleck playing batman. why couldn't it be lightning? >> through twitter, vine, news headlines, people are choosing sides. from "the new york times." >> handsome wealthy man with a male companion, can ben affleck follow that. >> to the mean makers on tumbler who cam up with images like these it's clear batfleck is taking over. >> the original team is not attached. zach snyder directing. it kind of, stirred up emotions with al

they announced ben affleck will play batman in the see -- sequel of "man of steel." within hours 30 petitions were started demanding the studio bounce ben and tweets about the casting were negative. why all of the whining? one person said you have the shadow of christian bale and the rough start to affleck's career, the fact that this is a character with 75 years of expectations. for a start, apparent lesomebody hasn't seen "gili" or" reindeer games." news has reached the far east where some have taken to the streets in protest. >> oh dear. all right, nick, isn't it pathetic that you get the feeling that these are adult males getting upset over an actor's choice. >> can we put movies out for adults? the nerds running everything? adam west, he is around. >> you can't have affleck. they are not tough on crime. if you are going to use affleck, matt damon would have to be robin. >> that would be great. they would have an unusual relationship. >> i wouldn't see this movie if it was filmed in my kitchen. >> and you have an awesome kitchen. >> they filmed "jaws 4" there. >>

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ben affleck cast as batman and bat fans are not happy. and celine deon makes her twitter debut. the news has been met with widespread commentary. in china, debating posting a message on line saying businessman and one of the country's most prominent bloggers has been arrested on the charges of soliciting prostitution. he lives in china but is a naturalized american citizen speaks his issues including child advocalt. many wonder if the 60-year-old has been set up to stifle his online commentary. the chinese authorities are in the midst of stepping up their control over the internet and curbing online waivers that has seen the arrest of several in recent days. the city ran by both communist party chief much publicized trial has just ended. bloggers described online rumors helped expose a chinese official for corruption. showing his array of lux rizz on line. a scandal that led to an official inquiry. it's official. warner brothers has chosen american actor and director ben affleck to take over the role of batman in the upcoming film due to hit in 2015. the news has been met with w

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celebrities tweet support for ben affleck. in english, arabic, french or spanish protests and voicing opposition to the u.s.' possible intervention in serious -- syria. they say military intervention would only intensify the already difficult situation. washington may be stretching the truth -- some reports suggest washington may be stretching the truth to justify military intervention. others are wondering how much money and armed operation will cost saying the country would be better off allocating funds toward reviving the economy and improving public services. one middle east expert thinks it'll only make the situation worse and says neither the u.s. nor its allies have the means or desire to commit or a long-term basis for the foreseeable future to see it through to an end. news that ben affleck is to take on the role of batman in the up coming movie continues to draw a lively reactions online with thousands of web users slamming what they define as a costume error. a number of well-known faces had taken to social network

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do you think ben affleck was the right choice to play batman?ook or tweet me. i will reveal who i think should play batman in the new movie. ♪ batman ♪ batman >> september is almost here and tonight we thought we would have some summer fun with our insta poll question. it was just announced that ben affleck would be the caped crusader in the super movie hitting the screens in 2015. and the casting choice has set off a firestorm of geek outrage. an on-line petition has exploded on change.com with tens of thousands of people demanding that affleck be stripped of the cape. but he has bt -- he hasn't even put it on yet. he was great in "phantoms" but i am not sure he is the right pick for what the studio is calling an older, grizz -- grizzled version of the iconic hero. i will tell you my pick in a minute. first here is what you had to say. 60% say affleck is a bomb. anderson says one word, jeely. that's the movie affleck was in and nobody could pronounce the title. another, no, aqua man just drowned in the tub. the only bat he needs to portray is t

