9 Things You Need To Know About Ben Affleck’s Batman

8. Affleck's Signed On For Six Films

Bringing in Ben Affleck to play Batman is a hell of a coup for Warner Bros., especially considering the actor is currently riding a critical and commercial wave off the back of his Argo and Gone Girl successes. So of course the studio wanted to get him on board for as many DC cinematic universe movies as possible, and it's reported that Affleck is currently down for six films. Affleck's already shot for Batman V Superman, but he has five other movies on the Warner Bros./DC slate to come; it's said that these include a couple of "drop-in" quasi-cameos (with one rumoured to be in the Wonder Woman movie), a pair of Justice League films and the new iteration of the Dark Knight's very own standalone Batman movie. According to Forbes, Batman's arc post-Dawn Of Justice is going to take inspiration from Frank Miller's comic The Dark Knight Returns, with an appearance from the Joker in one particular film kicking one of the more famous story-lines off...