Ben Affleck no longer Batman: What does this mean for the DC cinematic universe?
It’s official! Ben Affleck, who brought to life, an older, jaded, and, frankly, tired version of DC’s Dark Knight, is hanging up his cowl and retiring his raspy Batman voice, to make way for another actor. Warner Bros. announced Matt Reeves’ stand-alone Batman film 'The Batman' will hit the theatres in the summer of 2021, (our birdies say June 25), and almost simultaneously, Affleck announced his own intentions to no longer adorn the cape to protect Gotham from the baddies.
Having portrayed Bruce Wayne in DC’s previous films such as ‘Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice’, ‘Suicide Squad’ and ‘Justice League’, Affleck revealed he is looking forward to passing the torch on to a new actor – possibly a younger one. According to the rumor mills, Reeves is looking to go in a different, younger direction for his version of the Caped Crusader, possibly finding inspiration from the ‘Batman: Year One’ arc.
