Both Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton are set to return to playing Batman The Flash.
As first reported in Vanity Fair, Affleck will return to the role he first played in 2016 Batman v Superman: League of Justice in the upcoming Andy Muschietti-directed DC movie, The Flash.
The film will also earn Michael Keaton his role as Batman again – a role he first played in 1989 in Tim Burton’s Batman and then again in 1992 Batman Returns – when Muschietti confirmed that different versions of the capus crusader will be seen in the film.
The Flash, aka Barry Allen, will likely be seen crashing into multiple dimensions where different versions of Batman will be found.
Speaking about the return of Affleck, Muschietti said: ‘His Batman has a dichotomy that is very strong, which is his masculinity – because of the way he looks, and the impressive figure he has, and his jawline – but he is also very vulnerable.
“Wit He knows how to deliver from within, that vulnerability. He just needs a story that brings him that contrast, that balance. ”
He added: ‘He’s a very substantial part of the film’s emotional impact. The interaction and relationship between Barry [Allen] and Affleck’s [Bruce] Wayne will bring an emotional level we have not seen before. It’s Barry’s movie, it’s Barry’s story, but its characters are more related than we think. They lost both mothers to murder, and that’s one of the film’s emotional ships. That’s where the Affleck kicks in Batman. ”
“I’m glad I worked with someone who has both sides of the camera too … he understands.”
Affleck’s return to the role is a surprise. Earlier this year, Affleck said The New York Times that he left the project due to personal and health issues.
“I showed someone the Batman script,” Affleck said at the time. ‘They said,’ I like the script. I also think you are drinking yourself to death if you go through what you are just going through. ”
In a separate project, The Batman is also scheduled with Robert Pattinson following to take on the role.
Earlier today (August 20), the film’s director, Matt Reeves, shared a first image of The Batman logo along with a new teaser poster.
