&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/22/showbiz/ben-affleck-batman-superman/index.html?hpt=en_c1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Batman fans are a touchy bunch&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. When Heath Ledger was cast as The Joker in Christopher Nolan&#039;s &amp;quot;The Dark Knight,&amp;quot; &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://gawker.com/the-internet-didnt-care-for-heath-ledger-as-the-joker-1190436819&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&amp;gt;the typical reaction was, &amp;quot;you&#039;ve got to be kidding.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;Of course, Ledger turned in such an outstanding performance, he won an Oscar for the role. 