. >> big news, everyone, ben affleck is going to play batman and everybody is super excited. too pretty for that kind of stuff. >> he's a dad, super dad. you don't want dad batman. >> by super excited, we mean horribly pissed but it's happening. ben will play the dark knight in the sequel and nobody's really and board with it. >> i think ben affleck is a good choice for batman actually. >> almost nobody! >> why is he bad? i don't understand. >> did you see "daredevil. >> no one did. that's the problem. >> if you didn't like "man of steel" that much -- >> you know what becomes the problem? voice. boston -- >> he will probably not do the goodwill hunting voice but that would be call. >> park the bat car in harvard yard. it seems very passionate about choosing good roles in good movies. >> yeah, he's an awesome director now. what makes you think he would be a good batman? >> i think he carries himself like i think batman would. >> and knows about picking good movie rules. >> the injured just keep coming here one after another. >> you know he won an award for that? just kidding.

thee have to talk about movie news today, ben affleck will be the new batman. every other twitter post today that story. >> i was surprised by the strong reaction. i think ben's going to do a great job. is if matting cooler damon was cast as robin, right? great.uld be we've talked to ben before about super hero on the big screen. announcingrothers ben affleck as the new dark knight in the superhyped versus batman movie. twitter almost crashing from the news. >> ben affleck would be good with anything. he's hot. >> i think he'll be ok. everyone has an opinion on this one, ben sparking coast-to-coast saying ben some fans isn't dark enough to play the caped crusader, the role one by his "argo" co-producer, george clooney. said the grove, cleaner the only reason he hired you was but i'myou were cheap guessing you won't be cheap anymore. say cheap.rt to >> many fans confused as to why winning ben would take on the blockbuster film especially success in "argo." >> warner brothers, the studio that released "argo" and ben brought them a best picture oscar, they're looki

a big fat no for actor ben affleck playing batman in the sequel to "man of steel." on twitter are saying the same. #batfleck was trending once we checked. some say affleck will do well. i will say i'm one of them. many say they're baffled by warner brothers decision to put him in the role. they don't think he has what s predecessors had when they starred as the superhero. >> how much do you weigh? >> about 108, i think. >> a man's got to go his own way. a friend told me that. >> why are all the gorgeous oneshoodal maniacs? is it me? >> serious mistake. >> not as serious as yours, i fear. >> i want to bring in cnn entertainment editor abby goodman in los angeles. on the phone with us is cnn commentator and senior west coast editor for "vanity fair," christa smith. abby i'm going to start with you. what do you make of this reaction on twitter. >> as someone on twitter said, batman jokes are the reason why twitter was invented. everyone is having a good time playing with this. immediately after the news hit that ben affleck was going to play batman, the hashtag better b

. >> big news, everyone, ben affleck is going to play batman and everybody is super excited.oo pretty for that kind of stuff. >> he's a dad, super dad. you don't want dad batman. >> by super excited, we mean horribly pissed but it's happening. ben will play the dark knight in the sequel and nobody's really and board with it. >> i think ben affleck is a good choice for batman actually. >> almost nobody! >> why is he bad? i don't understand. >> didid you see "daredevil. >> no one did. that's the problem. >> if you didn't like "man of steel" that much -- >> you know what becomes the problem? voice. boston -- >> he will probably not do the goodwill hunting voice but that would be call. >> park the bat car in harvard yard. it seems very passionate about choosing good roles in good movies. >> yeah, he's an awesome director now. what makes you think he would be a good batman? >> i think he carries himself like i think batman would. >> and knows about picking good movie rules. >> the injured just keep coming here one after another. >> you know he won an award for that? just kidding.

