The Tragic Story Behind Ben Affleck’s Lost Batman Film 

I’m sure Ben was stressed with a lot of things. 1) the reception of BvS. 2) his addiction. 3) his divorce. 4) the whole JL situation. All while he really wanted to make the best Batman movie he could possibly make and felt pressure from both the studio and fans. I can see how that’s an extremely stressful situation. I walked out of The Batman still wishing we got Ben’s movie instead. Hopefully he’ll consider it now that he’s in a better place and is coming back for flash’s next Aquaman.

Respect for Ben Affleck increased

Look, I loved Matt Reeve's Batman movie and I thought Robert Pattinson as Batman kills it and did a great job but I would definitely sacrifice their Batman sequel just to see Ben Affleck's Batman movie

I can never get enough of hearing about this story. Batfleck is my favorite iteration of the character and I’ll be forever saddened he never got to do this film.

Even after watching the Robert's take on the batman, I still want that Batfleck movie. Idc what people say.

This Batman film sounds like it could've been something very special, but what Matt Reeves gave us was epic. I think looking back at it, the combination of Ben's personal life (divorce from Jennifer Garner, alcoholism) along with the added pressure from fans, the media, and WB led to him not being passionate anymore about the film and wanting to get away as far as possible. This guy proved he was an amazing filmmaker, and yet WB/DC couldn't just give him the creative liberty they gave Matt Reeves to allow him to make the film as near perfect as possible? It really sounds like something of a gem.

Ben Affleck's Batman was by far the best we've seen, I hope one day we get a stand alone film, I'm still holding out hope.

To be fair Batfleck Fight scenes is the best batman fight scene ever of all the Batman movie so far..the dude is just the batman we imagine n picture in the comic as how strong n calculated as well as fast n brutal

If I had a nickel for every time a Batman Movie was inspired by a David Fincher movie, I’d have two nickels. Which, isn’t a lot, but it’s wired that it happened twice.

As much as i loved Pattinson's Version I personally hope ben gets his Batman Film Before it's Too Late I would mind if both Versions Co Exist

What could have been: Batman: ,,I don't want to fight you, Slade." Deathstroke: ,,I wouldn't wanna to fight me neither."

So sad Affleck wasn't able to put out this movie it sounds incredible. It sounds like a Batman movie that could have been on the same level as the Batman movie that had Heath Ledger playing the Joker.

Love that we got The Batman. I love the movie and that is MY Batman. But I would've definitely loved to see a horror movie esque type, seeing Professor Pyg in that concept art would've been awesome to see that looks so creepy

The story has a predator 87 feel to it aswell. Which is a good thing because after being defeated Batman must resort to his surroundings to defeat a more dangerous threat

If This film came out i would've really like Ben's version of batman and i hope affleck gets to make his film

The part where Batgirl comes in to help Batman defeat Deathstroke seems kind of random to me. So, if this was made (which it won’t be, obviously), I would have hoped they would write a better conclusion than that. Very cool video though! Thank you for the great content. 🙂

Ben Affleck's Batman is the version that would literally scare off criminals from committing crimes. He's "the" Batman from the animated series in my opinion.

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We'll have a better day when this premieres lol. Always wish there was more to each one bc I enjoy them that much.

Another great and very well researched video from the channel! It's disappointing that Ben Affleck's Batman never came to furniture. Seeing an older and more experienced Batman would've been refreshing for sure, so is the arc the film would've taken in him on, and with the addition of Deathstroke a villain we hadn't seen on the big screen before would've been exciting, especially in the way he was portrait here as systematically destroying Bruce's life, I could easily see this as being an iconic and very intimidating performance based on the whispers alone. I also love the inclusion of Batgirl because again, it's a character we haven't seen before. It will always be shame we will never get to experience this, as I believe it would've brought something new to the Batman franchise with the Arkahm/comic book inspirations, the villain, Bruce's arc, etc.

Your channel is phenomenal, Masterpiece after Masterpiece

Just wanted to say I've really been enjoying these videos. Keep up the great work!

