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Boom! Ben Affleck has led his last Batdance.
Warner Bros has announced that the long-gestating “The Batman”, a standalone caped crusader yarn that at one stage Affleck was attached to direct as well as star, has been scheduled for a 2021 release. Matt Reeves, who took over directing duties from Affleck when the actor opted to wear only one hat on the flick, remains onboard but Affleck does not.
As per previous reports, the script for the film has been reworked so that the world can be reintroduced to Batman in his younger years.
It’s been long speculated that Affleck was off the project – purportedly unhappy, and understandably so, with the films he had played the character in – but this is the first official confirmation of the exit. The actor. , reportedly worked hard with the “” helmer on the project but ultimately decided he wasn’t where he wanted to be.
Affleck took to Twitter to wish Reeves all the best on the project.
Excited for #TheBatman in Summer 2021 and to see @MattReevesLA vision come to life. https://t.co/GNgyJroMIO
— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) January 31, 2019
A number of younger actors have been mooted to inherit Alfred, including Jack O’Connell (“Unbroken”) and Scott Eastwood (“The Fate of the Furious”) but the search is assumingly still underway and producers are a ways-off from making their pick.
In a recent interview, the “War for the Planet of the Apes” director stated that the tone of “The Batman” would be very ‘noir’.
“It’s very much a point of view-driven, noir Batman tale,” he said. “It’s told very squarely on his shoulders, and I hope it’s going to be a story that will be thrilling but also emotional. It’s more Batman in his detective mode than we’ve seen in the films. The comics have a history of that. He’s supposed to be the world’s greatest detective, and that’s not necessarily been a part of what the movies have been. I’d love this to be one where when we go on that journey of tracking down the criminals and trying to solve a crime, it’s going to allow his character to have an arc so that he can go through a transformation.”
The film will see Batman going up against several villains, one of whom is rumored to be The Penguin.
“The Batman” will open June 25, 2021.