ben affleck playing batman it must be stopped. >> why don't people want ben affleck ?ne cast in the movies. the initial reaction is always intensely negative. go back and look at how heath ledger was first announced how people reacted. all negative. >> as the joker. >> i'm not seeing this movie. he's the worst choice. worst choice ever. if i wrote an article saying heath ledger was the worst joker i would be burned in ef ji. >> he won an oscar. >> my son can quote you every movie line because of him. at this point, is this a risky casting move by warner brothers? what are they trying to do? >> i don't think it is. we are talking about a guy who is a multiple academy award winner. he's a writer director producer. >> hottest he he's been. >> just won the oscar for "argo." not a bad-looking guy if i do say so myself. i think he can handle batman. he can handle the guy who dresses like a bat and punches people in the house. >> we were talking about christian bale. what happened? didn't warner brothers try to get him? >> suppose edly they tried to give him $50 million to co

at number one, flashback. >> i'm bat mn. >> now ben affleck will play the caped crusadecrusader.superhero in the super flop "daredevil." >> it's me, ben affleck. >> before you get your cape in a bunch, people were just as shocked when heath ledger was cast as the joker. some fans agree, tough do a lot of good will hunting to find a positive tweet. let's wait an see. at number two, get the rug rats out of here. >> if you don't stop screwing around back there, this is what i'm going to do with you. >> scoot airlines has created a new child free zone on the planes meaning far small fee, avoid this. kids under 12 are banned and there's more leg room, too. recent harris poll showed 63% of people rather sit next to a crying baby than a foul smelling adult. until there's a fragrance free section, this will have to do. >> at number three, selfies. they're annoying but now they can be dangerous for the sender. yes. they're the cornerstone of look at me self validation but now selfies may be putting kids at the risk of abuse. psychologists warn when kids and teens post photos on social med

. >> ben affleck cast as the crew sard, and the internet erupts in protests. we asked comic book die hards does affleck deserve the backlash. ,, goodnight. thanks, olivia. thank you. so you can make a payment from your cell to almost anyone's phone or email. (speaking french) so you can express your gratitude... in the moment. chase quickpay. so you can. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." female narrator: it's posturepedic versus beautyrest it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ . >>> go back to that story we tried bring you earlier. the golden state warriors holding open try outs today but not for player sdmrs try outs still going on and don ford shows you who they were looking for. >> during basketball fans came to the downtown oakland marriott hoping to land a spot in the golden state warriors. >> i'm a warrior fan since way

>> now, ben affleck is going to be the next batman, good choice, we'll tell you what i think, if i have an opinion, get ready for facebook, questions posted on our page at "the five." don't go away. affleck, affl . >>> ben affleck is playing batman, batman, as you know, a rich man who is fighting evil, sounds kind of republican to me. if he were where he wanted him to be, he would be a leader of fracking, his robin would be his tape worm, his daddy's trust fund acting as bat-mobile. or perhaps he would be leaking information to our enemies. it always is, for those who mock the war on terror, instead, we get a rich white guy, mr. affleck, who plays a rich white guy fighting evil, because it sells. it knows that on-screen morality makes sense, even if they laugh at it privately. he want exceptional men who kill, but the problem with batman is not batman at all. each film depends on a new evil, avr villain who justifies evil. when boys kill a war hero for fun when scum rape and mutilate a couple rkkucouple, when a you rewarded for blowing up children, you get pretty jaded. i mean, who is b

. >> new face behind the mask of batman with ben affleck taking over. he is going to play bruce in the 2015 sequel putting the character together on the big screen for the first time, and superman will be in the movie, and this is the first super hero for ben affleck. >> brian wilson could make $1 million and all he has to do is shame the famous beard for a razor company. he is now with the dodgers and made the debut yesterday with the team giving up a double and struck out two batters in the 9th for the 6 no word if he agrees to shave the beard which is feared for another $1 million. >> tempting. >> can he use the money? >> we can all use the money even if we give it away to charity the. >> i have a nonprofit called "me." >> mike nicco is standing by with the weather. >> we are one to seven degrees warmer than yesterday, oakland at 72 is one degree warmer and san francisco at 68, and fremont is 78, and concord is 85 and san jose is 80 and santa rosa is 83. seven degrees warmer. i have showers around las vegas if you are headed that way there could be d

