Speculation has been running high ever since it was announced that Ben Affleck was going to don the Batman cowl for Batman vs. Superman. What type of Batman would he be look? Would he be able to live up to the precedent set by Christian Nolan? Would Zack Snyder be able to maintain the status quo that Christopher Nolan established with the Dark Knight Trilogy? Above all else: What will the new Batman suit look like?
At least one of those questions was answered today when Snyder himself revealed the first look at Affleck in the cowl alongside the Batmobile. Shot on a Leica M Monochrom (major street cred there, Snyder), the first official look at Batfleck looks amazing. The short ears definitely bring a comparison to Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns, while the Batmobile has more in common with the Batman films from the ’90s instead of Nolan’s “Bat Tumbler” from his Dark Knight Trilogy.
I still have my hesitance over the entirety of Batman vs. Superman, but I feel more at ease knowing Batman won’t look like a chump.
[via Zack Snyder’s Twitter]