Ben Affleck’s standalone Batman film had 'amazing' script, reveals crew member

At height of DCEU's popularity, Ben Affleck took on  role of caped cruser. He debuted as Batman in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016 and went on to star in Justice League (2017). However, after director Zack Snyder h left DCEU, plans for a Ben Affleck standalone Batman film, which he was supposed to write, direct, and star in, were also ruined. w, Jay Oliva, an artist who previously worked on reportedly shelved film, opened up about how film was 'f---ing awesome.' 

2 things you need to kw

• Ben Affleck last played role of Batman in Flash (2023).
• His full-fledged Batman role was in Zack Snyder's Justice League.
• He reprised his role in Flash (2023).

Ben Affleck's Batman was 'very clever' 

In a conversation with Inverse, Jay Oliva discussed w-scrapped standalone Batman movie which would have featured Good Will Hunting actor. He said that script for film was "f***ing awesome." He ded that when he h joined project, he was shown 2nd or 3rd draft from Affleck and veteran DC Comics writer, Geoff Johns. Oliva said that in his experience of working on all things Batman, he'd never encountered anything like Affleck's story. 

(Ben Affleck as Batman in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice | Im: BatmanVSupermanmovie/Instagram)

“Ben’s story was gonna cover something that h never really been covered in comics but was building off of storylines in Batman mythos over last 80 years and approaching it from a new kind of perspective," said Oliva. 

How Matt Reeves changed Batman

After Ben Affleck stepped away from project for personal reasons, director Matt Reeves stepped in to create his own Batman film. Robert Pattinson's casting in film, who was previously kwn for n-gritty roles, surprised social media users.  Batman was released on March 4, 2022, and ended up being a box-office success.

(Robert Pattinson as titular superhero in Batman | Im: batmanmovie/Instagram)

Me on a budget of $150 million, film grossed $771 million worldwide. Moreover, a spin-off show called Penguin, which will feature Oscar-minated actor Colin Farrell, is also under development.