Ben Affleck's Final DCEU Batman Appearance Might Be The Flash. Despite confirming his definitive DCEU exit, Ben Affleck agreed to reprise his Batman role one final time for Andy Muschietti's The Flash, where Michael Keaton's Batman also appeared in a supporting role thanks to the multiverse.
After Barry Allen's time travel shenanigans, Affleck's Batman was erased from existence. This is obviously indicated to viewers by the surprise inclusion of George Clooney at Flash's coda.
Despite Affleck's decision to walk away from Batman, neither he nor Warner Bros. made his departure from the role official until early 2019. Affleck's later comments on how disillusioned he had become with WB's reworking of Justice League make clear that he was never going to be in Matt Reeves version of The Batman.
Will George Clooney return as Batman after The Flash?
It sounds like his brief role in The Flash was the exception to the rule, and he likely won't be back as Bruce Wayne/ Batman anytime soon. Although since Clooney admitted his kids make fun of him for not being Batman, maybe the fandom can hold out hope that he changes his mind sometime in the future. Fingers crossed.
After his debut as the Caped Crusader in Zack Snyder's divisive Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016, Affleck was attached to direct and star in his own Batman movie. But the filmmaker "couldn't crack" the project, as he told Jimmy Kimmel in a 2019 interview.
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Who is the new Batman actor?
No wonder Robert Pattinson was the director's first choice. Like Batman, the 35-year-old Britpacker is in the sweet spot of his career, and he plays this marquee superhero with all the quirks and raw edges of an indie-flick character. “It's a really interesting direction,” Pattinson told GQ.
Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz will be reprising their roles as billionaire socialite Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, and Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, in The Batman Part II, it was confirmed at CinemaCon 2022.
It's a superhero movie that blends the old and the new of the DCEU, with two versions of Barry Allen, two completely different Batmen, a Supergirl and some familiar villains we never expected to see again.
and the team behind The Flash kept Clooney's appearance in the film secret for close to six months, as DC heads James Gunn and Peter Safran reached out to Clooney's agent at CAA, Bryan Lourd, and showed him a cut of the mostly finished film; Lourd then showed it to the star, who liked it and agreed to take part in a ...
After Michael Keaton, Robert Pattinson is the only actor who was able to beautifully portray the dark side of Batman and give all Batman fans one of the best Batman films of all time.
Why does Ben Affleck not want to be Batman anymore?
Speaking to friend and longtime collaborator Matt Damon in a lengthy interview for Entertainment Weekly, Affleck revealed that the experience of shooting Justice League showed him he just wasn't enjoying it anymore.
Originally Answered: Why did Affleck leave Batman? The films he had been involved with kept being considered “disappointments”. Then he felt like it was too much stress to be the director of his own movie while starring as the lead character at the same time.
The film's vague ending leaves the future of the DCEU uncertain, including the fate of Ben Affleck's Batman. The Flash's decision to alter reality creates the Flashpoint universe and replaces Affleck's Batman with the Michael Keaton iteration.
Robert Pattinson will don the cape and cowl again, with Matt Reeves back in the director's chair. Robert Pattinson's Dark Knight will return — but not as soon as previously planned.
The actor, who reprised his role for a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo in June 2023's The Flash, says it's the last time you'll see him as the DC icon. "I do not think there's enough drugs in the world for me to go back,” Clooney told Entertainment Tonight.
Gustin actually tried to leave sooner at multiple points but was convinced to stay a little longer. "Initially when we all signed on, it was a six-year run that got extended to seven," he says. "I got married in season 5, I had a kid during season 7, so obviously you start thinking about life changes at that point.
Asked about reprising his role as the Flash for the new DC Universe, Gustin said, "Yeah, if James Gunn asked me, I would. I trust James Gunn. He hasn't, for the record." Gustin's words are exciting, as his answer shows just how much trust he has in Gunn doing right by DC's characters.
Notably, the explanation for Gran Gustin not appearing in The Flash was later revealed to be because the studio "had to pick" from a selection of possible cameos, and Gustin's Barry Allen didn't make the cut.
In a January 2022 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Affleck revealed that he was ready to move on from Batman following his "nadir experience" filming the 2017 "Justice League" movie. "Not blaming anybody, there's a lot of things that happened. But really what it was is that I wasn't happy.
With Affleck being 50 at the time of filming his scenes in The Flash, it seems unlikely that any future Batmen in DC's multiverse will ever begin their careers at the same age or with the same Dark Knight Returns vibe as him.
Thanks to Barry's time-travel meddling, Affleck's grizzled Batman appears to have been erased from existence, possibly for good. In his place, we now have Clooney's suave version of the character — one who appears to be familiar with Barry despite Barry's shock to see him.
Robert Pattinson will once again portray Bruce Wayne and his alter ego, Batman. Beyond that, several questions remain about the upcoming sequel. To sort out the facts from the rumors, we've compiled this roundup that shares everything we know about The Batman Part II so far.
Joaquin Phoenix is reprising his role as the Joker and this time, he has a new friend coming along for the ride. Officially titled Joker: Folie à Deux, the upcoming sequel to 2019's Joker will feature several big names, including Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn.
