Ben Affleck

After playing the caped crusader in the 2016 film “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” Ben Affleck is leaving the role open to a new actor in the upcoming DC movie, “The Batman,” directed by Matt Reeves. The picture is expected in theaters in summer 2021.

Affleck, the 46-year-old actor and filmmaker, who was at one point also to direct “The Batman,” tweeted that he’s excited to see Reeves’ vision of the film “come to life.”