Hes a very substantial part of the emotional impact of the movie.

“Its Barrys movie, its Barrys story, but their characters are more related than we think.

They both lost their mothers to murder, and thats one of the emotional vessels of the movie.

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Thats where the Affleck Batman kicks in.

And having Afflecks Batman around makes sense, since Barry knows Affleck as his worlds Batman.

Encountering other Batmen wouldnt matter as much.

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Hes part of that unaltered state before we jump into Barrys adventure, Muschietti said.

There’s a familiarity there.

If you say so Andy!

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I think it was more about a difficult time in his life.

When we approached him, hes now in a very different time in his life.

He was very open to it, which was a bit of a surprise to us.

It was a question mark.

Right now hes in a place where he can actually enjoy being Batman.

The Flashis due in theaters summer 2022.