‘The Batman’ Director Liked Affleck’s Interpretation of the Character
By George Robbins
Over this past weekend, the DC FanDome online event happened for the first time and it gave fans a lot to look forward to. A lot of DC Extended Universe, or DCEU, films are going to be coming out in the near future and this event is essentially the equivalent to any Comic-Con. It’s an event that gives directors and actors a platform where fans can ask questions in regards to just about anything. So over the past weekend, one of the big releases that ended up being talked about the most was the upcoming standalone film, ‘The Batman.’ This movie has been on people’s minds a lot as of late because it features a lot of characters that people know from the Batman comics.
What some people may not know, but I have mentioned already, is the fact that this movie will be a standalone film. This separates the movie from any other part of the DCEU because it means nothing in the film will necessarily carry over into the DCEU at any point. With this in mind, there is still a lot of hard work going into the creation of this film. As of late, they have had to continue filming while no longer being on vacation because the pandemic has made it more difficult to do so. Not to mention that the actors for the film have all said that they wanted to get back to work and the director is still planning on having the film ready by next year. This just shows how seriously they take getting this film done on time.
Director Matt Reeves answered a lot of questions this past weekend in regards to the upcoming film and it gave us a lot to think about moving forward. One of the more interesting things that Reeves made mention of was the fact that he didn’t at all mind Ben Affleck’s portrayal of Batman. Many did not like that iteration, but that is mainly due to the plots of the movies he was in. He didn’t really have a long stint as the Caped Crusader and that made even more people not like his portrayal. However, as an older and more grizzled Batman, he did a good job at portraying the character in a dignified but ultimately jaded way. This is something that a lot of people can understand from his portrayal, but that iteration will be tainted by the movies he played in.