Could Brad Pitt be starring in the sequel to "Man of Steel"? It's highly unlikely but if actor Michael Caine had his way he would pick the "World War Z" star to play Alfred J. Pennyworth in "Batman vs. Superman."
Caine, who played Bruce Wayne's butler in the last movie, told TMZ that he thinks Warner Bros. should cast a younger actor to play Alfred and Pitt would be perfect. For those not familiar with Batman, Alfred was employed by the Wayne family as their butler. When Bruce's - aka Batman's - parents were killed Alfred raised the orphan.
The butler knows everything about Bruce and helps him hide his secret identity as the Caped Crusader. Caine also told TMZ that he felt Ben Affleck was a good choice to play Batman despite all the fan backlash when the casting announcement was first made. When asked if he thought Affleck was too old Caine said no way.
"I think it's right. You progress," he said. "Batman must be getting older, mustn't he? Too old for me to be his butler."
Of course this is only a rumor since Warner Bros. has not made any official casting news about Alfred. Recently there were also rumors that the studio was considering eight different possible titles for the sequel.
According to Fusible, a website that tracks domain names, Warner Bros. registered several domain names leaving people to wonder if one of them could end up being the title of the "Man of Steel" sequel. So far the movie has been given the unofficial name of "Batman vs. Superman.
Fusible reports that Warner Bros. registered the names through MarkMonitor.com, an Internet based protection company. The domain names (and rumored titles) are below:
"Man of Steel Battle the Knight"
"Man of Steel Beyond Darkness"
"Man of Steel Black of Knight"
"Man of Steel Darkness Falls"
"Man of Steel knight Falls"
"Man of Steel Shadow of the Night"
"Man of Steel The Blackest Hour"
"Man of Steel The Darkness Within"
Reportedly they also registered shorter versions of the names for example "Battle the Knight," "Beyond Darkness" etc.
What do you think of the latest "Batman vs. Superman" rumors?
