While it was all suspense about the future of Ben Affleck’s Batman came confirmation: the actor will again take on the role of the Night Knight in “The Flash”, next film that prepares the Warner universe with the direction of our dear Andy Muschietti (“It”). Vanity Fair confirmed this and secured the crossover with the character of Michael Keaton, who played the hero in the 1989 film of the same name and “Batman Returns”. “Affleck received the script from the weekends last week and agreed this week to join the project,” the magazine confirmed.
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“The Flash” will be inspired by the “Flashpoint” arc and narrate the Multiverse, so in the same plot two Batmans will coexist. “It’s a very fundamental part of the film’s emotional impact. The interaction and relationship between Barry and Affleck’s Wayne will bring an emotional level that we hadn’t seen before,” said Muschietti who defined Keaton’s involvement as “substantial” for the film.” It’s Barry’s movie, it’s Barry’s story, but his characters are more related than we think. They both lost their mothers to murder, and that’s one of the emotional vessels in the film. That’s where Affleck Batman comes in,” the director said.
Andy Muschietti will direct “The Flash”
Affleck first played the Bat in “Batman vs Superman” (2016), a legacy he continued on in “The Justice League” (2017). However, as rumours claimed that he would return to the role in “The Batman” it emerged that the film will be directed by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson.Si “The Flash” estimates his arrival in theaters in 2022, more details will be known as part of the DC FanDome this Saturday, August 22.
