Los Angeles Times

He’s Batman, and that’s that

- — Jen Yamato

Contrary to recent fanboy-panicking reports, the Batfleck will stay in the picture. At least, according to Ben Affleck.

At Warner Bros.’ Comic-Con panel Saturday,

the “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” star made sure to address the elephant in the room — a very, very large room packed with 6,500 eager fans.

Last week, a Hollywood Reporter article cited a source claiming that Warner Bros. was angling to push Affleck out of his Batman role.

“Let me be very clear,” he said, leading off the “Justice League” panel in Hall H with so much emphasis that he dropped three F-bombs in the process. “Batman is the coolest ... character in any universe — DC, Marvel — and I’m so thrilled to do it.”

“It’s ... amazing. I still can’t believe after two films, we have this history with this great studio,” he said. “Kevin Tsujihara and Sue Kroll and Toby Emmerich said to me, ‘We want you to be our Batman.’ ”

Affleck also raved about director Matt Reeves, who replaced him at the helm of the highly anticipate­d standalone film “The Batman.”

“I would be a ... ape on the ground for Matt Reeves, never mind being Batman! I’m really blown away and excited. It’s a great time in the DC universe.”

Joining Affleck on the Hall H dais were “Justice League” costars Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Ray Fisher (Cyborg) and Ezra Miller (the Flash).

The squad played an action-packed “Justice League” trailer for the capacity crowd and described the thrill of suiting up as a full team for the first time on the “Justice League” set.

“I kept trying to touch everyone and they had to tell me, ‘Stop! Stop!’ It looked so cool and real,” said Miller.

But it was Momoa who stole the show from the start, making a rock star entrance from the back of the room, trident in hand.

And when one fan inquired about Henry Cavill — whose dearly departed Superman is mourned heavily in the trailer — Momoa pulled no punches.

“Son, I don’t know if your parents showed you the last movie, but Superman’s dead.”

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