Ben Affleck will return as Batman in Aquaman 2 as well as The Flash

Ben Affleck made the announcement that he would be retiring as Batman in 2019. He has also spoken about how hard it was to portray this character. Batman v Superman, Justice LeagueThe cancelled version is also available. BatmanHe was supposed to direct the film. But it seems the actor just can’t quite bring himself to quit the cape entirely.

In addition to reprising Bruce Wayne’s role in The Flash, it has now been revealed that Affleck’s Batman and/or Bruce will pop up one last — or second-to-last — time in next year’s Aquaman sequel, Aquaman and Lost Kingdom.

The beans were spilled by Arthur Curry himself, Jason Momoa, on his Instagram feed — apparently to get ahead of a leak after some fans on a studio tour had spotted Affleck on the set.

“REUNITED bruce and arthur,” Momoa commented. “WB studio tours just explored the backlot alright. busted on set […]”

Aquaman and Lost Kingdom, which is set to open on March 17, 2023, is scheduled to be Affleck’s next appearance as Batman. The Flash film, originally slated for summer and then fall 2022, is now set for June 23, 2023 — so Affleck’s repeated comments that it would be his last appearance as Batman may yet prove to be accurate, even though he filmed his scenes for it last year. Warner Bros. has a problem when it is about promoting The FlashEzra Miller, the star of Ezra Miller’s show, appears to be off-rails and is drawing a lot of negative headlines.

Affleck isn’t the only former lead Batman actor reprising the role in The Flash. Thanks to a multiverse-spanning storyline, Michael Keaton will also appear in the part he originated for modern movie audiences in 1989’s Batman. Bruce Wayne’s role will also be taken by Keaton. Batgirlfilm, and Robert Pattinson will reprise the role in a sequel Batman. Warner Bros. needs how many Batmans? Surely it’s only a matter of time now until George Clooney gets the call…