According to Deadline, Affleck and Geoff Johns wrote the initial script for The Batman, Johns – a famed comic-book writer – having previously acted as executive producer on Batman v Superman and who Warner Bros. has brought on to co-lead their DC Universe.
Their last three efforts have, by most accounts, steadily dropped in quality, Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad having received dismal reviews.
With Affleck stepping away from directing – perhaps in light of box-office flop Live By Night – and Batman v Superman’s writer re-doing the script, could The Batman be in trouble?
Since then, Terrio’s name has become somewhat tainted among comic-book fans, having also re-written David S. Goyer’s Batman v Superman script.