After breaking into the DC Universe as the new Batman in Zack Snyder’s Justice League saga, Ben Affleck was destined to have one as well Solo film with the Dark Knight turn. At that time, the project grew too much for him due to his alcohol addiction and Affleck had to bury his Batman plans as a director.
Now a DC insider has commented again on Affleck’s Batman vision. His description turns out to be extremely enthusiastic without any details about the content.
Ben Affleck’s solo film was set to draw on 80 years of Batman history
According to Inverse, storyboard artist Jay Oliva got a deep dive into Affleck’s Batman project at the time. His vision was to explore an aspect of the DC hero who Pretty unfounded even in the comics was:
Ben’s story was meant to cover something that was never really covered in comics, but rather to build on the storylines of the Batman mythos of the last 80 years and look at it from a new perspective.
Olivia shows up still extremely excited of Affleck’s never realized Batman vision:
It was very clever and there were a lot of things about it that I really loved and wished had come to fruition. In the beginning it was a really great project. Ben had to step down for personal reasons and I totally understand that, but the time I got to work with Ben on the project was amazing. What’s next for DC?
In The Flash, Affleck’s Batman got a brief, final appearance. After Blue Beetle and Aquaman 2, both of which will be released in cinemas in 2023, the DC universe will be rebooted by James Gunn and Peter Safran.
The duo’s plan includes a new Superman movie without Henry Cavillwhich Gunn will direct.
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