Christian Bale officially opted out of playing Batman in the 'Justice League ' movie . Bale said he would only reprise the role if Christopher Nolan directed the film . The studio was not happy with this and wanted to replace him, but they were unable to do so because Bale had already signed on for another project at that time ( " American Hustle " ). ` The Dark Knight '' screenwriter said the new Batman would be a rebooted character .
Christian Bale officially opted out of playing Batman in the 'Justice League ' movie . Bale said he would only reprise the role if Christopher Nolan directed the film . `` The Dark Knight '' screenwriter said the new Batman would be a rebooted character .