10 Directors Who Should Helm The Batman (If Affleck Quits)

10. David S. Goyer

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Known For: Blade: Trinity, Man Of Steel (writer), The Dark Knight (writer).

David S. Goyer's case for directing The Batman is helped substantially when you realise he had a hand in writing The Dark Knight trilogy, widely regarded as three of the finest comic-book adaptations of all time, as well as Man Of Steel, the film that jump-started the DCEU and set it on its current trajectory - making him the perfect director to carry the universe forward.

Goyer also had a hand in Batman v Superman, so he's very firmly a part of the DC-movie circle and is extremely comfortable when working with the characters within it - including, and especially, Bats himself.

And it's this knowledge that would make him a worthwhile pick. His work on The Dark Knight in particular, and the brutal, grounded Batman story he told in that film, would mesh perfectly with Ben Affleck's take on the character, and the only question is whether or not he'd be able to translate his writing chops directly to the camera.

We're certainly hoping he can.