Matt Reeves Shares Details On Ben Affleck’s Batman Movie Script
The Batman director Matt Reeves has shared some details on Ben Affleck's abandoned Batman movie. When Affleck signed on to play Batman inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Warner Bros. had long-term plans for the actor as Affleck was set to write, direct and star in a solo Batman movie. Development began and the studio even released a video revealing Deathstroke, played by Joe Manganiello, as the film's main villain.
Affleck stepped down from directing the film in early 2017, and though he was still set to star in the project he would eventually leave the role after the difficult Justice League reshoots and the actor admitting he was not feeling the drive to make the movie. Before Affleck officially departed the project entirely, he was still set to star in the movie and Warner Bros. started looking for new directors and the studio landed Matt Reeves a few months before the release of War for the Planet of the Apes. Reeves opted to go for a different approach for Batman, featuring a younger version of the character and recasting with Robert Pattinson in a film set outside the main DCEU continuity.
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In a recent interview with Esquire, Reeves reveals that Warner Bros. did originally send him the script that Affleck had been working on. While Reeves thought it was a valid take on the Caped Crusader, it was not the Batman movie he wanted to make and pitched the studio his own take. Reeves revealed tidbits of information about Affleck's film, like that it would be very connected to the DCEU, feature characters from other films and comics, and be very action-focused. Reeves even compared it to a James Bond film. He said:
«I read a script that they had
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