Fun fact: Joel Schumacher (director of Batman Forever and Batman&Robin) was a huge fan of Frank Miller and Joel’s favorite Batman story was “Batman: Year One”. He said he always wanted to do a live action year one film and (from what I heard) wanted Ben Affleck in the title role 😢oh what we could’ve gotten

Great video, does not trash anyone, simply just explores Ben's lost film. It is shame we did not get to see this film, it would have been amazing.

This movie looks like it would be awesome. Anyways great job Warpingfist your channel is fantastic

While Keaton will always be the best Batman IMO, I also think there is plenty of room for multiple iterations of Batman. So it would not bother at all to see his Batman live side by side in his own movie with the Patterson films. I enjoy the different stories and timelines. This could have been very cool. I am also saddened that a bunch of the Keaton scenes for multiple upcoming films have been scrapped. Most any new Batman content is usually a good thing. So maybe, just maybe we will get a Batfleck film… 🤷‍♂️

Matt Reeves’ The Batman was a good film. No doubt. But, it was too soon and just not necessary. I, and I think many others, really wanted to see Affleck’s Batman written and directed by Affleck himself. I think we lost something really special when Ben decided he wasn’t doing this film. Maybe, if everything lines up with the new leadership at WB and Ben being in a better space mentally, he’ll change his mind and decide to make his version of The Batman.

Dude I remember hearing he was doing the Batman years ago, I was HYPED! I remember my disappointment when I heard he left the project and was replaced by “the guy from twilight”. GOD IM SO GLAD WE GOT WHAT WE DID and Robert is a fantastic Batman!! But I still would love to see a stand-alone Batfleck film…

I'm the most curious about the introduction of Batgirl. Given the DCEU timeline, it shouldn't have been Barbara Gordon. At this point she should already be in a wheelchair and going by Oracle. Cassandra Cain's Batgirl would have fit into that fight perfectly though.

Love the channel!

Regret for the past Rage for the present Fear for the future Truly a broken man. A man who can kill a God in Superman.

I loved Affleck’s iteration of Batman, despite the quality of the movies he was in. would’ve loved to see this film be made. hope we somehow get an official or standalone version of this script soon

I would have the penguin in this movie because I always felt that Batman and Penguin should be like Eliot Ness and Al Capone from the Untouchables and he would hire Deathstroke for someone Batman to fight.

I'd love to see a more fantastical horror type batman movie similar to what we got in BVS the way they treated Batman. Why does everything have to be hyper realistic. I liked how fast and bad ass he was. He moved like he does in the video games. It made it more exciting to think a peak physical human could keep up with these fantastical meta humans. I cant picture skinny little pattenson standing next to wonder woman... let alone superman. Bring back Batfleck

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Honestly, Affleck's Batman idea just sounds like the Knightfall storyline only with Bane replaced by Deathstroke which, for anybody aware of how much The Dark Knight Rises utilized similar elements from that story (particularly the revenge conspiracy over something fleetingly personal) is disappointingly tedious. The Dark Knight Rises was only about four or five years old prior to Affleck being slated to direct this Batman film, and I think had it gone through and he managed to direct it, it would have been dead on arrival for partly those reasons as well as Affleck's obvious sense of torment in and out of the project. Warner should be grateful the Reeves/Pattinson variation turned out as well as it had, things could have gone much, much worse.

Great vid

It definitely is a film I wanted to see even though I really liked The Batman.

I'd rather have the Deathstroke movie than the one we got. Not saying it was bad just nothing new to Batman in the movies and Deathstroke would be a formidable foe for the big screen.

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I personally would love to see Ben’s vision come to life in a HBO Max series

Dam this was a great video you really shed some light on this Ben Affleck WB Batman project even though Ben had some ups and downs they should have let him try give him his shot sometimes you got to take that good with the bad in order to be good again 👊🏼💯Slade and The Batman would have been a good fight.

