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Could Ben Afleck, playing the role of Batman, end up in Detroit soon for work on "Man of Steel 2"?

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DETROIT, MI - Less than 24 hours after some casting for the "Man of Steel" sequel was revealed, and that actor Ben Afleck will play Batman, there's a report out that Detroit could serve as Gotham City in the highly anticipated action encore.

The movie and pop culture website Latino Review posted Thursday on its website the Motor City was recently scouted by a "Man of Steel" production team along with the Moroccan desert.

An excerpt from the report about Detroit's potential in "Man of Steel 2," expected to include both Superman (played by actor Henry Cavill) and Batman:

According to sources, the production team scouted the Motor City of Detroit, Michigan as a possible location to sub for Gotham City.

If an edgier Batman is what they are going after, then I can totally see the next cinematic Gotham City in the vein of Detroit. Michigan is going through a production boom right now and offers generous tax incentives. Michael Bay’s Transformers 4 is currently shooting there and I hear it is a great place to make a movie. Having Man Of Steel 2 would be a huge victory for the state of Michigan.

News Detroit could be a "Man of Steel 2" location comes about a day after Warner Bros. announced that Afleck will play the role of Batman for the film.



The film, according to CNN, is expected to begin production sometime in 2014.

The Michigan Film Office hasn't confirmed or denied that Detroit has been scouted as a movie location.

But don't be surprised if it happens. I've talked to several people who have worked in movies and TV shows in recent months and they believe there's good chance "Man of Steel 2" will end up in the D.

If it does happen, crews might end up splitting time in Detroit and in Pontiac at Michigan Motion Picture Studios.

Michigan Motion Picture Studios was the home of the Sam Raimi-directed film "Oz the Great and Powerful" and also is expected to be the site of some "Transformers 4" work.