Batman Solo Film To Take Place In Arkham Asylum

The movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has had new life breathed into it with the release of the rated-R version of the film (only available on Blu-ray), allowing fans to see a truer vision for the film. I was talking with my buddy Ken, and we both wondered why they didn't release both of these versions in the theater, letting fans decide which one they wanted to see, while still allowing the younger audiences to enjoy the film.  Pay attention to this idea, Warner Bros.!  While the rated-R version is getting praise for what it added to the story, the theatrical release didn't grabbed theater goers as a worthy film that featured both Batman and Superman.  However, despite all of the grumblings that Ben Affleck received after it was announced that he would be playing Bruce Wayne/Batman, his character was one of the more shiny points of the movie, with fans agreeing that he did an incredible job.  Because of this, Warner Bros. has decided to fast track a Batman solo film into production.


The movie will be written by both Geoff Johns and Ben Affleck, two huge comic book fans, Affleck, as a reader, and Johns, as a writer.  Now, the screenplay is still being written, and Affleck said that it won't be ready until he's happy with the completed script.  He also said that it will be an original Batman story, and won't be based on any of the comic book storylines.  From what's being said about the story, it's going to take place mainly inside Arkham Asylum.  This would make sense, considering that earlier in the year we heard that nearly all of Batman's rogues gallery would be making an appearance, even if it's just a small one. 


Now here's the kicker...the rumor going around is that Batman himself will be thrown into the asylum.  This could take place one of two ways.  The first is that the inmates take over the asylum and Bats goes in to take control again.  The second possibility is that due to his dark and vengeful nature that he showed in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the Gotham City Police Department will see him as much of a threat to the city as the other rogues and decide that he needs to join them.  How they'd capture him in this scenario, I have no idea, but stranger things have happened, right?


So what do you think about Affleck getting his own Batman movie?  What do you think about him being one of the writers on it?  Let me know your thoughts in the comments section down below.