I loved Ben Affleck as Batman, but I did not like Snyder's Batman. It works visually, but not conceptually. If Batman straight up kills without remorse, then what's really left of the character? What inspires the most about him is his restraint and the lengths he's willing to go to help/save someone even if said someone is literally trying to kill him or others. He knows what breaks a person and knows every psychotic villain he faces has also faced despair and lost. Most of the main cast of his rougues gallery represents psychological aspects of Batman himself, which is genuis in terms of writting and character developement because he sees himself in most, if not all of them, and understands them. His methods aren't always top tier, but the fact he keeps himself from crossing that abyss of murderous rampage is what makes him one of the best and most inspiring characters ever concieved. That being said, sometimes you really have to put a rabid dog down and his unwillingness to do so leads to him failing those he tries to protect and his loved ones (Jason Todd for example). Instead of making Batman a killer, they should've explored the conflict between his rule of no killing versus the other members of the JL who are willing to kill like Wonder Woman and Aquaman.

*I now understand why affleck left the project and role altogether* *1. Personal issues, addiction, divorce* *2. Frustrations with WB and interference* *3. TROUBLED PRODUCTION ON JL*

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Could’ve been the best Batman film yet, as I really like his take on an older, more vengeful Batman that doesn’t hold back as a result of his many years of trauma and loss as both Batman and Bruce Wayne, I only wish we got to see it. I love The Batman but damn I’d still love to see this. Hopefully we’ll continue to see him in stuff moving forward like Aquaman and The Flash but Pattinson is taking over so we’ll see. I love them both so I guess it’s a win either way, but man a guy can hope

More glad we got Reeve's The Batman instead, I love Affleck but his Batman is just so dead and uninteresting.

Ben's agent look like a really old Bale

Well said. He was a great version of Batman. I fell he made the right call. I hope he returns some day See it through

Batman vs Deathstroke is a movie we need with Ben Affleck

Ben is my favorite Batman, I wish this came to pass

They should of done the court of owls story arc. It is literally what Matt reeves was describing. A Gotham illuminati that's tied to his family and himself with a greater over plot that would of lead to sequels galore

Joe looked badass as Deathstroke

We need the grounded Batman played by Pattinson, then we need a Batman to fight clayface, salmon grundy, killer croc the more comic book villians and Ben Aflecks Batman was perfect for that

Yes! Always sad that Batfleck didn't have longer with the cowl.

Love your videos man would have loved to see Ben Affleck Batman movie but I'm glad we got Matt Reeves Batman film

have a good day everyone

Ben definitely came correct as Batman, the only thing I would have changed is him being a killer im BVS, I would have kept him more brutal and have superman be his first attempted kill and him wrestling with the thought of doing it

When this man said:moved on Inner we just went :Aaaaashhhhhhhhhhhhhaaashhhjhhhh

I thought Ben hated playing Batman?? I didn't like his Batman. The suit was awesome and his whole fighting style. I never cared for him anyway...

It makes me so mad that when a movie can be good but if the “screen testing” doesn’t do good they scrap it it’s stupid bc they thought BatmanVSuperman was good

BEN AFFLECK is the best BATMAN we had and never had as well.

Being a dc fan = PAIN

It wouldve been cool to have Joe Pesci as Pengquin since Affleck's batman is old and experienced

I really wanted this movie. I feel like it could've even been better than The Batman.

In the alternate universe, this film came out

you can bet if I get to travel to parallel universes, the one where his movie was made would be on the list.

Thts sad bcos its so much of effort gone...i wish it had released. it would been really gud..

respect tbh especially at the end thats alot

3:11 I think you mean Kevin Tsujihara? Hamada wasn't in charge of the DC stuff till January 2018.

11:20 THAT CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD SO MUCH AND HAD ME IN ACTUAL STITCHES lmaooo

I love this Batman! Now, we’re going to get Ben Afflict Batman Vs death stroke that’s what I heard.

