Ben Affleck has become one of the most popular and sought-after Batman for the fans, despite the actor having taken off the hood for good. The actor played the role for the first time in Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice. He made a few other appearances, but there was never a standalone Batman movie. It has been revealed that there was a Batman movie in the making featuring Ben Affleck, but it was scrapped.
Since the news broke, fans of Batman and Ben Affleck are rooting for the film to be made and released. As per a recent update of the film, it was inspired by a popular Superman film.
Ben Affleck opens up on his unmade Batman film
In an interview at SnyderCon, Ben Affleck opened up on the film that could have been his Batman solo. He shared that the film’s villain would have been Deathstroke, played by actor Joe Manganiello. The character would have been more detailed than shown in Zack Snyder’s films.
Good Will Hunting actor shared,
“There were a number of them that I was kind of exploring. And, the plans were to make interesting, nuanced, complex characters, in particular to the character you mentioned. I kind of feel like either you do – I’m just going to get into my own preference here – but either you do a kind of massive one villain that is so formidable you just can’t imagine how your protagonist is going to be able to overcome it.”
The actor took reference from the 2021 Superman film, Injustice, for the villains in his Batman film. The actor added,
“Or you have to really sort of populate kind of, you know, Injustice – these big group villains – where you have to get all these different characters. So I was at the time really trying to hone in and focus on that character and get into depth and detail about it to make him seem as impressive as I felt there was the opportunity to do. That’s the only detail I have for you.”
Ben Affleck was attached to direct and star in his own Batman movie, but the project was scrapped.
About Matt Peters’ 2021 film Injustice
Injustice was an animated superhero film, based on the 2013 video game of the same name. The videogame was developed by NetherRealm Studios and based on characters from DC Comics. Matt Peters is the director of the film, and the story is by Ernie Altbacker. The star cast of the film included Justin Hartley as Superman and Anson Mount as Batman.
The plot is set in a separate continuity from the main DC Universe. It follows the descent of Superman into madness after he gets tricked by Joker into killing his pregnant wife, Lois Lane. He also detonated a nuclear weapon that destroyed Metropolis. Superman transformed the Earth into a police state to enforce global peace, hence Batman forms an underground resistance to stop Superman and his allies.
The film received mixed reviews from critics and viewers.
Source- Movie Web
