While the development of Ben Affleck's solo "Batman" film is confirmed, everything from release date to plot are all rumors at this point.
However, according to cinemablend.com, the film could be based on two of the franchise's biggest stories: "A Death In The Family" and "Under the Hood." The article states that the film would revolve around Jason Todd who was Batman's former sidekick Robin. The new film is rumored to depict the death of Todd and his transformation into Red Hood.
The "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice" trailer showed a suit of Robin that was painted with "HA HA HA Joke's On You BATMAN" which has most fans believing that Batman's Robin was killed in the film. Right now, it's unsure whether that slain Robin is Jason Todd or Dick Grayson.
Aside from the potential plot, it's also been strongly rumored that "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice" lead actor Ben Affleck may be directing and writing the solo Batman film.
The interview with usatoday.com, the Academy Award winner said that he would welcome the challenge of directing a superhero film.
"I'll just say going through the process, I would never have imagined that I could or would direct a movie like this," Affleck said. "And in working with [Zack Snyder] and seeing what he did and watching him every day, I got really inspired by that and by seeing the scope on which he was telling the story, by seeing what he was able to do with this kind of mythic story on a grand scale."
According to the entertainment website variety.com, the director and star of "The Town" and "Argo" admitted he's getting nervous regarding the upcoming "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice." "I think there is a ton of pressure on it," Affleck said of the film where he first plays Bruce Wayne "I mean I would be bulls-ting you to say there isn't."
