Unbelievable!! The Batman Script Is Being Rewritten

Sources close to Warner Bros. reports that The Batman‘s script is now being rewritten from scratch ahead of a production start in 2018. This alleged tidbit arrives on the heels of yesterday’s brief status report, which also stressed that Matt Reeves has no intention of meeting with potential casting members until at least July, in order to lend the writer-director some much-needed breathing space.

On paper, it makes a lot of sense; The Batman has been thrust into something of a media maelstrom in recent months, with disconcerting reports suggesting that Ben Affleck himself was ready to bow out of the beleaguered project, so the decision to place the superhero flick on ice for at least a few months ought to steady the ship.

Circling back to that purported script overhaul and it now seems that Geoff Johns and Affleck’s original pitch has been tossed to the wayside. That’s not to say The Batman‘s first draft was subpar; if anything, it’s a sign that Matt Reeves will have the opportunity to mold his Batman movie as he sees fit and, ultimately, place his stamp on the DC Extended Universe.