Ben Affleck's Abandoned Batman Movie Gets a 2nd Chance

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[{"selector":"#anim-b178ae29-3c75-459a-81fa-03b66c909c5e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6c391e52-e31c-41cc-81ff-9e33fadab581","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Affleck played Batman in 3 DCEU movies, originally planned to write, direct, and star in a solo film. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-c2a51a67-4926-4f45-afe4-0c8ddfa45f5a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fe2a520a-894d-458d-80d9-bea4cf63f03b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Unfortunately for the actor, The solo film turned into "The Batman" with Robert Pattinson after being announced in 2016. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-3ceaf84b-b9c6-49e5-b44c-43664ba6cecd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-87ed16dd-7be5-45de-91c7-c3a4458cd545","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Affleck's script for the film described as James Bond-like with Joe Manganiello as Deathstroke hunting Batman. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-2d8095ed-fc8d-442e-ad3c-8321707e873f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9216883e-9657-429c-bdd9-a90746cd400e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Now, Fan artist creates poster for Ben Affleck's abandoned Batman film. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-147bb914-be59-4497-8feb-b6e62371c2e8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(3.552713678800501e-15%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0002cd65-a986-49a2-8810-0290b22f26cc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Affleck quit due to a rough patch in his personal life and signed on for cameos in "The Flash" and "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom." Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-6aceb9f9-e744-4505-8763-17bead709fd6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c7eb18a9-6e39-48dc-945d-408b1abe1afc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran rebranding franchise as DCU, considering reboot. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-2bed17d9-83c0-4c46-be3d-dfb56fdccde4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5b01ab52-93be-4661-b072-2236beeee86f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Gunn searching for a project for Affleck to direct in DCU. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-509e8699-0cc9-40f8-8370-6ad4aabcc0c2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-34dfee27-9345-485d-9a4b-6f925b667c97","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Affleck is expected to make his last appearances as Batman in 2023, his future in DCU is uncertain. Arrow

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