When asked about the announcement that Ben Affleck will take over the role of Batman, Freeman expresses surprise because of how little time has passed since TDKR . He also talks about returning to the franchise..even though the "Nolanverse" is apparently being discarded.

When Morgan Freeman -- who played Bruce Wayne's friend and gadget-man Lucius Fox in all three of Christopher Nolan's Bat-flicks -- was told that Ben Affleck would be taking on the mantle in a new series of movies he was pretty surprised, as so little time has passed sincesaid the veteran actor when asked for his reactionSo any chance he'd return to the role of Fox for the new movies if asked? Well of course he realizes that's extremely unlikely given the circumstances.said Freeman.It's a shame, but of course he's right..something like that would be unheard of. Are you glad these new movies rea completely disregarding Nolan's ones? Or would you rather they were kept as canon but not brought up to any great degree?