With Ben Affleck stepping down at the end of January as director for The Batman, the push was on to get a director quickly so that things can move forward in a cleaner fashion considering all the bad PR coming from this. Warner Bros has now confirmed that Matt Reeves, who has directed the second Planet of the Apes film and has the third coming out this year with Fox, will be taking on the director’s gig. With it being full of potential for sequels considering what we saw before with Christopher Nolan and going back to Burton and Schumacher as well, it’s definitely something that a lot of directors would want to get involved in but not without some real caution.
Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Matt Reeves (“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” “Cloverfield”) has been set to direct “The Batman.” Reeves will also serve as a producer on the new standalone action adventure centering on one of DC’s most enduringly popular Super Heroes. The announcement was made by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Content Officer, Warner Bros. Pictures Group.
Emmerich stated, “We are thrilled to have Matt Reeves taking the helm of Batman, the crown jewel of our DC slate. Matt’s deep roots in genre films and his evolution into an emotional world-building director make him the perfect filmmaker to guide the Dark Knight through this next journey.”
Matt Reeves noted, “I have loved the Batman story since I was a child. He is such an iconic and compelling character, and one that resonates with me deeply. I am incredibly honored and excited to be working with Warner Bros. to bring an epic and emotional new take on the Caped Crusader to the big screen.”
Batman was created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger.
“The Batman” will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
The film is currently set to star Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Joe Manganiello as Slade Wilson/Deathstroke and JK Simmons as Commissioner Gordon.
[Source: Variety]
