Ben Barnes is the latest actor to take up the mantle of Batman in new art following Ben Affleck exiting the role late last month.
With Ben Affleck officially saying goodbye to the Caped Crusader, fans are looking towards the future to imagine the best possible replacement for Ben Affleck. With actors such as Armie Hammer, Jon Hamm, and Robert Pattinson in the mix, one name that keeps popping up is Ben Barnes, best known for his roles on Marvel’s The Punisher and HBO’s Westworld.
Popular fan artist Boss Logic has now cashed in on the hype and offered fans his rendition of Ben Barnes as a possible replacement for Ben Affleck in the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. You can check it out below!
I was talking to @benbarnes and said I needed him to shave for this 😅 #thebatman @wbpictures pic.twitter.com/iQWcALR0yC
— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) February 8, 2019
While promoting the second season for The Punisher, Ben Barnes told us he would be up for donning the Cape and Cowl after Ben Affleck retired from the role:
“I think that would be up there for me in something to try and find a new way to do.”
Official plot details have yet to be revealed but Matt Reeves’ project has been long rumored to feature a younger Caped Crusader. In addition to The Penguin, a rogues gallery of Batman villains are also rumored to appear. While the film’s inspiration remains unclear, the director himself has confirmed that the film will not be directly based on Frank Miller’s Year One comic and will focus on Batman as the World’s Greatest Detective more than the previous films have before.
The Batman is one of the many projects currently being developed by Warner Bros. and DC Films, including The Flash standalone film, Green Lantern Corps, Black Adam, Cyborg, Supergirl, New Gods, and Nightwing.
Following Aquaman, which is now playing, the DCEU continues in April with Shazam! on April 5, 2019, which will be followed by Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) on February 7, 2020, and Wonder Woman 1984 on June 5, 2020. A standalone Joker film set outside of the DC Films universe starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime is also set to hit theaters October 4, 2019.
Directed by James Wan, Aquaman stars Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry, Amber Heard as Mera, Willem Dafoe as Vulko, Patrick Wilson as Orm / Ocean Master, Dolph Lundgren as Nereus, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, Ludi Lin as Captain Murk, and Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry.
From Warner Bros. Pictures and director, James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime—one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be… a king.
Aquaman is now playing. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on the future of the current DC cinematic universe as we learn it.
Source: Twitter