Ben Affleck is returning as Batman in the upcoming Flash movie from Warner Bros. This cameo role of Dark Knight will appear alongside Michael Keaton’s Batman from the 1989 Tim Burton film. Confused yet? We sure are.
The Flash director Andy Muscietti says Batman is a “substantial” part of the story. “His Batman has a dichotomy that is very strong, which is his masculinity—because of the way he looks, and the imposing figure that he has, and his jawline —but he’s also very vulnerable,” he told Vanity Fair. “He knows how to deliver from the inside out, that vulnerability. He just needs a story that allows him to bring that contrast, that balance.”
Despite being involved in early development on Matt Reeves’ The Batman, Affleck stepped away from reprising the role in that movie in January 2019. But we’re not complaining, because Robert "Edward" Pattinson is now taking his place. That film was in the midst of shooting when the coronavirus pandemic broke. The production is set to resume this fall.
Warner Bros is hosting a DC Fandome virtual confab for its superhero movies this Saturday, August 22, with panellists from the new Flash movie, Wonder Woman 1984, Aquaman, Shazam!, The Batman, Black Adam, and Suicide Squad.
Ezra Miller, who played Flash in Justice League, plays the titular role in The Flash, which is scheduled for release on June 3, 2022.