From the moment he appeared on screen, it was established that Ben Affleck's Batman was no newbie to crime fighting. Although Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice did little to showcase the Dark Knight's previous encounters with the biggest and baddest of Gotham City, it was clear that he was already a veteran by the time he came face to face with the son of Krypton and Doomsday.
With the announcement that Affleck himself will star in and possibly also direct a new standalone Batman movie, the buzz is that some of the most iconic villains in DC history will be included in the roster.
According to Birth.Movies.Death., Affleck and producer Geoff Johns want to fill the new movie with as many villains as possible.
“They want to tell the ultimate Batman story, and to do so they're going to bring in all the big guns,” the report says.
Although no official list of villains has been presented yet, here's a rundown of some of the best villains ever to duel with the Bats who could potentially appear in the new film about the Caped Crusader.
The Joker
Bruce Wayne's son by Talia al Ghul. Damian has both the blood of Batman and Ra's al Ghul (his grandfather) in his veins. As a young child, he was raised and trained by the League of Assassins, but also fought side by side with his father as the fifth Robin. In the comic books he was killed by an adult clone of himself, The Heretic – which could make for very interesting father-son dynamics in a standalone Batman film.
