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Hospice Atlanta sent out a tweet last week asking for a Batman costume or someone to be Batman for 11 year old Mukuta, a child suffering from cholangiocarcinoma, which has a low prognosis.
Luckily, a certain star was able to help out:
Zach Levi, who will be star as Shazam/Captain Marvel for the Shazam movie (2019), used his star power to contact Ben Affleck for some help. But did it work?
Yes! Ben Affleck was not only able to send Mukatu Batman gear, but surprised him by calling him too. And if that wasn’t enough, Ben Affleck has offered to fly Mukuta’s mother from Zimbabwe to reunite with her son.
And of course Zach responded.
Despite them being easy targets to make fun of (especially and recently Ben Affleck), I’m glad that they are able to do good things. Ben also runs the charity “Eastern Congo Initiative” if you want to see some of the more altruistic stuff he does outside of acting. Link: http://www.easterncongo.org/
Link to Hospice Atlanta Donations: https://vnhs.org/get-involved/make-a-donation/
Full video/source is here as well: https://youtu.be/0OM7S8QwID0
#wholesome #batman4Mukuta #batman #storytime
CanadianMadCow
*Reads the post* oh that's really nice.... Wasn't Mukuta the bad guy from Bionicle?"
Yutani987
Love this.
JustinSpicer
I thought he wanted batman? What does Ben Affleck have to do with this? If I know one thing it is that Ben Affleck is not batman. get George
buttknuckles007
retgarr
Curable.com
sablewombat
Upvote for awareness
JudgeDrench
Sorry it was from Affleck...
psychopirate99
Here I am cutting onions while I read this
v23474
I have to admit I am not a fan of Ben Affleck’s Batman, but I am so in awe of what he has done here...
angelghoul
But what if he wanted Christian Bale?
TheOneTheyCallSir
Don't get me wrong what he did was cool, but a little too much self grandizing for my taste. He should be doing this stuff all the time imo
candiduscorvus
Ben Affleck is much better at being a decent person than he is at being Batman.
burentsu
JifLover
WOW so Ben Affleck made a PHONE CALL to a sick kid. So impressive he had time with his busy schedule pretending to be a good person.
Brocktooon
Ben Affleck is not the weak link in the current Batman productions.
bimbobread
Even if those links were fixed, he would be.
darrenphillips987
What a great thing to do
buttknuckles007
I went and tasted the sauce and now I have to go to the bathroom and cry
Eluria
I think Affleck is a horrible Batman.
bimbobread
Yes.
helloimsebastian
Good people are good, who could of thought
Renza0
dying of cancer seems like the worst super power ever
JoJotarot
I was expecting a small crowd of dudes dresses as Batman all saying "I'm batman!"
BagFullOfMommy
Literally the worst Batman... I would die on the spot out of spite if I was the kid and they told me they got me Ben Affleck.
TheScurvyWalnut
Dude...
NeneJPhilly
I always felt BA was a good guy. I never understood all the hate 4 him. It’s good this baby is getting recognition. Children shouldn’t die.
Ronburdandysbrother
I hear you. A parent should never out live their child.
Shewy92
I didn't know Chuck was cast in the Shazam movie. Also didn't know they were making a Shazam movie. Also I guess he wanted a change after
Shewy92
Getting murdered in Thor Ragnarok
ApexWarrior848
He wasn’t in Thor was he? I know once upon a time Prince Charming is but not chuck
ApexWarrior848
Never mind I googled it damn I didn’t even notice it was him I still thought it was the Prince Charming guy
Fahargo
That angered me. Oh just Thors best friends murdered without a fight
OriginalWadjet
and it was like they were just mooks! no mourning or anything. the worst part of that otherwise delightful movie
hiearchy87
Me fucking too?!? Wtf was that shit!?
RipOffTheBandAid
Kid: you're not Christian Bale
Hungrypiemonger
kid: "you're not michael keaton"
RipOffTheBandAid
Hungrypiemonger
https://imgur.com/f0vETCb
SuedeRobinson
Zigor22
Yeah, but he apologized for having slave-owning ancestors, so....
AnaphylacticShark
Dont really see how thats his fault.
BoooBerry
Sadly, via collective guilt, many these days do attribute sins of the past to those currently living.
theslowestsloth
So?
Zigor22
Well, I'm skeptical of his motives.
astronomyisfun
Celebrity does something good for a dying kid, “racism!”
SleepingWithNeedles
why?
johnaustits
myusernameisnotcreative
Getting a phone call from Conroy would be my first choice, but I am old and dumb.
somecallmeFinn
Old and wise*
HeshTK
Either Kevin Conroy or Christian Bale if I'm being honest. I think he did Batman justice
argast
A conference call with Conroy and Hamill arguing over something, that would be lovely
TheNewAndImprovedUser
Whenever reading something that "Batman said" I can only hear it in his voice.
