During the Warner Bros. panel at CinemaCon in Las Vegas today, CEO Kevin Tsujihara confirmed the ever-spreading rumour that there is in fact an upcoming Batman standalone film with Ben Affleck reprising the role of the Dark Knight.
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Tsujihara added that there are “at least 10″ DC films set to hit theatres in the next five years, Comic Book reports, and a new Batman is among them (which would seem a no-brainer, given the phenomenal worldwide box office receipts of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice).
The rumours first started when Affleck said CCO of DC Entertainment, Geoff John, and he were “working on something.”;
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“Geoff Johns is a brilliant guy,”; said Affleck. “He and I are working together on something and I really am excited about it, and I love him, he’s the best.”;
Affleck won’t just be fighting the forces of evil in the upcoming flick; he’ll also be behind the camera as the film’s director, confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter“s senior film writer Pamela McClintock, who issued the following tweet:
.@BenAffleck is also confirmed to direct, as well as star in.
https://t.co/zv59tZAluO— Pamela McClintock (@PamelaDayM) April 13, 2016
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