Ben Affleck will return as Batman in a new film titled "The Flash", according to a report.
The report said that Michael Keaton would also make a comeback as the caped crusader.Directed by Andy Muschietti, the upcoming DC film will see both Affleck and Keaton reprise their roles. Affleck first took up the task in 2016 while Keaton was famously the lead in 1989 and 1992.
Vanity Fair reported The Flash will fly through multiple
dimensions in which he encounters different versions of Batman.
The publication reported that the film will not disrupt the
new Batman film starring Robert Pattinson as the lead.Talking about Affleck’s return, Muschietti said: “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 knows how to deliver from the inside out, that
vulnerability. He just needs a story that allows him to bring that contrast,
that balance.”
He added: “He’s a very substantial part of the emotional
impact of the movie. The interaction and relationship between Barry [Allen] and
Affleck’s [Bruce] Wayne will bring an emotional level that we haven’t seen
before. It’s Barry’s movie, it’s Barry’s story, but their characters are more
related than we think. They both lost their mothers to murder, and that’s one
of the emotional vessels of the movie. That’s where the Affleck Batman kicks
in. I’m glad to be collaborating with someone who has been on both sides of the
camera, too…he understands.”
