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Now, during a therapy session interview with Inverse, Zimmer has finally come clean on how it made him feel. "It just did my brain in to have written Christian Bale as Batman, and suddenly it's Ben Affleck," Zimmer said, describing the immense head pain caused by the film "And it felt like I was betraying everything Christian had[...]

After royally screwing up with The Batman, losing Ben Affleck as a director and a writer, losing his interest as an actor, and then nearly losing new director Matt Reeves so that, ultimately, it needed to be pushed back, followed by screwing up Aquaman so that it too has to be pushed back, Warner Bros[...]

Originally, Ben Affleck was supposed to write, direct, and star in The Batman, which was set to follow Justice League with a 2018 release However, Affleck spent months commenting about how he wouldn't direct The Batman unless the script was good, and, in a suspicious coincidence, ultimately decided not to direct Rumors quickly followed that Affleck's script, which had[...]

Back when all of this started, Ben Affleck was supposed to write, direct, and star in The Batman, a standalone Batman film to follow Justice League However, Affleck spent months commenting about how he wouldn't direct The Batman unless the script was good, and, in a suspicious coincidence, ultimately decided not to direct[...]

It was last year when we'd seen some of the training photos that'd been posted of Henry Cavill and Jason Momoa working out. View this post on Instagram. View this post on Instagram. Justice League stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Ezra Miller as Flash, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, and Ray Fisher as Cyborg[...]

Nor the Ben Affleck movie or even the classic comic book look This version is Sideshow's own design: Our new Sixth Scale Figure combines several of his most iconic "looks" to create an original design that pays homage to the character we know and love from the comic books. This design seems to borrow elements from what[...]

Bleeding Cool has been reporting on Ben Affleck's wishy washy comments about The Batman for months Affleck was originally supposed to write, direct, and star in the film However, he repeatedly made comments to the effect of saying that he would only direct the movie if the script was going to be good.   At the end of[...]

Warner Bros has learned its lesson from the long and arduous will-he-won't-he saga of Ben Affleck directing The Batman Though Affleck announced last month that he would not direct the project after months of wishy washy comments saying he would only direct it if the script was good, the studio has already reportedly offered the[...]

Based on the look of Ben Affleck, Hot Toys posted these images along with the following text: Being huge fans of Batman ourselves, we are pleased to announce the new Hot Toys 1/6th scale collectible figure of Batman from Suicide Squad as a limited edition item only available in selected markets. The movie-accurate figure is expertly crafted[...]

Ben Affleck was originally set to direct The Batman, but he said he wouldn't do it unless the script was good, insisting that there was "not enough money in the world to make a mediocre" film Ultimately, Affleck decided not to direct What does that say about the script? U DECIDE! So the question is, is[...]

A recent report originating from Man of Steel advocate Mark Hughes at Forbes, which we reported on earlier today, claimed that, following Ben Affleck's departure as director of The Batman, Affleck would also no longer be the writer of the film Though Affleck's script has already been rewritten once by Chris Terrio, Hughes claimed the[...]

Earlier this month, we learned that Ben Affleck would step down as director of The Batman, after months of making wishy washy comments about whether or not he would direct the project The crux of Affleck's argument seemed to be that he would direct the project only if the script (which Affleck himself was writing)[...]

and Ben Affleck had announced that Affleck was cutting his losses and dropped out as director from the upcoming solo Batman film While he will still remain on as producer and star (as well as having co-written the script), the hunt is back on for a replacement director This move doesn't come as a huge[...]

A concerned fan writes… On Tuesday, we received the news that Ben Affleck was stepping down as director of The Batman, after months of claiming he would only direct the film if the script was good We won't speculate here on what that says about the script On Thursday, a group of fans, for reasons we may[...]

It's been an interesting year for Academy Award winner Ben Affleck First his period gangster film, Live By Night, fizzles at the box office, now reports are emerging from Warner Bros that Affleck has opted to tap out of directing the upcoming solo-Batman film, currently going be the creative title of The Batman While he will[...]

