The brand new “The Flash” film was wild from begin to end. The movie, which premiered on June 16, facilities round Barry Allen/The Flash (Ezra Miller) touring again in time to save lots of his mom from dying and forestall his father from being framed for her homicide.

Though his mentor, Bruce Wayne/Batman (Ben Affleck) warns him that altering the previous might have unintended penalties, Barry goes again to the previous anyway to save lots of his dad and mom. When he tries to get again to the current, Barry will get caught in 2013, the place he not solely meets a youthful model of himself, however an alternate model of Batman performed by Michael Keaton. (He beforehand portrayed the Caped Crusader in “Batman” and “Batman Returns.”) On this timeline, Barry additionally discovers that Superman is useless and the Justice League would not exist. After realizing his errors, Barry is ultimately in a position to put issues again to regular — or so he thinks. By the tip of the movie, his Bruce is now not performed by Affleck, however George Clooney.

Because the DCEU is getting revamped by way of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s newly-formed DC Studios, let’s unpack what that cliffhanger might imply for Affleck’s future as Batman.

Who Performs Batman in “The Flash”?

Affleck, who’s been portraying Batman since 2016, returned because the masked vigilante in “The Flash.” After showing throughout a theft sequence firstly of the movie, Bruce later meets up with Barry to debate his newly-discovered time-traveling skills. Nonetheless, as soon as Barry adjustments the previous and creates a brand new timeline, we study that Affleck’s Batman will get changed with Keaton’s model. On this alternate actuality, Bruce has retired from his crime-fighting days and is not the chief of the Justice League as a result of it was by no means fashioned. On the finish of the movie, we additionally meet one other model of Batman performed by Clooney, who beforehand performed Bruce within the 1997 movie “Batman & Robin.”

Will George Clooney Change Ben Affleck as Batman?

Clooney’s look on the finish of “The Flash” confirms that Barry nonetheless is not in his personal timeline. Since it has been confirmed that the DCEU is getting rebooted, it is doable he might by no means return to his personal world as a result of his predicament provides the proper alternative for the franchise to get a clear slate. So, might that imply Clooney will change into the brand new Batman? Whereas it could be cool to see the actor choose up the cape as soon as extra, Gunn confirmed again in February that the DCEU’s new Batman will not be performed by somebody who’s already taken on the mantle. When requested concerning the rumors that Clooney would exchange Affleck, Gunn stated it was “completely not” true as a result of Batman shall be performed by a brand new actor shifting ahead.

What Has Ben Affleck Stated About His Future within the DCEU?

In a January 2022 interview with Leisure Weekly, Affleck revealed that he was prepared to maneuver on from Batman following his “nadir expertise” filming the 2017 “Justice League” film. “Not blaming anyone, there’s a number of issues that occurred. However actually what it was is that I wasn’t glad. I did not like being there,” he stated. “I did not assume it was fascinating. After which some actually sh*tty issues, terrible issues occurred. However, that is once I was like, I am not going to do this anymore.”

Though it was as soon as rumored that Affleck would return as Batman in “Aquaman 2,” he reportedly did not seem in a take a look at screening for the movie in December 2022. Now, the actor’s newest feedback verify that his look in “The Flash” was his final time enjoying Batman. “It was a number of enjoyable. I actually had a good time and it was over too quickly,” he informed TheMovieReport. “I feel this was essentially the most enjoyable I had enjoying this half.”

So, whereas Affleck is formally completed with Batman, the Caped Crusader will return within the newly revamped DCEU.