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Ben Affleck on stepping down as Batman and breaking the news to his young son

March 8, 2019 by Gary Collinson

It had been on the cards since the Sad Affleck interview in the wake of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’s negative reviews back in 2016 really, but this past January finally brought us confirmation that Ben Affleck has stepped down as the Dark Knight and will be passing the cape and cowl onto another […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Matt Reeves, The Batman

Ben Affleck explains The Batman exit, says he “couldn’t crack it”

February 15, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Some two years after stepping down as director on The Batman, it was finally confirmed last month that Ben Affleck has decided to hang up the cape and cowl with the actor officially exiting the DC Extended Universe and making way for a new actor to take on the role for director Matt Reeves’ solo […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, The Batman

Latest rumours on The Batman claim it will be a Justice League sequel with or without Ben Affleck

November 19, 2017 by Gary Collinson

I’m struggling to think of a project which has had as much rumour and speculation surrounding it as Warner Bros. and DC Films’ planned Dark Knight solo movie The Batman. For months now, it seems a day hasn’t gone by without some report claiming to drop “insider information” on the status of the film, and […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, jake gyllenhaal, Matt Reeves, The Batman

New behind-the-scenes images and TV spot for Justice League

October 30, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Zack Snyder has shared another batch of behind-the-scenes images for Justice League featuring Aquaman (Jason Momoa) and Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck), as well as the filmmaker working on set; check them out below along with a new TV spot which sees Batman giving a panic stricken Flash a little bit of advice… SEE ALSO: Henry […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Aquaman, Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Jason Momoa, Justice League, Zack Snyder

Gal Gadot and Ben Affleck on how Wonder Woman and Batman have developed going into Justice League

September 17, 2017 by Gary Collinson

We’re just a couple of months away from seeing Wonder Woman and Batman returning to the big screen as the duo team up with The Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg for Warner Bros.’ hotly-anticipated DC blockbuster Justice League, and speaking to USA Weekly, Gal Gadot and Ben Affleck have been discussing the development of their characters […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Gal Gadot, Justice League

Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck and Zack Snyder join calls to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut of Justice League

November 18, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Over the past couple of weeks, both Jason Momoa (Aquaman) and Ray Fisher (Cyborg) have joined calls for Warner Bros. to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut of Justice League, and now on the second anniversary of the DC film’s release, their co-stars Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) and Ben Affleck (Batman) have thrown their weight behind the fan campaign, as […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Gal Gadot, Justice League, Zack Snyder

Ben Affleck on the tonal shift of Justice League

January 15, 2017 by Gary Collinson

With Ben Affleck doing the promotional rounds for his new film Live By Night, we’ve heard him responding to many questions about the status of The Batman, leading to an entire ‘will he, won’t he direct?’ saga. Well, in an interview with Cineplex, Affleck has been asked about his next outing as Batman in November’s […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Justice League

Ben Affleck to reportedly film The Batman in Los Angeles

January 3, 2017 by James Garcia

Just a day after news came out that Ben Affleck was not yet happy with the script for The Batman and could walk away from the project if it didn’t meet his standards, some new reports claim that a filming location has been chosen for the production. While Christopher Nolan primarily used Chicago, New York, and Pittsburg to act as Gotham City in the Dark […]

Filed Under: James Garcia, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, The Batman

Ben Affleck seeks The Way Back in first trailer for addiction drama

November 14, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Warner Bros. has released a poster and trailer for The Way Back, which reunites director Gavin O’Connor with his The Accountant star Ben Affleck. The film sees Affleck playing Jack Cunningham, a former basketball phenom who sees a chance for redemption after his life spirals out of control due to his alcoholism, when he is […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Al Madrigal, Ben Affleck, Gavin O'Connor, Glynn Turman, Janina Gavankar, Michaela Watkins, The Way Back

Geoff Johns confirms that he’s working on a Batman movie with Ben Affleck

May 24, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Last week it was announced that Warner Bros. has enlisted DC’s Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns to head up a new division DC Films in order to oversee the DC Extended Universe. Johns has long been rumoured to be collaborating with Ben Affleck on a script for a Batman solo movie, and he’s now confirmed […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Geoff Johns

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