Asa Butterfield Excited By The Idea Of Joining DC Movie Universe

Once upon a time, before Tom Holland landed the role of Spidey, Asa Butterfield was strongly considered for the role.

Since then Butterfield has moved on and is now starring in a lead role in Tim Burton’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.

In a recent interview with Flickering Myth, Butterfield revealed that he’d much rather be in a DCEU film over Marvel, you know with Batman and Wonder Woman.

When asked about if he would still be interested in the possibility of portraying a superhero, Butterfield responded with:

“I always try to keep my options open – I think playing an iconic role like Peter Parker or any of the others, it’s always going to be difficult because you have a lot to live up to and to really own these characters who many people love and adore. To be given an opportunity to give your take on a character like that and something that you love is great. On the other side of the coin coming up with something totally original is just as fun because you get to start from scratch and create a new character which may well become iconic itself, you never know. I think Tom Holland did an incredible job, I think he nailed it.”

He went on to explain why he prefers DC, “just from the comics and the cartoon series. I like the grittiness of DC.”

But what about the movies Asa?

When asked about playing a superhero in the DCEU that may fit his appearance, Butterfield exclaimed, “Don’t jinx it! I’m maybe a bit too tall for Robin and about the same height as Ben Affleck but maybe someone who’s taller and sleek and a little sneaky!”

His final words, “Stop! You’re getting me excited!” is a clear indicator that Asa Butterfield is defintely still interested in making the jump to the comic book movie genre. Could this be another case of making the switch from Marvel to DC?

Other than that, he loved Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and is really excited for Justice League – just like the rest of us!

You can catch Asa Butterfield in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children opening this Friday September 30.