Matt Reeves Officially Confirmed As Director For Solo Batman Movie
War For The Planet Of The Apes director Matt Reeves, has been officially brought in as the replacement for Ben Affleck, as the executive director and producer for solo Batman film.
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oi-Monojit
By Monojit
In
the
latest
turn
of
events,
War
For
The
Planet
Of
The
Apes
director
Matt
Reeves
has
been
roped
in
to
direct
and
produce
the
much-anticipated
Warner
Bros.
solo
Batman
movie
titled
The
Batman.
Ben
Affleck
who
was
originally
set
to
helm
the
direction
part
along
with
acting
and
co-writing
duties,
backed
out
of
the
direction
duty
on
the
ground
of
putting
more
focus
into
his
acting
for
the
movie.
Ben
Affleck
is
now
expected
to
only
concentrate
on
the
acting
part.
"I
have
loved
the
Batman
story
since
I
was
a
child.
He
is
such
an
iconic
and
compelling
character,
and
one
that
resonates
with
me
deeply." Stated
Matt
Reeves.
"I
am
incredibly
honoured
and
excited
to
be
working
with
Warner
Bros.
to
bring
an
epic
and
emotional
new
take
on
the
Caped
Crusader
to
the
big
screen," Reeves
said
in
a
statement.
Toby
Emmerich,
the
President
of
the
Warner
Bros.
Picture
Group,
.also
stated
that
"We
are
thrilled
to
have
Matt
Reeves
taking
the
helm
of
Batman,
the
crown
jewel
of
our
DC
slate."
"Matt's
deep
roots
in
genre
films
and
his
evolution
into
an
emotional
world-building
director
make
him
the
perfect
filmmaker
to
guide
the
Dark
Knight
through
this
next
journe," Toby
added
further.