'Batman' Director Matt Reeves Scraps Ben Affleck's Original Script

Here's yet another update on The Batman: director Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, War for the Planet of the Apes) is starting the movie fresh. In other words, he will no longer be using Ben Affleck's original script.

"No, it’s a new story. It’s just starting again. I’m excited about it. I think it’s going to be really cool," Reeves explained during MTV's Happy Sad Confused podcast this week. The idea isn't too far-fetched, as Reeves replaced Affleck after he stepped down from his director chair back in January. He also teased ideas he had for a new trilogy. “I have ideas about an arc, but really, the important thing is just to start...you have to start with one," Reeves told Fandago earlier this month. "You know, you have to start with a story that begins something.”