Ben Affleck to cowrite, direct & star in a solo Batman film!!

As has long been anticipated (in the “well, duh” category), Ben Affleck is now signed to cowrite, direct, and star in a solo Batman movie, following up after next year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Affleck‘s cowriter on the project will be Geoff Johns, who is DC Comics‘ chief creative officer, and frequent writer on such titles as Justice League, Batman, Aquaman, The Flash, Green Lantern, and Superman. Affleck and Johns are expected to finish the script this summer before Affleck starts filming his long-in-the-works adaptation of Dennis Lehane‘s Live by Night (also for Warner Bros), after which the Batman solo movie will then be Affleck‘s next film. The story is expected to be set after Justice League Part One, which is scheduled for release on November 17, 2017. The solo Batman movie doesn’t have a release date yet.