Armie Hammer Is Apparently In Final Talks To Play the New Batman

Last week, Ben Affleck capitulated to Warner Bros. and officially announced he will be leaving the role of Batman on Jimmy Kimmell.

Many names have been floated as who will play Bruce Wayne and don the cowl for the next solo outing for the caped crusader with Armie Hammer reportedly in negotiations with Warners.

The Call Me By Your Name actor has a lot in common with the character. Hammer comes from a Wayne-esque fortune. His grandfather, Armand Hammer, was chair of Occidental Petroleum.

Hammer was actually once cast as Batman in Mad Max: Fury Road filmmaker George Miller’s version of Justice League originally scheduled for 2009.

“It was pre-Christian Bale but the Christian Bale Batman had a lot more in common with it than any of the previous ones, whether it be George Clooney or Michael Keaton, which were almost campy,” Hammer told the Happy Sad Confused podcast about Miller’s version of the Dark Knight. “This was one about a guy who is severely psychologically, almost deranged. It was dark and it was really intense and this guy had major trust issues, the whole thing. It was a great concept and a really cool idea.”

READ: Reddit Wants Robert Pattinson To Be The Next Batman Really Badly

Affleck told Kimmell that he couldn’t “cut it” as Batman in the DCU films according toEntertainment Weekly. Affleck said, “I tried to direct a version of it and worked with a really good screenwriter but just couldn’t come up with a version — I couldn’t crack it and so I thought it’s time for someone else to take a shot at it. They got some really good people so I’m excited.”

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Umberto Gonzalez of The Wrap is disputing the report, claiming that his sources told him the studio intends to go younger than 32 years-old, which is Hammer’s age.

He Tweeted last night: “I’m being told… Armie Hammer. Batman. Not true.”

Armie Hammer. Batman. Not true.

— Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) February 19, 2019

Revenge of the Fans first made the call that Hammer would play Batman saying, “The casting brings closure to a story that, indirectly, began way back in 2007 when George Miller cast Hammer as Batman for Justice League: Mortal.”

Revenge said: “Hammer getting another chance to play the Dark Knight mirrors Henry Cavill’s journey to the role of Superman. In 2004, Cavill came very close to playing the Man of Steel, only to see that disappear when the studio pulled the plug on Superman: Flyby and decided to make Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns instead. Cavill was then given a second chance in 2011 when Zack Snyder cast him as Superman for a reboot of the franchise.”

The Batman will hit theaters, on June 25, 2021.

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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 19, 2019

TRUMP IS THE REAL “NATIONAL EMERGENCY”: “There is no national security crisis at the border. This emergency declaration is just the latest extreme step that Donald Trump and Mike Pence have taken to divide America,” said HRC Government Affairs Director David Stacy (@david_stacy). “From revoking protections for more than a million Dreamers, including 75,000 LGBTQ young people, detaining tens of thousands of immigrants, making asylum claims almost impossible and separating thousands of children from their parents, the Trump-Pence Administration has harmed our country and violated the trust of the American people.” Read more from HRC and the Washington Blade.

HRC FOUNDATION WRAPS UP SIXTH ANNUAL TIME TO THRIVE: The nation’s premier event addressing the safety, inclusion and well-being of LGBTQ and questioning youth took place this weekend Anaheim, California. Time to THRIVE brought  together a wide range of youth-serving professionals to discuss best practices for working with and caring for LGBTQ youth and their families in schools, community centers, health care settings and beyond. More from HRC.

• At the conference, HRC highlighted the findings of its latest report on Black and African American LGBTQ youth. In his remarks at the opening event, HRC President Chad Griffin addressed the devastating consequences of discrimination alongside powerful stories of resilience — and the imperative to support these youth and all LGBTQ young people. More from Blavity.
• HRC honored actor Josie Totah with an Upstander Award for her brave decision to live openly as a transgender woman. More from Pink News.

Did you miss @JosieTotah’s incredible speech from @HRC Foundation’s #TimeToTHRIVE Conference yesterday?

Don’t worry – we’ve got you! pic.twitter.com/b3rMKQ7AzR

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 16, 2019

TUESDAY TWEET:  Airlines for America — the industry trade group representing the country’s largest airlines — and Delta last week approved the addition of new gender options to accommodate non-binary passengers. HRC Deputy Press Secretary Allison Turner (@amturner1993) writes in an oped for Advocate, “It means so much that I can be myself a little more fully, and find myself in one less situation in which I’m forced to feel like a fraud.” More from Advocate.

• More on this historic announcement from the Los Angeles Times and The Associated Press.

