Aquaman 2 won’t have a Batman in Ben Affleck or Michael Keaton

At almost exactly this time last year, news broke that Ben Affleck was coming back to Batman, reprising his role as the Caped Crusader in James Wan’s Aquaman 2. aka Aquaman and Lost Kingdom. Affleck said he was done playing Batman in DC’s live-action movies all the way back in 2019 — he even had a send-off ceremony for his run as the character. Previously he played Bruce Wayne in Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman Dawn of JusticeThen he reprised his role in Justice LeagueDavid Ayer’s edition, “The David Ayer Edition”, featured a cameo by David Ayer. Suicide Squad.

Jason Momoa revealed on Instagram that Affleck will return to the role of Batman in 2022. AquamanThe sequel was originally scheduled to be released in March 2023. Numerous scheduling changes for both Aquaman 2 The following are some examples of how to get started: The FlashThe Hollywood Reporter reports that Batman’s role in the film has been cut. Aquaman 2 entirely.

It is less surprising to people who saw the film. The Flash After being repeatedly pushed back from the original release date of July 2022, it finally arrived in theaters this June. The Flash soft-resets DC’s cinematic universe, first letting Michael Keaton return to the Batman role, then bringing in another guest star for a comic cameo. Release The FlashYou can get ahead by contacting us. Aquaman 2 Ben Affleck was no longer Batman when Barry Allen, played by Ezra Miller (as the villain in Batman Begins), altered the continuity of his universe. How would he then return to the role? Aquaman 2?

The THR reports that the Aquaman 2Michael Keaton originally filmed scenes for Batman’s cameo. As the release dates changed, so did Michael Keaton’s role. Aquaman 2Affleck reshot the cameo because it appeared that this would be the first release. To avoid any confusion, it was decided to eliminate the cameo entirely. Director James Gunn and Producer Peter Safran are now in charge of the DC Cinematic universe. “The latest cut of the film features neither version of the Dark Knight, according to sources, as new DC heads James Gunn and Peter Safran do not want to promise a movie universe that will not come to fruition, nor tie it down excessively to past failures,” THR reports.

There’s still time for that to change yet again — Aquaman and Lost Kingdom currently isn’t scheduled for release until December 2023. Gunn’s and Safran’s appointments were a way to bring a renewed focus on decision-making and strong leadership in a studio that was constantly changing its movie tactics. It went from having a vision of its shared superhero universes, to one-off films. Gunn was very vocal and detailed about the plans he has for a new DC Universe. So we may have seen the last of Batfleck after all — at least until Aquaman 2 The deleted scenes of a hit home video are leaked online.