Ben Affleck has walked away from
The Batman and the the DC Extended Universe, but there are still a lot of fans out there who are hoping he could reprise the role of the Caped Crusader. That final appearance would potentially be used to write him out of this shared world, and Warner Bros.' planned
Flashpoint movie has previously been rumoured to do just that.
Now, though, the actor has permanently closed the door on any future return as Batman.
As you can see in the video below, he reaffirms that his time as the iconic DC Comics superhero has reached its end, and while he appreciates the opportunity to have played Batman, he clearly has no interest in doing so again. That's evident from him saying that even though he
"had an opportunity to write and direct and kind of star in a standalone Batman [film]," it was around that time he
"kind of lost interest in those stories."
Affleck played the Dark Knight in
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,
Suicide Squad, and
Justice League, three critically panned films which clearly put a strain on him. Ultimately, it may have been reshoots for the latter which proved to be the straw that broke the camel's back, and so asking him to return to
Flashpoint would be, well, ridiculous at this point.
Check out Affleck's comments below:
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Batfleck Backlash
On August 22nd, 2013, Ben Affleck was announced as the new Batman for what was then being billed as an untitled Man of Steel sequel. Despite his impressive turns in movies like The Town and Argo, there was an immediate backlash and fans really weren't on board with him playing the Caped Crusader.
Here on CBM, the article revealing the news received over 1500 comments with gems like, "[I'm] just really not a fan of this news... [I] feel like DC hates us," "Nothing about Affleck screams Bruce Wayne or Batman," and "NO. No way, this has got to be a joke surely? I mean, BEN AFFLECK? BEN AFFLECK!?!?!?!? No way. I refuse to believe it." And those are just the clean ones!
This wasn't a good start for Batfleck and the actor later talked about being told by Warner Bros. to not pay too much attention to what was being said online. Unfortunately, things would only get worse for him from there...