Affleck's Batman Return Proves Never Say Never About the Snyderverse
Despite saying he's done playing Batman in the DCEU, Ben Affleck's return as Bruce Wayne in Aquaman 2 is more proof why you should never say never about a potential return to the Snyderverse. Warner Bros. has been trying to pivot away from Zack Snyder's DCEU movies since Justice League, but the release of the Snyder Cut, rumors of Cavill's return as Superman, and Ben Affleck coming back for two more Batman appearances keep hopes of a long shot Snyderverse continuation alive.
Zack Snyder's DCEU movies were polarizing, splitting audiences and critics and making big box office splashes that didn't quite meet studio expectations. Thanks to behind-the-scenes creative conflicts and a toxic environment for the cast and crew during Justice League reshoots, Ben Affleck also stepped away from his role as Batman, including the solo movie he was writing and directing. Initially, Affleck initially said he was done playing Batman for good after a friend told him «you’ll drink yourself to death if you go through what you just went through again.» However, after some time away from the role and a brief return to the character for Snyder's additional photography on Zack Snyder's Justice League, Affleck signed to play Batman again in The Flash, and will now also appear in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
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There are plenty of roadblocks in the way of the Snyderverse actually getting fully restored, from Warner Bros. explicitly saying they aren't going to continue Zack Snyder's story to complications with many members of the cast to Snyder having a full slate of projects at Netflix. It seems like galaxies would need to align for the Snyderverse to have another chance
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