“While I am sure that I’ll still have to deal with confusion and even bigger challenges in the airport around my identity, this is a big step in the right direction.” @HRC’s @amturner1993 on the news major airlines will add non-binary options for flyers. t.co/Z7xjsIpM6o

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 16, 2019

DON CHEADLE MAKES A BIG STATEMENT FOR TRANS YOUTH ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: More from Time and Advocate.

“It means so much to me to see other people standing up and protecting our youth.”

Thank you, @DonCheadle, for being an ally. By wearing a #ProtectTransKids shirt on @nbcsnl, you made a big fashion statement for equality. #SNL pic.twitter.com/KVQq0q4se2

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 19, 2019

HORRIFYING — TRANSGENDER WOMAN DEPORTED FROM U.S. MURDERED IN EL SALVADOR: “[Camila] migrated to the U.S. because of threats that she had received, but she was deported because they didn’t believe her,” Aislinn Odaly’s, an independent LGBTI rights advocate, told the Washington Blade.

• El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have high levels of violence and political instability — and life in this region can be particularly treacherous for LGBTQ people. More from HRC.

DESGARRADOR — MUJER TRANSGÉNERO QUE FUE DEPORTADA DE EEUU FALLECE EN EL SALVADOR: “[Camila] emigró a Estados Unidos debido a las amenazas que había recibido, pero fue deportada porque no le creyeron”, dijo Aislinn Odaly’s, activista LGBTI independiente, según el Washington Blade.

STATE LEGISLATION ROUNDUP:

• Lawmakers in California have re-introduced a bill that aims to help LGBTQ youth in the state by providing teachers with training on how to best support their LGBTQ students. Read more from The Sacramento Bee.
• Tennessee’s attorney general has announced that the state’s sentencing law applies to hate crimes targeting transgender people. Read more from the Associated Press.

GAY MAN ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED, HARASSED IN SALT LAKE CITY: The victim, Sal Trejo, recorded the incident on his phone and posted it online. More from The Washington Post.

OUTSPORTS NAMES DAWN ENNIS NEW MANAGING EDITOR: Congrats, Dawn! Read more here.

.@lifeafterdawn is an amazing talent and a key voice in LGBTQ media. Congratulations on this exciting new chapter and role with @outsports! t.co/PH3tBZomdU

— Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) February 15, 2019

LGB MEMBERS IN CONGRESS PEN LETTER OPPOSING HHS WAIVER THAT ALLOWS TAXPAYER-FUNDED DISCRIMINATION: Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), Angie Craig (D-Minn.) and Katie Hill (D-Calif.) wrote the letter, signed by 95 House Democrats. Read more from the Washington Blade.

HORRIBLE — TRANS MAN’S INSURANCE COMPANY REVOKES COVERAGE OF GENDER AFFIRMATION SURGERY DURING PROCEDURE: Read more from LGBTQ Nation.

READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!

Bustle reports on an HRC Foundation and University of Connecticut survey that found more teens are using nontraditional labels to describe their sexuality; Los Angeles Blade reports that Gov. Gavin Newsom has named JP Petrucione Director of Digital Media, making him the highest ranking openly transgender official in California; and

.@HRC HBCU Program Director @MrLeslieHall and @HRC board member Jodie Patterson hosted a powerful discussion at @PoliticsProse about race & identity as seen in her new memoir reflecting on her journey raising a trans child.@jodie_GeorgiaNY’s’ “The Bold World” is in stores now. t.co/f038y3K5ba

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 19, 2019

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Bernie Sanders Launches Second Presidential Campaign: WATCH

Senator Bernie Sanders is running for president in 2020, he announced in an interview with Vermont Public Radio and a campaign video on Tuesday morning.

Said Sanders to VPR: “I wanted to let the people of the state of Vermont know about this first. And what I promise to do is, as I go around the country, is to take the values that all of us in Vermont are proud of — a belief in justice, in community, in grassroots politics, in town meetings — that’s what I’m going to carry all over this country.”

“We began the political revolution in the 2016 campaign, and now it’s time to move that revolution forward,” he added. “I think [Donald Trump] is a pathological liar. I also think he is a racist, a sexist, a homophobe, a xenophobe, somebody who is gaining cheap political points by trying to pick on minorities, often undocumented immigrants.”

Sanders also spoke to CBS This Morning.

Sanders told John Dickerson that what’s different this time is that “we’re gonna win.” Sanders said he would “launch a grassroots movement to lay the groundwork for transforming the economic and political life of this country.”

Booker joins a widening field of Democrats who have announced exploratory committees including Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker, South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro, former U.S. Rep John Delaney, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Senator Kamala Harris, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and entrepreneur Andrew Yang.

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California’s Top Trans Official Is Out, Proud, and Loud

JP Petructione, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s director of digital media, talks about the importance of transgender visibility in a threatening time.

www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/2/19/californias-top-trans-official-out-proud-and-loud