ImmortalAzrael
He IS the voice of Batman and always will be.
LuminoZero
Much like The Joker will always be Mark Hamil
ObiWanShalomi
Don't be silly you old fart :) if it were me, I'd like a video call from Kevin Conroy and that guy who voiced Terry McGinnis lol.
earlymutation
Bill Murray
freshgroundpepper
God, here I am mad I didn't get a new job, and this kid has to spend his final days with his bunny just wanting to see his mom and batman
freshgroundpepper
Perspective man
Opportunist
The REAL hero. ( and best of luck next time around with your job hunt, @freshgroundpepper !)
freshgroundpepper
Thanks! I have one now and warm food and loving family/friends so I have 0 I should complain about
Opportunist
AWESOME! Your grateful attitude is refreshing and a true blessing! \^_^/
ValhallaBackYall
If it was me Keaton would have to give me my Batman call. But he was my Batman. Good for Affleck and thank god they didn't get Bale.
ImmortalAzrael
If it's a call then I'll take Conroy.
iamthisguy247
TBH, I think it's nice that any Batman was involved. Even George Clooney and his nipple suit is nice as a gesture.
Featheryfeathers
Keaton will always be my Batman, as well.
Snooj
I feel exactly the same way.
InoffensivePablum
I'll never get to Go-Go with my Batman.
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fbutt09
OthereWyrdmake
I assume this comment was made in jest, but you have read/seen what Bale did in the wake of the Aurora shooting, right?
wolfsonne
This is old as dirt, but no. I did not.
Gianttesticlemonster
Or Kilmer
bimbobread
Hhahaahah. You know whats sad is Kilmer probably was a better Batman than Assflecks.
BubbaRunski
You almost got the upvote, but then you shat on Bale.
ValhallaBackYall
That's ok you still get one.
SomeDetroitGuy
... wait, what's wrong with Christian Bale?
MrNightfish
A lot of people don't like the voice he does. Might be because english is my second language, but I wasn't bothered.
bimbobread
Bale was the best Batman (after Adam West).
IAmFeatherWeightHearMeRoar23
Everything!... I kid! I just wasn't fond of portrayal of Batman, but to each its own.
SoftcoreFavorites
Why? I'd love to hear the reason.
IAmFeatherWeightHearMeRoar23
I grew up watching the 90s cartoon and Michael Keaton's version. Christian Bale just didn't do it for me. The fake voice was nail in coffin.
williammurderfacemurderfacemurderface
Yeah, I don't get that either.
ElDopo
The batman voice was the only thing I didn't like. But it wasn't bad enough to ruin that series, which was great
TheAmazingBlahaj
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOg3ZE3hNQc
ThisIsWhyIDontTrustPeople
Bale was the Dark Knight. Keaton was Batman. There's a difference.
RelativeVelocity
I like that explanation. I'll go by that
buttknuckles007
Yesssssss! Thank you!!!!!
DarkUranium
ValhallaBackYall
https://youtu.be/ScOKlSbC58o here you go.
PraiseDickbuttLordAndSaviorOfUsersub
That cardboard box man is the funniest thing I've seen all day.
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ValhallaBackYall
Hey bud ill make other comments on other posts, so feel free to troll my page all the while you'll be thinking how I'm the bad guy.
rudejohn
He has a documented history of treating the staff and crew like shit on movie sets, though. It wasn't this one outburst.
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cLOLe
I think people didn't like his interpretation of Batman. The movies were amazing, but not necessarily his portrayal. I disagree with that /1
FaithAlone
For me he just didn't feel like a Batman in control of the situation or at least on the intellectual edge of the case he is solving.
FaithAlone
Its like if they made Sherlock Holmes into someone who stumbled into villains or had his supporting cast do all the heavy thinking.
cLOLe
but I think that's the idea of why people didnt like him.
GdSvThQn
I think he was amazing as a character but if you compare the character to the comics he's seemingly playing a different part altogether.
williammurderfacemurderfacemurderface
I never really read the comics, so to me, Bale's Batman is by far the best. It feels "realistic", within the constraints of the format.
Threns
Yeah, to me that's a 'reasonable' look at 'what happens when a billionaire with some deep-seated phobias wants to fight crime?'
SergeantTerryJeffords
I think you're reading into it too much, I think most people just hated his Batman voice because it was stupid
cLOLe
So... his portrayal of Batman? Like I said?
CantSleepInUnderwear
Where's Rachel?