The potential bad news just keep on coming for Warner Bros. and DC Films, as there are new rumours swirling around that Ben Affleck wants out of The Batman and all future roles as The Caped Crusader.
This comes from John Campea of the Collider Movie Talk show, who does admit that he has been wrong in the past, and says: “I’ve talked to three separate people, both in one way or another connected in some way to what’s going on at Warner Bros. What all three have told me was that — nothing about whether the script was thrown out or whether they liked the script, nothing about the direction Matt Reeves is taking it, none of that — but one of the things that has come out of the conversation with all three is this. They’re telling me that Ben Affleck, make no mistake, he does want out. He doesn’t want to to be Batman anymore, is what I was told.”
This report comes just a few short weeks after Ben Affleck stepped down from the director’s chair of The Batman, and follows an earlier rumour that he was looking to walk away from the DCEU entirely. However, even if it is true that Affleck “wants out”, it doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s willing to walk away from the role, as presumably he’ll be locked into a contract for the solo movie, as well as future instalments such as the already announced Justice League sequel.
SEE ALSO: Ben Affleck’s Batman: The already troubled history of The Batman
Ben Affleck will return as Batman for Justice League, which is set to open on November 17th, while the current plan for The Batman is to begin shooting this year ahead of a release in 2018, although again rumours have suggested this could be pushed back a year.
Kevin says
I’ve said it before and i’ll say it again, stop with the rumours and speculation. It’s now wonder Affleck is peed off with people asking him when the media won’t let it go. Wait until you hear it from the horses mouth.
Kevin says
I’ve said it before and i’ll say it again. Stop with the rumours and speculation. It’s no wonder Affleck is peed of with being asked all of the time and its because the media just won’t let it go. Wait until you hear it from the horses mouth.
d0x360 says
Yea this is probably getting to be a bit much. Most everyone hated HATED the idea of him as Batman until we saw bvs. So he had to listen to a year+ of insults.
Now because of incompetence at Warner he’s seeing where the entire universe is going and how it’s being handled plus the fact that people are crazed for another amazing Batman movie because just being good isn’t good enough enough so he wanted the script right. Honestly They should have hired Kevin Smith to help.
Anyways now he’s got the internet all over his ass about dropping out as director which sucks because let be honest here…He’s an amazing director. Now add in “rumors” that he doesn’t want to be Batman….
I think he makes a kick-ass Batman and hope he stays but Warner needs to do right and fix this universe of theirs or dump it was entirely and start over…With Batman and Affleck.
Hell I like Cavil as superman and I feel bad for the guy because he’s gotten 2 crap scripts and a director who does awesome action and not much else.
Kevin Dowson says
Well said!
vijay Krishna says
I dont think DC is in a bad position, it is in a diverse position than marvel and there many people loving it too.. but nonetheless warner is supporting various ideas to improve the universe so it may take some time to get into a path definitely 2017 i hope and please for the god sake dont compare DC and marvel
d0x360 says
DC is in a very VERY bad position movie wise.
Marvel studios first movie EVER was Iron Man….Iron Man! They spent years and years building characters and a world for is to enjoy.
DC on the other hand is trying to shove it down everyone’s throat with this crazy pace and the horrible part is they aren’t doing their own characters any justice (no pins intended) whatsoever.
Not a single movie since Nolan’s Batman series has had critical acclaim. Hell even massive fans are let down.
I don’t know what’s going on at DC or Warner but they need to clean house and start over. Keep the same actors you have now but reboot the whole thing. Don’t do any origin stories just give everyone their own movie maybe with some cameos here and there and give those films a different tone.
I mean they “killed” superman in his second movie…WTF is that?
vijay Krishna says
wake up from that illusion and try to enjoy mpvies notmally… Death of Superman isnt a bad thing!! Its a part and takomg that as an excuse gainst Goofy marvel movies is absurd…
Important thing i agree 100% with you that iron man is awesome movie and better start than DC but that’s it even now that stands above any other! If you think MCU is fun as it is bro chill out just look at FOx’s Logan that is real fun, Hope Disney takes a leaf out of Fox and make a better movie… DCEU isnt perfect either but it atleast takes its characters seriously and many of the fans love it for that. So before defending that shitbag MCU and criticizing DCEU just think a bit bro!!!!
d0x360 says
I can’t be bothered to decipher that I’m sorry.
If you think I dislike Man of Steel or BvS you are wrong. I actually like them although they could be better…
I’m hoping Affleck doesn’t drop out of Batman.
The problem is WB nor dc have a clue what they are doing and I’m not even counting rushing into a justice league movie.
Flash Roxx Sawyer says
“The potential bad news keeps coming” because all you news sites go crazy over the tiniest little thing and spread it all over the internet! ONE guy said ONE rumour and he himself said “take it with a grain of salt” yet every “news” site spreads the negativity, if he did want out I wouldn’t blame him because he can’t go a day without more nonsense news coming out. Don’t you guys realise that this rumour is only given strength because all the websites spread it, make it sound worse in the headline for the obvious click bait which most people don’t click and only read the headline then spread it further. It’s this kind of crap that is ruining the enjoyment of these films and eventually people will be bored of the genre altogether then we’ll all be sorry.
Gary@FlickeringMyth says
We’re not going crazy over it. We report on rumours, whether they are good or bad, and clearly mark them as such. And I don’t think our headline makes it sound worse for obvious clickbait. It summarises the rumour exactly.
Really, you should take your problem up with the people who are coming out with these stories in the first place and saying “take it with a pinch of salt” as an easy get out clause when it turns out they are wrong. That is the real clickbait (and linkbait).
scorpionkmg says
Oh BS!! It’s all about click bait …seek out any details that can potentially be negative or easily twisted for the same resolve like a shark that smells blood for nothing but the SOUL PURPOSE for clicks … give me a break lol .. what’s even more ridiculous is watching all of ya take one story and twist it in several different directions again to make it as negative as possible because you know it draws people in
Gary@FlickeringMyth says
How have we twisted this in a different direction to make it more negative? You can’t get much more negative than the big verbatim quote from the source. If anything, the paragraph after the quote downplays the negativity.
I agree with you in the respect that the sites that make rumours up are doing it for clicks (and links). The DCEU is an easy target for negative stories at the minute – put a report out that Wonder Woman/Justice League/Aquaman etc. is in trouble, and it sounds believable. But all we are doing here is reporting a possible story from a generally reliable source. If we wanted clicks and links, we could just as easily make up our own rumours –
“Warner Bros. is pulling The Flash from its release schedule, script a complete mess.”
We’d get a lot more traffic that way too.
And to say we’re only seeking out negativity is just plain wrong. In the past couple of weeks we’ve covered several positive rumours on the DCEU. They actually got us a lot more traffic, because there’s so few of them these days.
Like I said in my previous comment, take it up with the source if you’ve got a problem with it. We’re just covering what is already out there.
Robert Kojder says
To add something, I’m actually a fan of the DCEU and gave Suicide Squad a positive review. I’m not giddy about writing a story like this, but it’s news that deserves coverage. I’m an Affleck fan, a Batman fan, and actively root for the DCEU
Robert Kojder says
Your issue is with John Campea, not me
Helly Moulden says
That’s a shame – I thought he was good in the role!