Affleck's Scrapped Batman Movie Batsuit Was Perfect For His Deathstroke Fight
Concept art for Ben Affleck's unmade The Batman movie shows some of the best upgrades to the Dark Knight's armor yet, which would've been ideal for fighting Deathstroke (Joe Manganiello). Affleck debuted as a veteran Batman in 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and had scripted a solo Batman movie as part of his run as Bruce Wayne. However, a collection of factors led Affleck to step away from the film and the role, which eventually became Matt Reeves' The Batman with Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne.
Affleck has since spoken of the negative experience he had during the Joss Whedon-directed reshoots on Justice League as a part of what motivated his departure. Despite this, the world eventually got to see the film as intended with the release of Zack Snyder's Justice League, while Affleck will be seen again as Batman in The Flash. While Affleck's Batman movie never got rolling, details about it continue to trickle out.
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Artist Keith Christensen has released concept art depicting the Batsuit design for Affleck's unrealized Batman movie. Some of the latest concept art from Christensen includes a look at Batman's cowl, which features three pieces of interlocking removable armor placed over an under suit. Other concept art from Christensen shows Batman's gauntlets with a set of retractable blades on the forearms. These modifications are not only very well-designed, but show how Batman's suit was intended to be used for Affleck's film, and in particular how useful they would've been for fighting Slade Wilson, aka Deathstroke, specifically.
Affleck's Batman movie was planned to pick up from the yacht scene in Zack Snyder's Justice League. In
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