Our Next Batman: Ben Affleck

Only five men have ever played Batman in a motion picture — so far. But for the still-untitled Man of Steel sequel, Warner Brothers has now announced Dark Knight number 6: Ben Affleck.

You won't get to see him don the cape until summer 2015, and it's the first time Batman will have appeared in a movie without being the title character. (Henry Cavill returns as Superman.) But Affleck has a good shot at nailing one of the most iconic Batman appearances ever.

Why? Because of the quote director Zack Snyder had read out at Comic-Con this year, where the movie was first announced. It was a quote from one of the most widely praised graphic novels of all time, The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, and references a titanic and terrifying battle in the book's climax between Batman and Superman. Read more...