The Batman
Ben Affleck reportedly wants to continue playing the DCEU’sBatman . One of the chevvy mystery story of the Warner Bros. franchise is Affleck ’s commitment to his superhero gig . Soon afterBatman V Superman : Dawn of Justicehit theaters and was met with factious response , rumors started swirling that the role player may already be looking for a direction out of the persona , coupled withhis bedevil remarksthat prompted the fandom to be concerned .
Things sire worse after the product incubus inJustice Leagueand several tidings outlets started reporting that Jake Gyllenhaal is at the forefront to take over the mantlein the plannedMatt ReevesBatman standalone ( which Affleck was ab initio reckon to direct and star in ) . Currently , no official word has been given yet what other DCEU film Batman is hypothecate to look in , but latest rumour is that Affleck is now interested in staying as the franchise ’s Bat of Gotham .
DC source individual Daniel RPK ( viaBatman News ) revealed originally today viaTwitterthat Affleck now wants to continue repeat his role as DCEU ’s Bruce Wayne / Batman . No other details were disclose and it ’s significant to remark ( as the tout reiterated ) that it ’s best to take this intel with a salubrious dose of salt as it remains to be unconfirmed . Still , commit the thespian ’s countless back - and - onward whether or not he still want to be a part of the plant Warner Bros. franchise , this could be a huge art object of the teaser with regard to what the shared cinematic universe would calculate like move ahead . go over out the source ’s tweet below :
It ’s unclear what changed Affleck ’s intellect considering that during the last few month , it ’s been an receptive secret that he wants out of the role - a ignominy consider that a pot of masses really enjoyed his loop of the Caped Crusader . true , not many were thrilled when he was retch as the fibre , but after seeing his performance inBvS , masses were sold on this older and more cynical reading of the iconic DC superhero .
Unfortunately , his fresh discharge was n’t highlighted much inJustice League . If anything , he ’s arguably the least interesting main character of the squad . It ’s unnamed if it was deliberately done to condition masses that their time with his Batman is near its death , but fans were mostly disappointed that he was n’t that acute being that they first meet inBvS. or else what they got was a wise - cracking , mouthy submarine which does n’t fit his established profile .
In the boastful DCEU picture , it ’s rum if Affleck ’s rumored decision has anything to do with The Flash ’s upcoming standalone filmreportedly no longer titledFlashpoint . For quite some metre , many the great unwashed viewed the movie as the potential outlet road for the actor without interrupt the whole established canon . At this point , fans have already bring off their expectations however this pan out out . There has been a slew of other actor who have openly expressed their eagerness to playBatmanon the big screen so recasting wo n’t be that difficult . But if Affleck is really sure that he wants to stick around , people are hop that he ’d confide to the role and stay for upright .
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germ : Daniel RPK(viaBatman News )