the new batman will be played by ben affleck.lready predicts another daredevil disaster. >> good morning i'm carol costello. thank you for joining me. checking our storying, the clock is ticking in syria. the evidence will deteriorate in the coming days and the united nations is asking for access. >>> jury deliberations have resumed in the case against the armmy psych tris who is accused of gunning down his former soldiers at fort hood. he face as death sentence. >> new numbers from the government show a huk cup in the houses recovery. now home sales dropped 13% last month. many analysts are pointing to mortgage rates that keep heading higher and a steady increase in home prices >>> it is president obama's latest bid to bring some relief to the i.d. million class. he says higher education has never been more expensive and talked exclusively to cnn's chris cuomo about what he plans to do about it. >> when you look at public colleges and universities, part of what's happened is state legislatures have dropped their support. and so

. >>> is ben affleck the hero that gotham deserves? the movie studio is taking heat to the dislike of many nans. they announced affleck will play bat man. the casting has sparked angry tweets and antiaffleck facebook pages. some have even coined the phrase batflecck. protesting his role already has more than 17 thousand sittings. so what's with all the hate. >> i don't really see him as batman, but i do think he can pull it off. >> i had a friend tweet me last night that mtv announced ben affleck was going to be bat man. my business partner is like what's wrong with you and i was like ben affle ck is the new batman. >> i had the same reaction. didn't you? i threw my phone on the floor. no. affleck hasn't responded to the frenzy. why all the hate? is this guy pretty good actor. >> i think it would have been -- he's going to be fine. >> how hard is it. >> angry tweets. that never happens. everybody is positive on twitter. >>> all right. we've got ourselves a forecast that will not make you throw your phone on the floor unless you're sayi

you feel confident and then they cast ben affleck. wheaton, looking forward to seeing affleck bring the depth and gravitas that he brought to daredevil and geli. trending topic, call better batman than ben affleck with people typing up suggestions. regardless, warner brothers made their decision and caused quite a frenzy announcing thursday that ben affleck will play the caped crusader what is set to be a sequel most recent superman film, man of steel. it will feature batman and superman squaring off in the first-ever on-screen pairing. christian bale played batman in "the dark knight" trilogy but three times in the costume was enough. affleck has a lot of juice in the hollywood. off his oscar win for argo. this isn't the first time in costume. he started in the marvel comic superhero film, daredevil, a decade ago it was. that is where he met his future wife jennifer garner. fans never thought too kindly. affleck didn't. he said if you ever saw him in come big book movie he lost all his money. affleck starred as the late actor george

. >> ben affleck. >> yeah. >> you know i don't know. picked to play one of the super super heroes. he will it's expected to be in theaters in 2015 there watts a -- was a rumor that dc and the producers of the film had offered christian bale50 million dollars to play batman one more time. >> there's backlash and there's better batman hash tag than ben. that's the hash tag. people are upset and it's trending high on twit they are morning. i know our floor -- twitter this morning. i know our floor director is not happy. >> i have one thing to say. >> what? >> armageddon. >> that's all you have to say? please. >> the movie armageddon. >> a cute fuzzy kitten has quite a story. >> what about ben affleck. >> not talking about him. >> the cute fluffy thing he is. he decided to hitch a ride but not inside a car. how he useed about all his nine lives. >> and also not something you see every day while tanning on the beach. where this hovercraft ran aground. can you imagine on the beach and that shows up. >>> you're watching the station that works

women everywhere are excited about this movie. >> ben affleck, he's done well.ah. so, how about brandi performing to 40 people. >> 40? 4-0? >> 40. a packed 90,000 stadium in south africa. supposed to be there as a surprise closing act for the mandela sports and culture day in south africa. however the crowd trickled out ahead of her performance. there were 40 people in the audience. she eventually walks off the stage. >> man, hope she finished the song out of respect to the 40 people there. >> amazing. 90,000 seat. 40 people. you can't blame her. >> vh-1, about the whole car accident she was involved in, killed a woman, years and years ago. she was trying to recover from that. how difficult it was. tragedy follows brandi. >> tell you what, in that situation, playing to 40 people. work on new material. work on dance moves. of course someone has a camera. it will all be on youtube. you can't work on anything. >> always everywhere. >> kelly clarkson. going to have a big, fancy elaborate wedding. no more. after all the planning, she says i'm going to elope. we were

