Warner Bros The Batman went through a rough patch after star Ben Affleck stepped away from directing duties to focus on playing The Dark Knight.
Rumours began to spread like wildfire about the project, but credit to Warner Bros as they moved quickly to replace the Oscar winner with another talented filmmaker in Rise of the Planet of the Apes Matt Reeves.
With things back on track actor Joe Manganiello gave an update on the production of the solo Batman film and shared his excitement on joining the DCEU.
Here are some quotes from the interview with Robert Irvine Magazine
On joining the DC Extended Universe.
I’m very excited for this role. I’m very excited to be working with the people I’m going to be working with. I’ve known Jon Berg (producer) prior to joining the DCEU. I met everyone, Zack Snyder included, when Man of Steel came out. I’ve known them all for years and I’m very excited to work with everyone. Ben Affleck makes great films and he’s a great Batman. Geoff Johns certainly is a really fun guy to hang around with and has a great grasp on this steering wheel that is the Titanic of the DCEU. Knowing what they have planned for the future, I think fans are really gonna love. There were a lot of superhero and supervillain roles that came my way and my gut said those were not the right fit for me. This one was perfect. This was exactly what I was looking for.
On when filming for The Batman will begin.
A: Last year, I said May and that was my understanding. It depends. They have big plans for this movie. Whether or not we start exactly on that date or in June, whatever it is, it doesn’t matter. Here’s the thing: The creative process needs to be respected and no one involved in this film wants to make anything less than an unbelievable film, a legendary film. The movie will start shooting whenever those pieces are in place and we know this is gonna be something that we’re proud of. What we’re not gonna do is be backed into a start date, scrambling to get something off the ground just to get it off the ground. Everyone involved wants to make this the best film possible, so that’s really what it’s about. It’s funny how the media likes to run with, “Oh there’s trouble!” “Oh, the script needs to be revised!” They’re drama queens. There’s a creative process, and everyone on the cast and crew wants to make this the best movie possible. So that’s what we’re gonna do. When we start shooting it, we’ll start shooting it. It will be soon, I can say that. Here’s the thing: No one wants to create that superhero movie that’s polarizing to fans and critics. Rest assured, we’re gonna do this thing right.
How he plans to make Deathstroke his own.
Yeah, I guess there was a TV show but I haven’t seen it. I won’t watch it. This is my character, an exciting one, and has the capacity I think, to be a great villain. And what all the great ones can do is polarize an audience. When I was a kid I always rooted for the villain. As a kid I think I would have rooted for him and I think fans will.
There’s no official news on when filming The Batman will commence. With director Matt Reeves schedule freeing up later this summer after he finishes the promotional tour for War of the Planet of the Apes, it could give an indication on when the camera will start rolling.
SOURCE: ROBERT IRVINE MAGAZINE