It seems actor mountain Affleck has quietly set to step down from his role as Gotham's caped crusader, Batman.

Affleck himself had been connected to star, write, and probably direct The attendee, AN approaching film a part of the DC extended universe.

In a tweet on a weekday, the Oscar-winning performing artist aforesaid he was "excited for #TheBatman in geographical area 2021," which he was wanting forward to seeing War for the earth of the Apes director Matt Reeves' "vision come back to life."

However, it feels like he is not collaborating within the approaching motion picture in any major means since he was responding to a piece concerning him passing "the torch to a subsequent generation of Bruce Wayne."

Representatives for Affleck didn't right away reply to BuzzFeed News' request for comment, however, point in time according to the actor set he wasn't right for the half because the film is probably going to center on a younger Bruce Wayne.

Rumors concerning Affleck's departure from the franchise are moving concerning for nearly 2 years, however, the actor would typically shoot down speculation.

"Let Maine be terribly clear," aforesaid Affleck in 2017 throughout Warner Bros.' Comic-Con panel, "I am the luckiest guy within the world. attender is that the coolest half within the universe. I am thus excited to try to it. It's fucking wonderful."

So far, Affleck competes for the role thrice. First, in 2016's attender v Superman: Dawn of Justice, followed by a quick look in Suicide Squad that very same year, additionally as in 2017's Justice League.

The star's apparent departure from the film comes once a troubled 2018.

via: buzzfeednews