The Batman
When Man of Steel released in 2013, it wasn’t long before Ben Affleck was cast as Batman for the then-incoming sequel Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Affleck’s tenure, which included appearances in other DCEU films such as Suicide Squad and Justice League, was also meant for a solo Batman movie that the actor would’ve also written and directed. First confirmed in 2014, the movie was titled The Batman two years later, and expected to drop in 2018.
Flash forward to 2017, and things have changed significantly. The Batman was now focused on the vigilante’s early days (and set in its own growing universe) written and directed by Matt Reeves, while Ben Affleck left Batman altogether to go to rehab for his alcohol addiction. After Robert Pattinson’s casting in October 2019, it seemed like the movie would hit its June 2021 release. But then, the pandemic forced production to halt twice — one of which was caused by Pattinson testing positive — and the movie was pushed to this past October. That didn’t take, and WB would later delay The Batman to its current date of March 4, 2022.
