Ben Affleck Will Not Direct The Batman

The DC Extended Universe continues to have production struggles as its filmmakers tries to figure out a way to please both audiences and critics. As soon as it was announced that Ben Affleck would be playing Batman in the new movies, it was assumed that he was also being brought in to direct the inevitable standalone Batman movie. This was, eventually, confirmed. However, as Variety first reported, he is now out of the director’s chair for the movie. Ben Affleck issued a statement on the matter: Warner Bros. also issued a statement: One has to wonder if the financial failure of Affleck’s Live By Night had any influence on this decision, as it’s reportedly going to lose Warner Bros. approximately $75 million. No new director has been announced at this time. The next time we’ll see Affleck playing Batman will be in Justice League, which is scheduled to be released on November 17, 2017. Source: Variety