oscar-winner, ben affleck, will be bruce wayne. choice makes headlines worldwide, as he gets set to go up against superman. >>> and a major announcement this morning about these two adorable cubs. "gma's" access to the nursery of the only panda twins in america, as they wave good morning, america. >> they were waving on the inside, lara. i'm sure. hello, america. good morning to you. >>> and what a morning ahead for you here on "gma." a crowd numbering in the thousands and thousands. all lined up and welcoming the wanted. so many sleeps all night long there at central park, as they get ready for one of the biggest boy bands on the planet. >> i always say, this could be the biggest crowd ever. and so many people are glad they came. >> ding. >> a big ding, everybody. we will hear that hit, at our huge party in the park. plus, the song you, the viewers, chose. and the wanted is listening. >>> we're going to start with the bizarre and dangerous weather in the west. massive pieces of hail actually shutting down parts of colorado. and th

. >> that's right, allison seymour, ben affleck is going to play batman. >> bring back michael keatonu are way, way, way behind. >> george clooney? >> he was awful. he was the worst batman. >> have you seen george clooney? >> i have and seen what he did to batman. >> not ben affleck, please. >> announced last month two superheros will be together. released in summer 2015. christian bale was the best batman, then val killmer. >> let's go with christian bale. sorry, ben. majority of the comments are not on your side. congratulations on instant failure at the box office. i do believe it was ben affleck that ruined daredevil movie. >> only thing worse is channing tattum. they might as well take their shirts off. >> wouldn't it be cast of "good will hunting." how do you like these apples. >> he is not really cast he definitely is cast? >> by the way, christian bale doesn't want any part. >> ben had to decide if he wanted -- or batman. >> i don't enjoy this story. >> i understand. am i doing weather now? >> how about a little tgt, yes, lady, and gentleman tyrese and genuine is stopping by l

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in the juice aisle. >>> ben affleck, the new "batman." i'm not kidding.ncement from warner brothers has fans unhappy. some have started to petition against him. the movie will come out in 2015. it's supposedly bringing together batman and superman. one petition on change.org, the other one up on a white house website, but they took it down saying it kind of violated the terms and conditions. so that's going to be it. ben affleck starring as the title superhero. he was a superhero in "daredevil." remember that? even he agreed it was an awful movie. i say bring back adam west. he's 85, tan, rested and ready. i'm craig jarrett in for shepherd smith. >>> tick, tick, tick. accused of groping and forcibly kissing 18 women. is san diego mayor bob filner about to kiss his job, career, maybe future good-bye and get paid to do it on the way out? the city council debating it as we speak. a decision is imminent. and we are all over it. welcome everybody. i'm neil cavuto and we are live in san diego where the city council is meeting and deciding mayor's fate going ove

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and ben affleck is batman.ar-winner joins a superstar lineup of actors who have played bruce wayne. ♪ from keaton. >> i'm batman. >> reporter: to kilmer. >> chicks love the car. >> reporter: clooney. >> i'm batman. >> reporter: and bale. the caped crusader has become one of the most popular and scrutinized roles in hollywood history. now, this morning the riddle of who will be the next batman has been solved. and his name is batfleck? yep, it's official. warner brothers announced late yesterday, that ben affleck's batman will be joining henry cavill's superman. the social media reaction was swift. four of the top trending twitter topics were related to the casting. less favorable reaction. fans offered alternatives like, my cats. and meryl streep. other suggestions included dame judi dench and the leg lamp from "a christmas story." before the announcement, ryan gosling and josh brolin were considered front runners for the role. affleck, from wunderkind, to questionable choices, before becoming a bona fide a-lis