A new Batman will be cast before the end of the year.
A new report from THR states that Ben Affleck may be 100 percent out as Batman and a new actor will be cast before the end of the year. The film will reportedly begin filming in November 2019 and if all goes well, we should have a new Batman solo movie by 2021 or 2022. While there still seems to be a bit of uncertainty on Ben Affleck staying in the role, I would still hold out hope for the actor to return as Batman.
Plot details for The Batman are still under wraps, though the project is rumored to be centered on a younger Caped Crusader. Reeves himself has confirmed that the film will not be directly based on Frank Miller’s Year One comic.
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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.
The DCEU continues this month with Aquamanwhich is set to hit theaters in the US on December 21, 2018, followed by Shazam! on April 5, 2019,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.
Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on the future of the DC Films franchise as we learn it.
Source: THR
