“We are working on getting our draft [in] the next couple weeks,” Reeves said. “Right now, my head is totally into the script. Right now, I’m going to be leaving here to go back to work on the script.” And if it goes to plan, they could be in front of cameras by this time next year (though yes, we’ve heart that before.) “What we’ve talked about is hopefully in the spring or early summer, something like that,” Reeves said. Reeves wouldn’t clarify on the casting rumors, which point to a younger actor taking over the title role in Affleck’s stead, telling the outlet, “There are ways in which all of this connects to DC, to the DC universe as well,” Reeves said. “We’re one piece of many pieces so I don’t want to comment on that except to say that I’m focused very specifically on this aspect of the DC world.” He also clarified that his vision for the film has remained the same since his earliest meetings at the studio, despite the behind-the-scenes shifts over recent years. “A lot of things have happened since then,” Reeves said, “but the movie, and why I’m excited about it, is it continues to be the same inspirations and excitement of what we talked about in the beginning.” Finally, Reeves addressed the rumor that The Batman was based on Frank Miller’s celebrated Batman: Year One, which was famously a significant influence for Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins. In fact, Reeves says it’s not an “origin tale” at all. “We’re not doing any particular [comic],” Reeves said. “Year One is one of the many comic books that I love. We are definitely not doing Year One. It’s just exciting to be focused very specifically on a tale that is defining for him and very personal to him. Obviously we’re not doing an origin tale or anything like that. We’re doing a story that is definitively Batman though and trying to tell a story that’s emotional and yet is really about him being the world’s greatest detective and all the things that for me, since I was a kid. This is exciting news for #thebatmanmovie ! #dceu #batman #thebatman #benaffleck #mattreeves https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl_puUphZIc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1njzviqwezn5f
