During a lengthy Q&A with The New York Times earlier today, Ben Affleck touched on a number of topics (the video below really is well worth watching), and The Batman inevitably came up. Unfortunately, the update isn't a particualrly positive one, though if you're patient and hoping for a perfect movie revolving around the Caped Crusader, then it may be exactly what you wanted to hear!
"We still have to get a screenplay and get it together," Affleck explained (via Batman-News). "I’m a real believer in not reverse engineering projects to meet a window or a date, but rather when you get the right story, the right idea, the right thing, then you make the movie. That’s what we’re doing, and I’m hoping to get that done. I’m spending a lot of time working on that, but also working on other stuff." So, he's hard at work, but when will it happen? Only when Affleck is good and ready!
"If I could, there’s nothing I’d love more than to direct a stand-alone iconic, great Batman movie. But it’s been done. Chris Nolan did three really great movies. I’m mindful of that. I’m not in any hurry to jam the mediocre movie down the pipe. I really want to make sure, if we do it, we get the great version and one that’s worthy of tradition of guys like Tim Burton, Chris Nolan, and Christian Bale."
After the mixed response to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Affleck clearly isn't going to commit to The Batman until he feels ready, and that means Warner Bros. is going to have to wait (especially as he, you know, also plays the character). It will hopefully happen eventually, but for now, we may have to take those reports of cameras rolling early next year with a pinch of salt. What do you think?
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