IMO, this sounds super derivative of TDKR. If WB had to choose between this and Robat Battinson's version, I'm glad they went with the ladder. I hate the established cannon Snyder set up for Batman anyways, I'm glad they're doing a refresher. Though I still LOVE Affleck in the role, he's still my favorite actor who's dawned the cowl.

Your videos are awesome man !

I don't know why the fans have to fight it out...Multiverse that shit and give us 30 different interpretations !

I'd be very interested to see what Affleck could've done. Matt Reeves' The Batman was pretty good, but it falls apart in some places. His Batman doesn't so much figure out clues as much as he blurts out answers to riddles, and in some cases others just tell him what to do because he can't figure it out on his own. The ending was kind of forced, where Nigma had all been about justice and exposing the corruption of the city for the entire movie...until the ending where he wants to drown half the town for no good reason (kick the cat). Ben Affleck's Batman script feels more emotional and brutal.

As much as I love The Batman, I also would’ve loved to seen this movie!

I remember waiting than being sad hearing it was canceled

Zack Snyder, Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill were fucked over.

Dat dere was something like dah interesting breakdown of dah Affleck Batman

If only live by night was put on hold instead of The Batman.

Having addiction problems plus the pressure of acting directing and writing an entire movie or a batman trilogy....explosive combination..... it's hard

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I would’ve loved to have seen Leslie Grace play Batfleck’s Batgirl.

That’s Sad…man.

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Would've loved it to be a prequel to Batman v Superman, where we see Robin die and maybe Batgirl getting paralyzed

The background music a lil loud

Too bad we don’t live in a universe where we got both. Because I love affleck in the role.

Please don’t take this as disrespect. This was a well done video all around but I do have one issue, the music. Please lower the music volume next time it’s hard to hear what you’re saying at some points. Especially around the history part of the video. Much love man

this could have been quite something to watch we lost something, but we gained something again after a long wait (the batman)

They should of made a daredevil born again movie instead of ripping it off. Batman got 80+ history of stories where they can adapt instead of making fanfics.

We still need that afflecks batman movie

Why did you delete the old video would've liked to compare it

Why does Chris Terrio keep getting work? It’s amazing

I'dl love to watch this Batman!

Most people seem to like The Batman. To me it was the most unnecessary and repetitive film ever. Doesn't help it when I followed Ben way back when he first got the role. But hey that's just me. 17:34 Of course the second biggest Batman hater DC has ever employed next to Tom King would not approve the script.

His idea definitely sounds more like a good pitch than a well thought out script because there's a lot to like in it and interesting how this eventually turned into Reeves final project. However, if we look at the original script pitch or scripment, here are the very few things I would change just for things to make more sense in terms of this was supposed to be part of the DCEU as well as his Batman mythos stuff. First off, I will try to elaborate more in. How did Batman end up killing Slade's son? Especially with the whole no kill rule. And also if I remember correctly, Deathstroke is very much like a psychopathic monster so I don't even know if the death of his own child would affect him this much. This is something that would have to be more elaborated on and thought about. Do like the idea of Deathstroke as the main villain so to continue on with that. Especially if this was part of the DCEU and possibly it's own separate universe. There's no way in hell death stroke could have killed Alfred and it would be a huge bummer to kill Jim Gordon. We could set a bunch of unique allies and maybe one legacy character like Lucius Fox allows his Batman to transition from people making gadgets for him to making his own. But I think a big opportunity is have the story be a prequel to Batman v Superman and have it were Deathstroke releasing Joker and helping Joker results in the death of Jason Todd, which would not only have tied into the Batman the Superman movie, but would have especially given motivation and the horror of what Batman is going through in the story. Finally, I didn't really get that much of detective Batman because of how much deaths drove a dominates the whole plot. But I do think the ending should probably be rewritten because having Batman being saved by one of the family members out of nowhere without building it up is kind of confusing and anti-climactic. I will reitate again. I like a lot of this idea and it would have been really interesting that if it was in elaborated on what would have probably turned into. Although to be honest knowing Warner Brothers if they didn't give Ben Affleck the same leeway as they did Matt Reeves it would have probably been disastrous.