Oscar-winner Ben Affleck was at one point attached to write, direct, and star in an all-new Batman movie. However, the actor eventually dropped out, and Matt Reeves came in to direct and write a new script. But what was Affleck`s Batman movie going to be about?Robert Richardson, who was set to be the cinematographer on Affleck`s movie, said on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that the Batman flick would have delved into `the insanity aspects.``Well, he was going more into the insanity aspects. So I think you would´ve seen something a little darker than what we`ve seen in the past and more into the individual, who`s inside Batman,` Richardson said, via Batman-News. `What element may be sane and what element may actually not be sane. So he was entering into a little more of the Arkham, as you know, he`s going into where you keep everyone who was bad, everyone that shifted and Batman.`Richardson said it was `very fascinating` to visit the darker side of Batman. Another interesting element is that Arkham Asylum is rarely seen in Batman movies, though Rocksteady`s Batman: Arkham Asylum is set there. The new Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix will see the character visiting the `Arkham Hospital.`Robert Pattinson stars in the new Batman as the caped crusader in the film that`s due in theatres in June 2021. The movie has been in the works for several years; Affleck stepped down as director in early 2017, and more recently confirmed that he was no longer involved at all, stating that he had `tried to direct a version of it, but couldn`t crack it.`
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