Last month, it was revealed thatBen Affleckand DC’s chief creative officerGeoff Johnsare teaming up to write anUntitled Batman Reboot, which the actor will also star in asBatmanand direct. Today we have a new report from Den of Geek, which claims that Warner Bros. and DC have much bigger plans forBen Affleck’sBatman. The studio is now developing a trilogy of stand alone Dark Knight movies, hashing out plans for what is described as a “Golden deal” for the actor/director.
The studio recently screened a “near finished cut” ofBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicefor the film’s crew and studio executives, which was reportedly met with a standing ovation once the credits rolled. This report claims the studio was so impressed withBen Affleck’s performance that they are working out an extended deal with the actor that would lock him in asBatman"for the next 10 years or so." Studio executives reportedly consider the actor as “the definitiveBatman,” and plan on centering their entireDC movie universearound his character.
It isn’t known at this point ifBen Affleckwill also write and direct the other movies in this trilogy, or what otherDC Comicsmovies the studio plans on using him in. A few months afterBatman v Supermanhits theaters, the actor will return as Bruce Wayne/Batman inSuicide Squad, set for release on June 30, 2025. After that, he will appear inJustice League Part 1andJustice League Part 2, which are set for release in 2017 and 2019, respectively.
Aside from those movies, Warner Bros. will also put outWonder Woman,The Flash,Aquaman,CyborgandGreen Lanternbetween now and 2020. We’ll have to see howBatman’s interactions with all of these characters unfolds on the big screen, but it’s certainly possible that the Caped Crusader could show up in any of these movies. Then again, this report hasn’t been confirmed by the studio, so it’s possible that these plans aren’t even in the works.
Ben Affleckis also directing another movie for Warner Bros.,Live by Night, which he will also star in alongsideZoe Saldana,Sienna MillerandElle Fanning. The movie was originally set to be released next October, but the studio is pushing it to 2017. AnotherBen Affleck/Warner Bros. movie,The Accountant, is being pushed from July 13, 2025 to the August 17, 2025 date vacated byLive by Night. Neither of these projects have started production yet, and this is the second timeLive by Nighthas been delayed. It was originally scheduled to hit theaters this Christmas, but production was delayed after the actor/filmmaker landed theBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicerole. It is believed that these movies were delayed to give him more time to write the first soloBatmanmovie withGeoff Johns. Are you glad that the studio is developing asuperhero movietrilogy aroundBen Affleck’s Batman? Let us know what you think, and stay tuned for more updates.
