The Batman: Every Rumoured Affleck Replacement Ranked

6. Christian Bale

Rumour Source: OK! Magazine (via IBTimes)

Let's be honest here, the claim that Christian Bale had been offered an almighty $100m to return as Batman (supposedly according to UK tabloid magazine OK!) is hardly the most dependable of claims, but it raised a few eyebrows all the same.

You can even see why Warner Bros would be willing to pay that sort of money to bring him back: you manage that and you're effectively making the fourth Christopher Nolan movie, with all of the marketing power that would inherently carry. And Matt Reeves would absolutely be the right candidate to do just that.

But again, this film needs to really run with the idea of a new dawn and as great as it would be for a fourth Bale film, that's not the best way to kick off another new franchise. Which you really get the sense Reeves is looking for.