As The Batman will get ever nearer to launch, a few of the dialog surrounding Matt Reeves’ upcoming movie is what the film virtually ended up being. Namely, that it was initially meant to star and be directed by Ben Affleck, the Dark Knight of the DCEU previous to Robert Pattinson’s casting.

In an interview with Esquire Middle East, Reeves spoke about how he was initially approached by Warner Bros. to direct Affleck’s model of the movie when the actor might not decide to directorial duties. Seeing the script, Reeves referred to as it “totally valid” and “almost James Bond-ian,” with deep connections to the DCEU and characters from different movies and comics making an look. (At least certainly one of them we all know would’ve ended up being Joe Mangianello’s Deathstroke.) Reeves loved the script, however he additionally knew that it wasn’t the tackle the character that he wished to make.

Fully ready to show Warner Bros. down, Reeves later defined how he wished his strategy to the character to be one thing “personal.” He described his pitch to WB, one which he’d had cooking in his head for a very long time, as making the movie a narrative about Batman. “I’d like to find a way to have the story rock him to his core. It wasn’t going to be another origin story, not with Ben already in the character.” Reeves admitted to additionally being stunned at WB’s willingness to work with him; on the time, he was engaged on the third Planet of the Apes movie and wouldn’t even expose what his story would truly be about. But WB actually wished to work with him and let him end his obligations.

By the time Reeves was prepared for The Batman, issues hit a snafu within the type of Affleck’s determination to depart DC movies completely to concentrate on changing into sober. From that time, the remainder is historical past: Pattinson is now within the cowl; and Affleck has now moved on to different initiatives whereas additionally suiting up One Last Time for The Flash. Everything appears to have labored out for all concerned in the long term, however I received’t lie, it will’ve been fascinating to see what a “James Bond” Batman film would’ve been. Maybe they might’ve discovered a approach to make running in front of the Batsignal look as epic as Bond’s gun barrel intros.

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