Boy, the caped crusader has had a rough go the last few years. First, we have the abhorrent, terrible, complete waste of time that was BvS. Comically, while everyone else was wringing their hands about how bad Ben Afleck was going to screw up the role, I was pretty freaked out on the idea of the movie, the script, everything but Afleck, really. I was pretty positive he'd be just fine. After all, you don't really need someone to play Batman; anyone can play Batman, it's just a man in a suit and cowl. If an actor can lift weights, they can be Batman, and if you think that the voice is important, just look at Christian Bale's Batman growl. Yeesh.
No, what you need is someone to play Bruce Wayne. All Bruce Wayne really does is walk around being a rich asshole and I knew that Ben Afleck could do that. And as it turns out, Afleck was arguably the best part of the flick. I liked his version of the dark knight, the heavier, older Batman, and Afleck played Wayne just fine. Of course the movie tanked, but there was hope! People shook it off, and managed to get all pumped at the prospect of seeing a new Joker (and Batman) in Suicide Squad. Unfortunately, Batman only got about 40 seconds of screen-time in the extremely disappointing film and there was nothing left to do but wait until Justice League, which was entertaining, but pretty much a by-the-numbers; nothing very special about it.
Now, we have The Batman, the first standalone Batman film since Nolan's trilogy. Ben Afleck was all set to write, direct and star, and I was down with it. As I mentioned, I like his acting, I think his writing is good and his directing is better, so I was cautiously optimistic with it... right up until he backed out of directing. Then his script wasn't right. Now it sounds like he might not even star in the thing, especially since The Batman is supposed to kick off a trilogy, and Afleck only has one more movie on his contract. So now what's in store for the film?
The good news, finally! Matt Reeves has officially taken the reins as director, and it should be a good thing. He's done some great movies, including Let Me In, Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War of the Planet of the Apes. There's no script as of the publishing of this article, since Reeves isn't going to use Afleck's version, but Chris Terrio has recently turned in a version that got some good feedback, and it sounds like the powers that be may go for it. As for directing, Reeves has done action, he's done dark, and he seems to be pretty excited to be in the director's chair.
“I have loved the Batman story since I was a child,” Reeves said. “He is such an iconic and compelling character, and one that resonates with me deeply. I am incredibly honored and excited to be working with Warner Bros. to bring an epic and emotional new take on the Caped Crusader to the big screen.”
The Batman currently has no release date, but I'll keep you up to speed.
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