Ben Affleck to Write, Direct, Star in New 'Batman'

Ben Affleck's not only reportedly on board for a new standalone "Batman" movie, he plans to do everything short of waxing the Batmobile.

Once he's done playing the caped crusader in "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice," currently filming, Affleck will direct "Live By Night" and then go all-in on Batman again, co-writing, directing and starring in the Warner Bros.-DC Comics film, Deadline reports.

Affleck will write the script with Geoff Johns, DC Comics' chief creative officer who's penned the comic book series "Green Lantern," "Justice League Unlimited," "Batman" and "Aquaman," with a draft ready by the end of summer, according to Deadline.

The plot's expected to pick up Batman's life after "Batman V Superman" (out March 2016) and "Justice League," (out November 2017).