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The Batman director Matt Reeves compares Bruce Wayne to Planet of the Apes’ Caesar

May 1, 2017 by Jordan Jones

After a lot of uncertainty, it was finally revealed in February that Matt Reeves, director of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and the upcoming War for the Planet of the Apes, would be hopping aboard The Batman after Ben Affleck formally bowed out of directing duties. Reeves has been fairly vocal this week regarding […]

Filed Under: Jordan Jones, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, Matt Reeves, The Batman, War for the Planet of the Apes

Ben Affleck to direct historical drama King Leopold’s Ghost

November 22, 2019 by Ricky Church

Deadline has revealed Ben Affleck will be getting back in the director’s chair for King Leopold’s Ghost, a historical drama about a trio of men who uncovered and exposed King Leopold of Belgium’s plunder of the African Congo and murder of its citizens in the late 1800s. Affleck will produce through his Pearl Street Films […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Ben Affleck, Farhad Safinia, King Leopold's Ghost, Martin Scorsese

Ben Affleck still open to directing a DC movie despite walking away from The Batman

March 17, 2019 by Gary Collinson

He may have stepped away from both the director’s chair and the title role in Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Batman, but Ben Affleck has revealed that he’s still open to the possibility of helming a DC superhero movie at some point in the future. “I imagine it would be weird to step in […]

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

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

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