Ben Affleck’s Look For New Movie Resembles First Batman Design

Ben Aflfeck’s look for his latest project resembles the original Batman comic book design and fans are freaking out on social media.

After stepping away from the role of the DC Extended Universe’s Batman, Ben Affleck is now busy shooting The Last Duel, a film he co-wrote with long-time best friend Matt Damon. The Last Duel is directed by the legendary Ridley Scott and stars Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Ben Affleck as 14th-century royalty.

Set photos from The Last Duel surfaced online this week, giving fans a first look at Ben Affleck’s character. Upon inspecting the photos, the character appears to be a classic portrayal of royalty but once you look closer, you might notice that he kinda looks just like Bob Kane’s first design for Batman. An eagle-eyed fan on Reddit pointed out the similarities and made a collage of Ben Affleck and Bob Kane’s Batman. Check out Ben Affleck’s look for The Last Duel below and tell us if he looks like the first design for Batman.

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Adam Driver Film 'The Last Duel' https://t.co/kX68OGYWqM — TMZ (@TMZ) February 27, 2020

In case you don’t remember, Batman’s first design was drastically different than his current look. In his original design, Batman was sporting batwings, yellow hair and a red suit with a gold belt. Interestingly, the original version didn’t have the iconic Bat symbol. In fact, the original suit has a day and night difference when compared to the Batsuit Ben Affleck wore for Justice League.

The similarity between both looks is striking on almost every level. From the golden yellow hair to the red and gold costume, the only thing the character is missing is batwings to make the whole thing perfect. Of course, it’s hard to imagine that the costume designers purposefully made the character look just like the first version of Batman but this is hilarious nonetheless. It’s also interesting to see how far Batman’s costume design has come over the years.

What do you think of Ben Affleck’s look in The Last Duel? Do you see the similarities to Batman’s first design? Sound-off in the comments section below!

Ben Affleck was last seen as Batman in Justice League. Here’s the official synopsis for the movie:

Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

Directed by Zack Snyder, Justice League stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J. K. Simmons, and Ciarán Hinds.

Justice League is now available on Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital HD.

Source: TMZ