How Do Ben Affleck & Geoff Johns Co-Write a Batman Movie?

It was recently confirmed byBen Affleck’s agent that he haswritten a scriptfor theUntitled Batman Reboot. The movie hasn’t been confirmed by Warner Bros. yet, but it is expected that Ben Affleck will also return to star in and direct this movie, which continues the adventures of everyone’s favoritecaped crusader. Before the script was confirmed, it was rumored thatcomic booklegendGeoff Johnswas co-writing the script with Ben Affleck. DirectorKevin Smith, who is good friends withAffleckand has had a birds-eye-view into the production process on the entireDCEUfilm slate, has now confirmed that both Geoff Johns and Ben Affleck are working together.

So, how does that work exactly? Do both of these men sit in a room together, with one typing and the other spouting out ideas? No, not exactly.Kevin Smithasked this same question recently. And he got a response, sharing the answer on hisFatman on Batmanpodcast. He explained the process, confirming that Ben Affleck has been locked away in a room somewhere, hitting the keyboard.

“He’s been working on a solo script with Geoff Johns, as well. Last conversation I had with Geoff Johns, I was like, ‘Are you working on it?’ and he said yeah. I said, ‘What’s it like, man? How do you co-write with someone?’ And he’s going, ‘We just break it up. He takes halves and I take halves and then we write. And then we switch material. And then he goes over mine and I go over his.’ That sounds so fucking fun man.”

This past week, DC and Warner Bros. announced two more movies have been added to the DCEU line-up. The first movie arrives on July 03, 2025. Previous to the announcement, it was spread wide across the Internet that Warner Bros. is desperate to get the Untitled Batman Reboot in theaters by 2018 in response to the poor box office reception that facedBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. While the August 07, 2025 date hasn’t been announced as a Batman movie, many believe that’s what it will be revealed as.

In just the past week, it has been said that the Untitled Batman Reboot story hasn’t been entirely agreed upon, but it is clear that Ben Affleck and Geoff Johns have somewhat of an idea about what it will actually be. The most prominent rumor is that the screenplay is based on the DC Comics story arcBatman: Under the Red Hood, which got a feature length animated movie back in 2010. At this time, there isn’t any further information to go on. We’ll just have to wait until DC and Warner Bros. make an official announcement.