Is That Ben Affleck's Batman in the New Titans Trailer?

Ever sinceJustice Leagueconcluded last year there has been debate and speculation as to where and when, if ever, we’ll see Ben Affleck’sBatmanback in the DC universe. Well, certain fans are convinced that they’ve spotted him in a new trailer forTitans. Or at least the silhouette of him anyway. If this is anything more than wild hopefulness, it opens a whole host of interesting questions that are, at the very least, worth discussing.

First, let’s dig in as to what fans think they see. Recently, DC released a promo for this week’s episode ofTitans, which is a live-action series that airs on the DC Universe streaming service. The trailer is spray paint style animation coming to life against a white background. At roughly the eight second mark, one of these shapes takes the form of something looking suspiciously like Batfleck, with Robin’s shape seen within the alleged figure’s frame.

When looking at side-by-side shots of the trailer moment against actual shots ofBen Affleckas Batman, it’s hard not to see where fans are coming from here. And it’s worth mentioning that this is a universe that Batman certainly exists in. The firstTitanstrailer had the now-infamous “F*** Batman” line, and without theCaped Crusader, there is no Robin. But what version of the character exists in theTitansuniverse? That’s the key question that needs to be answered before anyone gets too carried away when looking for meaning behind this Batfleck-resembling figure.

Up to this point, Warner Bros. haskept small screen DC separate from big screen DC. And nothing inTitansso far has connected to the world of movies likeJustice League. Speaking in broad terms, there’s no reason they couldn’t do such a thing, if they really wanted to, but it would create a whole host of problems. Warner Bros. is retooling DC Films and has been rethinking their strategy to try and get things back on course. That’s still very much a process that is evolving. Adding in the notion of making everything fromTitansand the upcomingDoom Patrolseries canon in that universe would really complicate things. Not to mention how complex and unlikely it would be to get Ben Affleck to appear on the show in what would probably be nothing more than a glorified cameo.

Let’s not forget that it looks like Matt Reeves is going tomake The Batman without Ben Affleck, even though the studio hasn’t dished out any official details on that front. Including him inTitans, even if they could make it happen, would only muddy up an already very muddy situation. All of this to say, this figure fans are seeing, though it may look a lot like Affleck’s Batman, at most, is a fun Easter egg that means nothing more. Be sure to check out theTitanstrailer in question from the DC YouTube channel, as well as some tweets from fans who are convinced of what they’ve seen below.