Ben Affleck’s Batman reportedly axed from Aquaman 2 after new reshoots
Micheal Keaton won’t appear either

It’s not been smooth sailing for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’s journey to the big screen so far. The Jason Momoa-led sequel has faced 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:several release date delays and multiple reshoots over the past few years, and ⛦𝕴it seems like more are happening.
details that one big ongoing issue has been Batman – and it now seems Ben Affleck’s version of the character is on the cutting room floor. The latest cut of the film, which now operates under the watchful eyes of DC Studio heads Peter Safran and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:James Gunn, featured no version of the Caped Crusader.
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Aquaman 2 already had a storied history with Batman cameos after Mic🐠hael Keaton&rsq꧟uo;s was cut earlier on in the process. The initial plan under former DC Films boss Walter Hamada had been for Michael Keaton’s version of the character (who returned in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Flash) to become a mainstay of the movies. However, this was thrown into question by shifting release dates meaning Aquaman 2 was originally going to be out before The Flash. So Keaton’s cameo was out at that point and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:reshot with Affleck in his place.
Elsewhere in THR’s deep dive into the movie, it seems Gunn and Safran recently okayed more reshoots on Aquaman 2 which took place earlier this year. As it marks the final movie in the DC Extended Universe, which kicked off with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Man of Steel bac𓄧k in 2013, it seems the DC heads a💜re keen to make it a fitting send-off.
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