--- description: The caped crusader will return after battling Superman and fighting alongside the Justice League title: Ben Affleck Will Direct and Star in His Own 'Batman' Movie image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaa9955007bd666ee/698687c4cd804d7d4bcc9fc7/465213409.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ben Affleck Will Direct and Star in a New Stand-Alone _Batman_ Movie by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 10, 2015 3:53 AM CUT  Ben Affleck is slated to portray Batman in the 2016 sequel to Man of Steel. Ben Affleck is slated to portray Batman in the 2016 sequel to Man of Steel.Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 10, 2015 3:53 AM CUT Looks like Ben Affleck [isn’t ready to leave his Bat Cave](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/09/ben-affleck-direct-and-star-standalone-batman-movie?xid=IFT-Trending "undefined") just yet. The actor, who replaces Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne a.k.a Batman in the upcoming movie _Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice_ will reportedly direct and star in a stand-alone film based on Gotham City’s caped crusader, _Entertainment Weekly_ reports. Affleck will also co-write the script along with DC Entertainment’s chief creative officer Geoff Johns, sources confirmed to _EW_, with the movie’s events set to take place after those of _Batman V Superman_ and the 2017 superhero-ensemble film _Justice League_. Rejoice if you love “Batfleck” and groan if you don’t, but either way, he’s not going anywhere. \[[_EW_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/09/ben-affleck-direct-and-star-standalone-batman-movie?xid=IFT-Trending "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3952425/ben-affleck-batman-new-movie-direct-star/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3952425/ben-affleck-batman-new-movie-direct-star/"},"headline":"Ben Affleck Will Direct and Star in a New Stand-Alone Batman Movie","datePublished":"2015-07-10T03:53:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:07:57.124Z","description":"He will also co-write the script","url":"https://time.com/3952425/ben-affleck-batman-new-movie-direct-star/","keywords":["movies","Ben Affleck","Batman","Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaa9955007bd666ee/698687c4cd804d7d4bcc9fc7/465213409.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaa9955007bd666ee/698687c4cd804d7d4bcc9fc7/465213409.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"66th Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards - Press Room","caption":"66th Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards - Press Room","creditText":"Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3952425/ben-affleck-batman-new-movie-direct-star/","name":"Ben Affleck Will Direct and Star in a New Stand-Alone Batman Movie"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Batman v Superman Teaser Trailer","description":"Batman v Superman Teaser Trailer","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/HfzWwIur/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-04-17T23:17:42.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/HfzWwIur.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3952425/ben-affleck-batman-new-movie-direct-star/","duration":"PT2M13S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3952425/ben-affleck-batman-new-movie-direct-star/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```