Ben Affleck was supposed to star in the upcoming movie The Batman after playing the superhero in three previous films, but he ended up dropping out several years ago.
The Oscar winner was hired to not only star in the film, but he was also going to write and direct the movie. Ben explained in 2019 why he decided to leave the project.
He said, “I tried to direct a version of it and worked with a really good screenwriter, but just couldn’t come up with a version, I couldn’t crack it.
So I thought it was time to let someone else take a shot at it. They got some really good people, so I’m excited.” Matt Reeves was hired as the writer and director and Robert Pattinson took over as Batman.
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