A scanned page from the latest issue of Empire Magazine is giving fans a new look at Zack Snyder's Justice League! The double page spread is a photo of Ben Affleck's Batman, Ezra Miller's The Flash, Ray Fisher's Cyborg, and Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman exiting a doorway: The photo mirrors one released earlier this month, which showed[...]

However, Batman actor Ben Affleck dropped a major hint in an interview with Hey U Guys that could indicate there's something to these promises. "It was great, and there's a lot of changes and a lot of new stuff There was a whole feeling of kind of 'rebirth' and there's an exciting group of actors," Affleck[...]

Bleeding Cool has long been chronicling Ben Affleck's constant stream of mixed messages regarding the status of the standalone Bat-film he is expected to write, direct, and star in: The Batman. Affleck originally started hedging on the idea back in December, saying that he was going to take his time to get the movie right, and then[...]

Bleeding Cool has been keeping you update on the constantly changing status of Ben Affleck directing the standalone Bat-film, The Batman Affleck originally started hedging on the idea back in December, saying that he was going to take his time to get the movie right, and then saying that if he can't, he might not[...]

Ben Affleck's plans to write and direct a standalone Batman film, purportedly titled "The Batman," have been confusing to follow Back in December, Affleck started making comments that led to speculation he was considering backing out of the project. First, Affleck said that he was going to take his time to get the movie right: He followed that[...]

Trying to figure out what is going on with the Ben Affleck's Batman movie is a rollercoaster these days He seems hesitant about in some interviews, excited in others Just last night, we heard the film might be in trouble in a report, as it was moved back from its Spring start date. And we come here[...]

Ben Affleck, who plays Batman alongside Gal Gadot in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League could be Gal Gadot's favorite Batman, according to an interview with Gal Gadot on UK's Sky Cinema (via ComicBook.com) "He's one of my favorite Batmans, for sure – if not the best one," Gadot said of her co-worker. Affleck[...]

It's been a wild ride for fans of Ben Affleck's performance as Batman over the past month We started on a high note, with reports that Justice League 2 had been pushed back in favor of a Summer 2018 release for Affleck's standalone Bat-film, The Batman However, Affleck almost immediately began hedging, saying that he[...]

Ben Affleck has been acting very oddly regarding his Batman movie since it was announced he was directing Warner Brothers trotted him out at SDCC to announce he was directing the solo Batman movie in the DCEU, which isn't something they'd do unless they were sure These things have dates and schedules after all. However, Affleck[...]

The photo shows Ezra Miller's Flash, Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman, and Ben Affleck's Batman standing and gazing at something What are they looking at? Superman snapping someone's neck? The rising click count of entertainment websites eagerly posting this photo? Mark Millar, up on his high horse? Have a look for yourself and tell us what[...]

A book that comes out the second to last Wednesday of the year is one of the top moments in 2016. From there, in a clever bit of spin, is Ben Affleck's debut as Batman Not the Batman vs Superman movie, but Ben Affleck's part in it Another interesting note is that higher on the list[...]

The final one of the trio, set to Angels We Have Heard On High, featured them saying the names of actors who have played Batman from Adam West to Ben Affleck and even included Will Arnett The final line being "These are all the Batmans"… except there was no mention of Kevin Conroy For many,[...]

There are certainly a lot of benefits to being Ben Affleck You have an Oscar, you've made one of the biggest career comebacks in history, you've directed some of the best films of the last decade, and you're Batman In this case it also gives you the power to tell Warner Bros that they need[...]

Far more valuable, for instance, than all the staff Warner Bros laid off over the past few years. According to Deadline, who interviewed Greg Silverman about his departure, he's not being forced out, but rather is leaving to follow his dreams: starting a new business venture to "a fund-based enterprise that will generate film and television[...]

Ben Affleck's standalone Batman movie was recently moved up, as Justice League 2 was pushed back That means there should be a fire under that production as it took a big leap towards shooting. It doesn't seem that director/writer Ben Affleck is letting that get to him though Speaking in a Facebook Live post (via The[...]