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The Joker was featured in Ben Affleck’s original script for The Batman

February 9, 2017 by Samuel Brace

Before Affleck departed the director’s chair and the script fell into other hands, The Batman was initially set to feature The Joker among other villains. So yeah, here were are again, the saga that never ends. After learning that The Batman won’t be released until 2019 and that the search for a new director is […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Jared Leto, The Batman

Ben Affleck says The Batman is coming along great and fans will love it

January 16, 2017 by Robert Kojder

Ben Affleck has once again found himself speaking out on production regarding The Batman, rather than the currently released Live by Night, a.k.a. the reason he is taking on all of these interviews in the first place. In the span of a week, Ben Affleck has given multiple answers on the subject ranging from hesitance to continue […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, The Batman

Ben Affleck still wants to direct a Batman movie

December 21, 2017 by Gary Collinson

With Ben Affleck stepping away from the director’s chair on The Batman earlier this year, there’s been incessant speculation over his future as the DC Extended Universe’s Dark Knight – speculation which has been compounded by the underwhelming reception to Warner’s latest DCEU release Justice League. Affleck has said himself that he’s yet to commit […]

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

3 Things to Take Away from Ben Affleck’s The Batman Saga

January 14, 2017 by Samuel Brace

Samuel Brace with three things to take away from Ben Affleck’s The Batman saga… The past week has been all over the place with regards to Ben Affleck’s forthcoming Batman solo film. Is he going to direct it? Is he not going to direct it? Is the script horrible? Is it fine? Is production on […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC Extended Universe, The Batman

Rumour: Ben Affleck could drop out of The Batman entirely

February 1, 2017 by Samuel Brace

Oy. Where to begin. This thing has been a bit of an epic and people are starting to get sick of hearing about the various woes of Ben Affleck’s solo Dark Knight movie, The Batman. The ‘will he, won’t he’, the ups and downs, all eventually leading to Affleck relinquishing his directorial duties to instead […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, The Batman

Chris Terrio has written a draft of The Batman script

February 1, 2017 by Ricky Church

After the disappointing news that Ben Affleck will not be directing The Batman after all, word has come that Justice League‘s Chris Terrio has written a draft of the script based on Affleck’s and Geoff Johns’ first draft. Whether it was a full page one job – as with The Flash recently – or just punching up the […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Ben Affleck, Chris Terrio, DC, DC Extended Universe, Geoff Johns, The Batman

Ben Affleck may not direct The Batman if the script doesn’t come together

January 1, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Over the past few months Ben Affleck has stated on a number of occasions that he’s yet to finish the script for The Batman to his satisfaction, despite Warner Bros.’ eagerness to begin production on the movie early this year. Well, speaking to The Guardian, Affleck has once again reiterated that he’s not quite happy […]

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

Logan director expresses his excitement for The Batman

March 16, 2017 by Samuel Brace

James Mangold, director of recent Wolverine hit Logan, has expressed his excitement for The Batman and his friend Matt Reeves. With Mangold’s R-rated Wolverine flick Logan now behind us – the last dance of star Hugh Jackman – our attention is starting to turn back to future projects, which of course includes the much troubled DC solo […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, James Mangold, Logan, Matt Reeves, The Batman

Warner Bros. reportedly “very happy” with The Batman script, no major rewrites planned

February 10, 2017 by Gary Collinson

And so, The Batman saga rolls on… Following yesterday’s rumour that the script for the Ben Affleck-headlined (but no longer directed) solo Dark Knight movie could be set to undergo a page one rewrite once Warner Bros. finds a new director, we now have a conflicting report which claims that the studio and Affleck are […]

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

Ben Affleck confirms once again that he is still directing The Batman

January 10, 2017 by Ricky Church

When it comes to the DC Extended Universe and Ben Affleck’s involvement with The Batman, rumour would have us believe it’s a revolving door at present, with reports one day suggesting that Affleck may no longer be directing, and the next saying he is firmly on board. With all the constant chatter, it’s proven hard to know […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Unievrse, Live by Night, The Batman

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