(laughs). So there's no Batman without Zorro. When I was 5 years old, I thought I was Zorro with a sword. I had a stick that I hit my father with all the time.
"Then, when Batman came on TV, it was a big thrill. I read some of the comics. My sons always read DC comics. So I played with those for years. I like Matt Reeves, the director. It's an interesting cast."
It's the curly-haired actor's first time to work in a comic book movie. "I didn't get offered those films," he said. "Antonio Banderas was great as Zorro."
We can tell he's a big Zorro fan. "When they were going to do that, I was, oh, they're going to do Zorro. I wrote Steven Spielberg a letter. I wrote, I think you should consider me for Zorro. He was
surprised - from Barton Fink to Zorro (laughs). But I'm really more Zorro than Barton Fink."
"When I was a kid, I loved swashbucklers," John added. "Errol Flynn... Robin Hood. I love things with dueling. Also horses and mustache. And his alter ego is wimpy. It's like Superman, but with a horse.
It's got a little more Spanish influence.
"After doing all my Discovering Your Roots shows, I know that my grandmother's name was Cortese. I love Spanish music, then I realized, I'm almost 20 percent Iberian. I'm not surprised."
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Casting Update - The Batman
Robert Pattinson - Batman
Jeffery Wright - Jim Gordon
Zoë Kravitz - Catwoman
Paul Dano - The Riddler
Andy Serkis - Alfred Pennyworth
Colin Farrell - The Penguin
John Turturro - Carmine Falcone
Peter Sarsgaard - District Attorney Gil Colson
Batman Movie Countdown
THE BATMAN
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