During tonight’s WB Panel at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Warner Bros. Chief Kevin Tsujihara confirmed that “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” star Ben Affleck has indeed signed on to direct the upcoming solo Batman film for Warner Bros.

Affleck is co-writing this upcoming film with DC Comics COO Geoff Johns.

As of this writing there is no word on a release date for the upcoming solo Batman film.

So what do you make of this announcement? Are you thrilled that Affleck will be in fact directing this film? What solo Batman story would you like to see him tackle? Sound off below and let us know.

Source : The Hollywood Reporter