The Batman Script Might Have A New Co-Writer

All is certainly not well in Batman-land. Earlier today, reports surfaced that the folks at DC and Warner Brothers were laying the groundwork for Ben Affleck‘s exit from the Batman role.

Now, it’s being reported that The Batman‘s new director Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes) has ditched the script Affleck co-wrote with DC head Geoff Johns and Argo writer Chris Terrio.

Not only that, Reeves has reportedly brought on long-time collaborator Mark Bomback (The Wolverine) to co-write a new treatment, according to SplashReport.

In addition to his credits as screenwriter on The Wolverine, Bomback has also worked on action blockbusters such as Live Free or Die Hard (2007) and the Total Recall remake (2012).

Bomback and Reeves worked together on both Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes.

While Warner Brothers has yet to confirm a new script, or Affleck stepping away from playing Bruce Wayne in the DCEU, all of the signs are pointing that way. In the meantime, the one thing we do know is that Affleck’s take on the Caped Crusader will be appearing in the Fall’s Justice League.

Justice League currently has a 4.16 out of 5 ComicBook.com User Anticipation rating making it the third most anticipated upcoming comic book movie among ComicBook.com readers.

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In Justice League, fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s (Henry Cavill) selfless act, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) enlists newfound ally Diana Prince to face an even greater threat. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to recruit a team to stand against this newly awakened enemy. Despite the formation of an unprecedented league of heroes — Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and the Flash — it may be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

Justice League is directed by Zack Snyder, from a screenplay by Chris Terrio, based on a story by Snyder and Terrio, Justice League stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Ciarán Hinds, Amy Adams, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, and J. K. Simmons.

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