Throughout the years, a lot of stars have portrayed the role of The Dark Knight, aka Batman, in multiple media franchises. Therefore, it is quite obvious that fans would have different opinions about the actors who have played the role, with most having one particular favorite.
Jack Quaid also once opened up about his favorite Batman portrayal and revealed that he felt Michael Keaton’s take on the epic caped crusader was ‘perfect.’
Jack Quaid hails Michael Keaton as the perfect ‘Batman’
Jack Quaid is one of the most popular actors in the industry at the moment. The American actor first rose to fame back in 2019 when he portrayed the role of Hughie Campbell in The Boys. Quaid even appeared alongside some of the biggest names in Hollywood last year when he portrayed the role of famous physicist Richard Feynman in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
Jack Quaid also voiced the role of Clark Kent, aka Superman in the animated series, My Adventures with Superman, which came out last year. While promoting his series, the actor appeared in an interview with Yahoo Entertainment and talked about a lot of things, including his favorite Batman portrayal.
Jack Quaid was asked by the interviewer if he knew that his father, Dennis Quaid was also rumored to play the role of Batman before Michael Keaton was cast as Batman. The Scream actor revealed he had no idea about it and appreciated Keaton’s Batman. He said,
“I never knew that! I never knew he was a rumored Bruce Wayne. He’s never talked to me about it. That would have been a weird alternate timeline for me. But I love Keaton’s Batman so much. He’s the perfect version of Batman”
Quaid further opened up about Michael Keaton reprising the role of Batman in The Flash movie.
My Adventures with Superman is currently streaming on HBO Max.
Jack Quaid appreciates Robert Pattinson’s portrayal of Bruce Wayne
Michael Keaton reprised his role as the Caped Crusader once again after almost three decades last year in The Flash. In the movie, as a consequence of the Flashpoint timeline, Michael Keaton’s Bruce Wayne replaces Ben Affleck’s Bruce Wayne. Talking about Keaton reprising his role as Batman, Jack Quaid said, “Oh yeah, that was awesome.”
Jack Quaid further talked about some other stars who have portrayed the role of Bruce Wayne recently. He talked about Christian Bale and Robert Pattinson’s portrayal of Batman, and said,
“Growing up, my signature Batman was Christian Bale just because those movies hit theaters as I was coming into my nerdom as a teenager. I was also a big fan of Batman Beyond when I was a kid, and I think Robert Pattinson is killing it as Batman now, too. I’ve loved pretty much every take on Batman.”
Robert Pattinson has previously opened up about reprising his role and revealed that The Batman was the first movie of a new Batman film trilogy. The Batman- Part II is currently in development and is expected to be released in October next year.
