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269 on 'Flashpoint' was going to be Ben Affleck's final Batman appearance. Now what?This week we had another source strongly hint that Flashpoint is dead. Game Night directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, who officially joined the movie in March, will likely turn it back into a solo Flash movie. While many fans are happy to hear that, there is one major downside for Batfleck fans... Ben…
In a couple of weeks, it'll be four years since the first official photo of Ben Affleck as Batman was released. Batman v Superman director Zack Snyder took the photo himself and it was an incredible first look at the character. Now DC Films photographer Clay Enos has released one of the photos he took…
Earlier this week, Shazam star Zachary Levi put up the "Bat Signal" for Ben Affleck after he saw a tweet about a young Batman fan who only had days left to live. A couple of days later, the Twitter account for Hospice Atlanta confirmed that the young boy received a FaceTime video call from Batman…
Yesterday Fan Expo Dallas announced that Ben Affleck would be participating in panel called "Ben Affleck Live" where he'd answer questions from fans, but now less than 24 hours after that announcement, they've announced that the panel has been canceled. In a tweet sent out this morning by Fan Expo Dallas about tickets being on…
Update: Less than 24 hours after this announcement, Ben Affleck's panel at Fan Expo Dallas has been canceled. Fan Expo Dallas announced today that Batman v Superman and Justice League star Ben Affleck will be attending their event this weekend. Affleck is scheduled to appear on Saturday, April 7th for autographs, photo ops, and "Ben…
Justice League has been available digitally for a few weeks now, but it finally comes to Blu-ray on March 13th. Today, Warner Bros. released new Batman promotional artwork to advertise it's just one week away. Regardless of how you feel about Justice League, you have to admit a cool new image of Ben Affleck as…
The Flash movie, Flashpoint, is in talks with new directors, Vacation's John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. Perhaps more interesting than that is the fact that Variety says Warner Bros. went to Ben Affleck first and he turned it down. John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein are no strangers to the superhero world. They were…
Ben Affleck has one movie left on his Batman contract and has expressed interest in finding a "graceful and cool way" to exit the the role. The latest rumors suggested that he would appear in Flashpoint, however the future of that movie is up in the air after Justice League's poor performance at the box…
Christian Bale was a guest on the latest episode of the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast with Josh Horowitz. During the interview, Bale was asked if he saw any of Ben Affleck's Batman movies. "I have not," Bale replied. "Yes I'm interested, my son seemed like he was really interested, but then I realized he just…
Daily Sabah posted a new interview with Ben Affleck this week, where they asked him about coming back as Batman after Justice League. Affleck was pretty vague, but did flat out say that he still wants to direct a Batman movie. "For me, it's interesting, and I always evaluate this stuff on the merit of…
Variety just published a big piece about how Warner Bros. is restructuring DC Films after Justice League's poor performance. Included towards the end of that report are some interesting details about Ben Affleck's future as Batman. Variety says that Ben Affleck is expected to appear in the standalone Flash movie, but that it's very unlikely…
The Ben Affleck Batman drama never stops. In a new interview with USA Today, Ben Affleck said that doing The Batman with director Matt Reeves is "something I’m contemplating". He added: “You don’t do it forever, so I want to find a graceful and cool way to segue out of it.” It sounds like he's not…
Titan Books has released a 96-page hardcover book titled "Justice League Official Collector's Edition" which features lots of new photos and information about the movie. Comic Book Movie pointed out an interesting quote from Ben Affleck, after he was asked what it was like being an executive producer on Justice League. "It's fun to see…
Fans who wanted to see "WonderBat" in the DC Films Universe will get some teases in Justice League. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Ben Affleck confirmed that there's "sexual tension" between his Batman and Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman. Justice League allowed Affleck to explore Batman's relationship with other superheroes. To "play the dynamics,…
Here's something I bet you didn't know. The term "Batfleck" was coined by Batman News reviewer Andrew Asberry. Seriously. If you search on Twitter you won't find anyone who used the term before him. It's certainly caught on, with many fans referring to Ben Affleck as "Batfleck" these days. So what does he think of…
This past summer it was reported that Ben Affleck's days as Batman were numbered. Affleck tried to downplay it at Comic-Con by telling everyone how much he loves being Batman, but now it seems like he's changed his tune. With Justice League, Affleck will be playing Batman for a third time, and Extra asked if he'll…
Fox 5's entertainment reporter, Kevin McCarthy, caught up with the cast of Justice League at the press event in London this weekend. As a huge fan of Man of Steel and Batman v Superman, McCarthy asked Ben Affleck what the difference was between working with director Zack Snyder and replacement director Joss Whedon. "Zack cast…
The Justice League are on the cover of the November issue of Mexican magazine Cine Premiere, and inside is a new behind-the-scenes look at Ben Affleck as Batman from Justice League. We see Batfleck standing tall in a warehouse that looks like it's before or after his big fight with parademons that we saw in…
Warner Bros. announced on social media that it's Batman week, and to celebrate they released a new motion poster for Justice League. We get a cool black and white look at Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne before half of the Batman logo appears and colorizes part of the poster, revealing his iconic cowl. Check it out…
As part of Warner Bros.' Justice League marketing, it's finally Batman week! AT&T just kicked things off with the new video above, which features epic new moments from the Dark Knight. Check it out! Acknowledging that the world cannot be saved by just one hero alone, Batman pulls all the members of the league together…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com