The Batman director seemingly gives strongest hint yet that Ben Affleck is out as Dark Knight

BY RIANNE HOUGHTON

 

Image: WARNER BROS.

 

In news that probably won't surprise you, it seems as though Ben Affleck is now all but out of the upcoming Batman movie.

 

Although nothing official has been confirmed (yet), it's believed that The Batman's director, Matt Reeves, is heading down a distinctly Batfleck-free route.

 

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Reeves has turned in a draft of The Batman's first act to Warner Bros that is all about a younger Dark Knight.

 

Hello darkness my old friend, etc.

 

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Can only be a good thing. That Batman vs Superman was a gigantic fail, though he can't be blamed for all of it.