It’s unclear whether it’s a good thing or not when the buzz surrounding a film titled “The Flash” is solely about Batman. But yet, that seems to be the case, as the new DC superhero film about the Fastest Man Alive, played by Ezra Miller, seemingly is set to feature multiple actors returning as Batman due to the multiversal story. One of those folks is Michael Keaton, who recently spoke about returning to the role for the first time in 30 years.

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A lot has already been made of James Gunn’s decision to make “The Suicide Squad.” We already know the opportunity came about because Disney executives fired the filmmaker from “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and suddenly Gunn’s schedule was wide open, leading to a meeting with Warner Bros. about DC superhero projects. And now that it’s clear ‘Suicide Squad’ was a great franchise for him to tackle (the man sure does love his misfits), it’s hard to imagine Gunn working on anything else.

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Believe it or not, there’s a new interview with Zack Snyder where he talks about DC superhero films! Shocking, I know. But in the new episode of Happy. Sad. Confused., Syder does mention a bit of DCEU trivia that was previously unknown, as he talks about an actor he had in mind for Batman if Ben Affleck passed on the role.

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As we all know, Ben Affleck played the role of Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, in Snyder’s “Batman v.

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Fans hoping to finally get a live-action adaptation of the award-winning comic “Gotham Central” may be disappointed to know that the upcoming spin-off TV show of “The Batman” on HBO Max is not adapting the popular comic.

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Ed Brubaker, who co-wrote the 2002 comic with Greg Rucka, recently appeared on Kevin Smith and Marc Bernadin‘s Fatman Beyond podcast and teased what he knew of the upcoming HBO Max series.

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There exists an alternate universe where Zack Snyder was able to release his version of “Justice League” back in 2017 and all those films he set up in the epilogues that we now have seen would have been made and released. One of those films that are set up is a “Batman” film that was going to be written and directed by Ben Affleck, with Joe Manganiello serving as the villain, Deathstroke.

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Michael Keaton is one of the best actors working today. Hell, you could argue that he’s been one of the best actors working for the better part of four decades. But still, for comic book fans, they’re always talking about his two-film portrayal of Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, in Tim Burton’s films. And it’s that excitement that got people super jazzed to find out that Keaton was in talks to reprise his Batman role for the upcoming ‘Flash’ film.

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Once upon a time, Ben Affleck was The Batman. Technically, he still is and will be for two more outings at The Batman; one, in “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” mini-series coming to HBO Max in the spring, and then another appearance in “The Flash” which is meant to be his farewell appearance for the character. In that once upon a time scenario, when Affleck was fully committed to Batman, he would direct “The Batman,” a film that Matt Reeves would eventually make and then disassociate from the current DC Extended Universe.

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After reports surfaced stating that Michael Keaton would return to the DC Universe to play Batman in the “Flash” movie starring Ezra Miller, plenty of fans were quick to speculate what this could mean. The biggest theory was that Keaton would play Thomas Wayne, aka the guy that always dies before Martha loses her pearls in every Batman movie. But it turns out Keaton is in talks to play good old billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne.

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When Warren Beatty’s “Dick Tracy” hit theaters in the early summer of 1990, the flurry of media attention accompanying the release wasn’t focused so much on its superstar filmmaker/star – directing his first feature since winning the Oscar for the job back in 1981 – or its packed cast, which included not only Beatty but Madonna, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, and Mandy Patinkin.

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Close your eyes and imagine a film where Batman and Superman fight. Okay, imagine that film is somehow darker than what Zack Snyder delivered in his “Batman v. Superman” film. Shocking, right? Well, according to a recent interview with Collider, screenwriter Akiva Goldsman revealed that he was working on a version of ‘BvS’ almost 20 years ago that might have been grittier than the Snyderverse. Maybe.

READ MORE: Andy Serkis Teases An Even Darker, Broodier Tone For ‘The Batman’ But Also A Central Role For Alfred

Here’s the description given by Goldsman of the unproduced film:

“I wrote on […] this version of ‘Batman v Superman’ [around 2001or 2002]— when Colin Farrell was cast as Batman and Jude Law was cast as Superman and Wolfgang Petersen was directing —we were in prep and it was the darkest thing you’ve ever seen.

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They say you should always be yourself, unless you can be Batman, in which case it’s better to be Batman. Well, in the case of Val Kilmer, it ended up not being true. More than 25 years after playing the Caped Crusader in 1995’s “Batman Forever,” Kilmer is now opening up about his decision to quit playing the character after one performance.

READ MORE: Joel Schumacher on ‘Batman Forever’ Star Val Kilmer: “He Was Psychotic”

For years, Kilmer has said he simply couldn’t return to the role for “Batman & Robin” due to scheduling conflicts with other projects like “The Saint,” but there were also plenty of behind the scenes stories that alluded to Kilmer being difficult to work with.

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After Darren Aronofsky discussed his plans for his failed “Batman” movie, you’d think we were done with controversial takes on the superhero, but you’d be wrong. While we wait for news on the latest (but certainly not last) reboot of the character in Matt Reeves‘ “The Batman” there’s another writer who wants to take a shot at the character, “True Detective” creator, Nic Pizzolatto.

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Back before Christopher Nolan saved Batman from the clutches of Joel Schumacher’s campy, ridiculous Gotham, helming 2005’s “Batman Begins,” Warner Bros. had famously approached another auteur filmmaker to direct the superhero reboot—Darren Aronofsky. The director had just come off “Requiem for a Dream,” with his debut “Pi” being his only other film.

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Ben Affleck Has Written The Script For The Solo 'Batman' Movie

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Watch: Video Tribute To Bruce Wayne’s Loyal Butler, Alfred Pennyworth

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Watch: Honest Trailers Pits 1989's 'Batman' vs. 1978's 'Superman'

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"My Batman Was Too Nice For Him": Frank Miller Talks Darren Aronofsky's Abandoned Adaptation Of 'Year One'

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Watch: Celebrate The 25th Anniversary Of Tim Burton's 'Batman' With Vintage, 20-Minute Industry Promo

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Deadline are reporting that the script for a version of another iconic D.C.

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Coming Soon essentially confirms all of these aforementioned rumors and speculation and says, indeed, it’s all true. With Christian Bale allegedly bulking up for the role, this all makes sense. This should mean in a few weeks we’ll have plenty of casting rumors that are probably more reliable than early nonsensical reports like Johnny Depp as the Riddler, etc.

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Variety has since scrubbed the comment from their story but Batman News snagged the remarks before they went away. Now before geeks everywhere furrow their brows, it’s not at all surprising that Warner Bros.

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