{"id":36295,"date":"2015-07-10T02:08:33","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T06:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=36295"},"modified":"2018-12-09T00:42:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T05:42:27","slug":"affleck-to-star-direct-and-co-write-batman-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2015\/07\/10\/affleck-to-star-direct-and-co-write-batman-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Affleck To Star, Direct And Co-Write BATMAN Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BenAffleckDirector\"<\/a>Batman has been a consistent cash cow for Warner Brothers, so it seemed very unusual for the studio to not have included a Batman film in the long list of DC Comics films it put out last year. But it looks like we will<\/em> be getting a Batman film, once new Batman Ben Affleck’s schedule clears up a bit.<\/p>\n

Deadline<\/a> is reporting that Affleck will be co-writing a Batman <\/strong>feature with DC Comics Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns. Affleck will also direct and, naturally, star in the film as well.<\/p>\n

Johns is no stranger to Hollywood. He got his start in film as Richard Donner’s assistant before becoming a superstar comic book writer, making for the most circuitous route any assistant ever took to become a screenwriter.<\/p>\n

Don’t expect a Batman film too soon. Affleck has to direct and star in the long-delayed Live By Night<\/strong>, based on the Dennis Lehane novel of the same name. That film is scheduled to start shooting in November, <\/a>aiming for an October 2016 release date. Affleck is also involved in 2017’s\u00a0Justice League<\/strong>, so the soonest industry analysts think\u00a0Batman\u00a0<\/strong>will hit theaters is 2018.<\/p>\n

We’ll see if this is all true on Saturday at Warners’ SDCC panel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Continuing the tradition of scoop being leaked before it can be revealed at Comic-Con, a rumor has apparently been confirmed. <\/div>\n

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