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Batmayne Begins: 10 Black Actors Who Could’ve Played Batman [Photo Gallery]

In honor of stressfully-irksome actor/Oscar-winning director Ben Affleck being cast as THEE Batman in “Man of Steel 2″ (and sparking widespread outrage) , we compiled a list of underrated , slept-or beloved Black actors who could’ve nailed the iconic superhero role. Here are ten Black actors worthy of donning the iconic mask. Take a look.

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Batmayne Begins: 10 Black Actors Who Could’ve Played Batman [Photo Gallery]

Michael Shannon Talks About Being Cast As General Zod in ‘Man of Steel’

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Easily the biggest piece of news in the past week was that Oscar-nominated actor and current star of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, Michael Shannon, had been cast as by director Zack Snyder as the lead villain General Zod [1] his upcoming Superman reboot called Man of Steel. While the news of Shannon’s casting spread like wildfire and spawned massive debates about the Zod character and more, the one person… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : /Film Discovery Date : 12/04/2011 06:13 Number of articles : 2

Michael Shannon Talks About Being Cast As General Zod in ‘Man of Steel’

Meet Shiloh Fernandez

Boy, is now just the best time to be an actor in your twenties? So many roles! The latest one up for grabs was the male lead of the Amanda Seyfried thriller Girl with the Red Riding Hood , and it’s gone to Skateland star Shiloh Fernandez. The 25-year-old was once thisclose to being cast in Robert Pattinson’s role in Twilight , so it’s nice for director Catherine Hardwicke to give him another shot. Also, he has a tattoo on his ass . So, there’s that. [ THR ]

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Meet Shiloh Fernandez