Black Narcissus
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I've honestly given up any hope I had of Batman coming out in 2018.
Say what? This was known for months now.
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I've honestly given up any hope I had of Batman coming out in 2018.
I've honestly given up any hope I had of Batman coming out in 2018.
Yeah, if you've only just now given up hope of that happening, that does suggest a certain level of derangement on your part.
What, were they somehow going to crap out an entirely new script over a weekend, roll film now (a few months after Aquaman commenced) and somehow pry their way into that schedule before Aquaman's release?
All sarcasm aside, a 2018 release was pretty much out of the cards the second Matt Reeves was hired on to direct. We knew going into this that Reeves would be busy with War for the Planet of the Apes until July, and it stands to reason that they guy would want a break after completing that film. The fact that Reeves is rewriting the script from the ground up effectively took a 2018 release date out back and shot it.
He is a friendly Bald BatBastah!
Ben Affleck is heading to Comic-Con this weekend to promote Warner Bros. upcoming Justice League movie, set for a Nov. 17 release. But how many more times is he likely to put on the Batsuit? Probably not many, if ever again.
Yes, Warners film studio chief Toby Emmerich tells The Hollywood Reporter, "Ben is our Batman. We love him as Batman. We want to keep him in the cowl as long as we can." And Matt Reeves, who will direct the studios still-undated (and unwritten) The Batman, has said that he means to keep Affleck in the role. But a source with knowledge of the situation says that the studio is working on plans to usher out Afflecks Batman gracefully, addressing the change in some shape or form in one of the upcoming DC films.
Exactly when and how that might happen has yet to be determined, but it would be wise to bet against Affleck starring in The Batman. Already he has stepped away from directing the film and Reeves is dropping the script that Affleck wrote with D.C. Entertainments Geoff Johns.
Reeves also has acknowledged that he has a Batman trilogy rolling around in his head, and given his success making two-thirds of a trilogy out of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes, it seems fair to anticipate that Warners will want him to realize his vision.
In addition, Affleck will turn 45 in August, so he would be pushing 50 before The Batman arrives in theaters. If Reeves makes a trilogy, Affleck would be in his mid-50s at best by the time thats done. Maybe Tom Cruise could pull that off but Afflecks body hasnt exactly been a temple.
And while male stars have been able to stretch their action-film relevance further in an age when there are fewer bankable young stars (Robert Downey, Jr. is 52 and going strong as Iron Man), studios favor the fresh-faced look what happened with Spider-Man, successfully rebooted with 21-year-old Tom Holland. (Affleck also just dropped out of the Netflix project Triple Frontier, and its not clear what his next movie will be. His reps declined to comment.)
Warners could hypothetically create dual Batmen, keeping Affleck in the role for a planned Justice League follow-up while letting Reeves cast his movie with a different star. But that hardly seems likely. The first Justice League already is at an inflection point: Director Zack Snyder has stepped away in mid-production and his successor, Joss Whedon, is said to be doing extensive reshoots. (Note that Justice League member Superman is played by Henry Cavill, 34, The Flash is Ezra Miller, 24, Aquaman is Jason Momoa, 37, and Wonder Woman is 32-year-old Gal Gadot.) And a second Justice League movie would be years down the road. THR reported Thursday that Shazam!, with a yet-to-be-cast title star, will be the next DC movie to shoot.
Downey Jr., Ruffalo, and Renner do not have roles that require them to stay in peak physical shape. And Hugh Jackman is a gym freak. He's an exception, not the norm. We have Affleck on record as saying he is not a fan of the workout regiment, so it's simply not comparable.Ugh, what's "sources with a knowledge of situation" , how can they have some knowledge when most of Reeves movie is unwritten yet ?
They are ignoring that Hugh Jackman is 48 ? RDJ is 52 ? Mark Ruffalo is 49 ? Jeremy Renner is 46 ?
How is 45 year old Affleck older than that ?
Ugh, what's "sources with a knowledge of situation" , how can they have some knowledge when most of Reeves movie is unwritten yet ?
They are ignoring that Hugh Jackman is 48 ? RDJ is 52 ? Mark Ruffalo is 49 ? Jeremy Renner is 46 ?
How is 45 year old Affleck older than that ?
Ugh, what's "sources with a knowledge of situation" , how can they have some knowledge when most of Reeves movie is unwritten yet ?
They are ignoring that Hugh Jackman is 48 ? RDJ is 52 ? Mark Ruffalo is 49 ? Jeremy Renner is 46 ?
How is 45 year old Affleck older than that ?
Downey Jr., Ruffalo, and Renner do not have roles that require them to stay in peak physical shape. And Hugh Jackman is a gym freak. He's an exception, not the norm. We have Affleck on record as saying he is not a fan of the workout regiment, so it's simply not comparable.
Extensive reshoots?