Tyler Hoechlin More Likely To Be Batman Than Ryan Gosling: Here's Why

Ever since Zack Snyder announced a Superman/Batman film in the works at last weekend's Comic-Con, the internet has exploded with rumors; few of which have been about the movie and more about who should replace Christian Bale as Batman in the Man of Steel sequel.

Ryan Gosling's was a name that surfaced quickly and it's easy to see why: Gosling has great stage presence and, as we saw in Drive, the ability to flip from calm to guns blazing in mere seconds. What Culture say that the 32 year-old "perfectly fits this more brutal and tortured Batman, not to mention that he possesses the suave playboy looks to serve as the cover story." So it's a shame really that it's not going to be Ryan.

Based on the ending of The Dark Knight Rises, it would be natural to assume that Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who was set up as the 'Robin' character, would succeed Bale and become Batman. However, screenwriter David S. Goyer has stated that the Superman/Batman face-off will not exist in the Dark Knight universe, so that bet may as well be scuppered.

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This certainly won't be the end of the rumoured actors (odds reported by The Guardian), with Jon Hamm (18/1), Jake Gyllenhaal (10/1) and Michael Fassbender (25/1) all interesting choices to take over the batmobile. Even at this stage in the game it's pretty safe to say, we won't be seeing Ryan Gosling in the pointed cowl any time soon.