9. Ben Affleck And Matt Reeves Join The Stage Together
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The saga that has befell Warner Bros.' touted Batman reboot is threatening to become a bigger spectacle than the film itself, with Ben Affleck's commitment to the project still seemingly in doubt. Rumours do, however, point towards the actor finally making a decision on his involvement during Warner Bros.' DCEU panel this weekend.
Depending on your feelings regarding Bat-fleck, news that the actor is set to renew his interest in the cape and cowl of the World's Greatest Detective is likely to cause contention. Reeves' entrance to the project saw the script penned by Affleck and frequent collaborator Chris Terrio ditched for something else entirely, but while that may be the case, rumours state that there's no bad blood between the actor and the Planet of the Apes director, with the pair even set to hug things out on stage later this week.
The rumour, which comes by way of DanielRPK (and relayed by ScreenGeek), states that Affleck is still very much interested in the part, and that he'll link up with Reeves on stage during the convention.
No matter which way WB proceed, the next move is going to be divisive. Here's hoping that they can convince fans to get excited about Batman again.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
