Ben Affleck Cast as Batman in Batman vs. Superman; Film Due July 17, 2015

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ben Affleck will play Batman in Batman vs. Superman, Warner Bros. announced today. The film is due in theaters on July 17, 2015.”Ben Affleck as Batman” is currently the top trend on Twitter in the U.S. “Daredevil” is also trending, Affleck’s previous and much-maligned outing as a superhero.Affleck will be the first actor to cross over from Marvel to DC and play a major, headlining superhero (although a number of supporting players have crossed over from one studio/publisher to the other). He also played George Reeves, the actor who portrayed Superman in the 1950s TV series The Adventures of Superman, in the film Hollywoodland and a comic book writer/artist in Chasing Amy.