As anticipation grows for the arrival of the new The Batman played by Robert Pattinson, today the director of the film Matt Reeves has finally revealed the reason why he refused to adopt the screenplay written by Ben Affleck at the time. producer and writer of a bat movie he had played for Zack Snyder. 

During an interview with Esquire, Matt Reeves revealed that the studio sent him the script that Ben Affleck co-wrote with Geoff Johns, and while he thought it was “a totally valid version of the movie,” it just wasn’t his personal story. of Batman, which the director was interested in telling.

“He was very animated by the action. He was very attached to the DCEU, with other notable characters from other films and other comics sticking out. But I knew after reading it that this particular script wasn’t the way I wanted to do my Batman, ”Reeves explained. 

We know that Ben Affleck’s film would have pitted The Dark Knight against Deathstroke, but now comes the confirmation that it would have brought other members of the Justice League to the stage as well. Matt Reeves admitted that he told Warner Bros that he was not the right man for the job, explaining the direction in which he would have preferred to take the character.

“I told them that there have been so many great movies, but if I had to do that, I would have to make it personal, so I could understand what I was going to do with it, so I know where to put the camera, so I know what to say to the actors. , so you know what the story should be. This play, I told them, pointing to the script, is an absolutely valid and exciting story. It’s almost a James Bond movie, but it wasn’t something I felt attached enough to. “

The cast of The Batman is made up of many well-known faces: along with Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne, there will also be Colin Farrell (Oswald Chesterfield / Penguin), Zoe Kravitz (Catwoman), Jeffrey Wright (Jim Gordon), Paul Dano ( Riddler) and Andy Serkis (Alfred). Finally, John Turturro will be the boss of Carmine Falcone. Also in the cast is Peter Sarsgaard who will be Gil Colson, the District Attorney of Gotham.

“The Batman will explore a detective case,” the sources write. “When some people start dying in strange ways, Batman will have to descend into the depths of Gotham to find clues and solve the mystery of a conspiracy connected with Gotham City’s history and criminals. In the film, the entire Batman Rogues Gallery will be available and active, much like the original comic and animated films. The film will feature more villains, as they are all suspects “.