Ben Affleck Confirms He Won't Play Matt Reeves' 'Batman' As Warner Bros. Dates The Film For Summer 2021

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Following on the heels of director Matt Reeves revealing that his ‘Batman’ film may land in the summer of 2021, Warner Bros. has revealed the official date of the film this evening just hours later. Titled, “The Batman,” or at least for now as Reeves said earlier today, the DC Film is now set for a June 25, 2021 release. No details have been shared yet, but tonight Ben Affleck more or less confirmed he would not play Reeves’ version of the caped crusader, tweeting, “ Excited for #TheBatman in Summer 2021 and to see @MattReevesLA vision come to life” which already has many fans crestfallen (see the comments). A search is currently underway for a new Batman and Warner Bros. has given the director plenty of room, time and space to concoct his story (he’s been attached since 2017, after Affleck bowed out of directing the film himself).

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Reeves’ ‘Batman’ film is said to be a noir detective story rumored to feature a much younger version of Batman that the version seen in Zack Snyder’s iteration.

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Furthermore, Reeves’ ‘Batman’ won’t be connected to the current iteration of the DCEU and will live outside that timeline, much like Todd Phillips’ “The Joker” which is set in the 1980s. There’s been loose talk that Reeves film could be set at a similar time and or at least could connect that Joker and Batman world, but we shall see. DC Films and Warner Bros. has finally learned from their many mistakes (so it seems) and have decided to create stand-alone films that do not stress connectivity.

Earlier today, Reeves revealed a few more tidbits of news and admitted that the film would feature a “rogues gallery” of Batman villains. None have been confirmed, but Josh Gad, tweeting about it often, is sure campaigning for the role of The Penguin.

Don’t be surprised if Affleck gives a formal interview about being out as the Batman soon which should clear things up for fans who might still be hoping and praying he’s sticking around as Batman in the current DCEU (not happening). The writing was on the wall though, and it should have been expected.

At this point, Warner Bros. is likely keeping the Wonder Woman and Aquaman, but may be discarding the rest. There are already rumors abounding that Ray Fisher has left as Cyborg and the long-mooted “The Flash” movie date keeps moving back to the point that it feels doubtful if it will happen at all. Time will tell, but with films like “Shazam!” on deck and “Supergirl” and “Bat Girl” in development, it seems like DC is distancing themselves from the Snyderverse and moving on.