my experience with that character". Some industry analysts interpreted Affleck's quote as alluding to the latter film being his final appearance as Batman, as The Flash will also feature Michael Keaton's iteration of the character from Tim Burton's film series. Prior to the restructuring of DC Studios and the announcement of the DC Universe, which will feature yet another new iteration of Batman with a new actor starting in the film The Brave and the Bold, it had been rumored that Keaton's version of the character would replace Affleck's in the DCEU after The Flash, with Keaton originally reprising the role in Batgirl prior to that film's cancellation. James Gunn had cast a stand-in double as Affleck's version of Batman in Peacemaker during a scene where the Justice League appears, though he stated that Warner Bros. had him remove Batman and Cyborg from the episode due to "upcoming DCEU projects". Despite the rumors of Affleck's Batman being written out of the franchise in favor of Keaton's version, Jason Momoa confirmed in 2022 that Affleck had filmed some scenes for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as part of reshoots for that film. Behind the scenes According to the September 2015 issue of Empire Magazine, which promoted Batman v Superman, Ben Affleck chose to wear a wig to match Bruce Wayne's widow's peak as commonly depicted in the comics, a decision that was initially met with skepticism by producer Deborah Snyder. Affleck also bulked up to 231 pounds with 7.7 percent bodyfat for the role before "dialing back" to 225 in order to portray Batman as a physically imposing figure, as his personal trainer Walter Norton Jr. wanted the character to look like a "heavyweight MMA fighter" who had trained daily for the past 20 years. In contrast, Affleck weighed just 198 pounds for his role in The Town. Characterization The DCEU version of Batman has been noted to be more brooding and jaded than previous cinematic iterations of the character, with ScreenRant calling this iteration "the angriest we'd ever seen" in 2019, and was influenced by Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, which shows Batman in his 50s. He is noticeably older than Clark Kent when first meeting him in Batman v Superman and has witnessed not only the murders of his parents at a young age, but also that of his protégé Dick Grayson, who served as Robin until his