Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom – Jason Momoa announces Ben Affleck’s return as Bruce Wayne

In a completely surprising move, Jason Momoa confirmed that Ben Affleck will reprise the role of Bruce Wayne in the expected Aquaman and the lost kingdom.

After being one of the staples of the first phase of the DC Extended Universe, Ben Affleck’s Batman has gradually been sidelined from the upper floors of Warner Bros. 2 to devote to the development of Gotham’s Crusader epic, starting with the newly recognized The Batman starring Robert Pattinson.

After Ben Affleck quit the project due to his difficult emotional state, the future of Batman mature of the DCEU seems definitely marked. However after additional shots taken for Zack Snyder’s Justice LeagueBen Affleck has agreed to reprise the role of Bruce Wayne in the The Flashwith a short time but enough to teach the young hero.

A mentor role that seems to suit him, and seems to have reopened the doors of the DCEU, so now it seems that he is ready to join the cast of the new adventure of Aquaman. To follow below you can see the pictures posted by Jason Momoa at Warner Bros. studios. in the company of Ben Affleck while playing Bruce Wayne:

He returned to film directing James Wan fresh from the success of the first film, while writing we also see the screenwriter David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick. The cast – in addition to Jason Momoa in the role of Arthur Curry aka Aquaman – will see the return of most of the names seen in the previous chapter. Amber heard was confirmed in the paper of Mera, Patrick Wilson in the role of Orm aka Master of the Ocean, Dolph Lundgren in the role of King Nereus, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in the role of Black Manta, Randall Park in the role of Doctor Stephen Shin And Pilou Asbaek in a paper that is not yet formal. Among the latest new entries announced in the cast we have Vincent Regan in the role of Atlanthe ancient ruler of Atlantis, India Moore in that of Karshona figure known in DC for being an antagonist of green lanternAnd Jani Zhao in the role of an original character called Stingray. The initial synopsis of the film reads:

“When an ancient power is unleashed, Aquaman must form an unlikely alliance with an unlikely ally to protect Atlantis and the world from irreversible destruction..”

Aquaman and the lost kingdom is expected on the big screen for March 17, 2023.

Source: CBR