Warner Bros released a statement saying that Academy Awardee and actor Ben Affleck had been cast to play Batman for the company's 2015 superhero mashup movie. "We knew we needed an extraordinary actor to take on one of DC Comics' most enduringly popular super heroes, and Ben Affleck certainly fits that bill and then some," Warner Bros President Greg Silverman had said in a statement.
Ben Affleck will star opposite actor Henry Cavill, who will reprise his role as Superman, for the big screen movie that will be helmed by "300" director Zack Snyder. The untitled movie will also bring in actors Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diana Lane.
Batman and Superman are heroes of DC Comics, which is under the division of Warner Bros Entertainment. The two superheroes' latest film franchises have earned more than USD1 billion, or GBP655 million. Warner Bros saw a 13% spike in revenue for the second quarter, recording USD2.9 billion. The strong revenue was courtesy of Cavill's movie "Man of Steel", Leonardo DiCaprio's "the Great Gatsby", and entertainment syndication.
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