Ben Affleck to Direct and Star in Solo Batman Film
The Knight Arrives After the Dawn
By Alex Burns
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is still playing out across cinema screens the world over but the wheels of the DC Universe on film continue to turn. Today we have news that Ben Affleck will reprise his role as the Dark Knight for a solo Batman film not only that but Affleck will also be directing as well!
Warner Bros. chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara confirmed the news on Tuesday while attending CinemaCon and it's a move that puts a positive outlook on the DC Extended Universe after an ice cold critical reception to Dawn of Justice. Warner Bros. will be hoping to capitalise on the positive feedback Affleck received for his performance in BvS and of course build on the impressive but slightly disappointing box office pull of that film. Dawn of Justice is hovering just below $800 million worldwide currently but considering the pop culture icons in the title you'd really have expected a bigger gross, bad reviews it seems do still matter somewhat.
Overall, I'm pleased with the announcement, Ben Affleck was a serious positive from Dawn of Justice but, as with so many other aspects of that film, there is still much more we need to know to get a true idea of what really makes this Batman tick. Ben Affleck has always impressed me more as a writer and a director and the fact that he is coming in to helm this film from the beginning, as opposed to re-working Batman v Superman several months in with Chris Terrio, gives me more confidence that he'll get the job done right. One suggestion though; we have to move on from Frank Miller's Batman stories, I love them of course they are amazing but there's over 75 years worth of lore to pick from, do some digging guys you've got the time and money!
No word on a release date but we'll be sure to keep you updated on all the developments for this new solo Batman film.
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