Affleck was attached to direct and star in a version of The Batman that never materialized.
“It was the best.
It was amazing.”
Ben Affleck as Batman.HBO Max/Everett
But the filmmaker “couldn’t crack” the project, as he told Jimmy Kimmel in a2019 interview.
“I showed somebody [The Batman] script,” AfflecktoldThe New York Timesin a 2020 interview.
“They said, ‘I think the script is good.
Affleck stepped away from the project, which eventually evolved intoMatt Reeves’ 2022 version starringRobert Pattinson.
Now, Oliva has shed a little light on what Affleck’sThe Batmanmay have looked like.
“It was a really great project in the beginning.
Reeves' critically and commercially successful version ofThe Batmanis set to receive a sequel in Oct. 2025.
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