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First look at Ben Affleck as ‘Batman’

“Daredevil” be damned!

The first picture of Ben Affleck as Batman is out, thanks to the director of the still-untitled Batman-Superman movie currently in production and slated for release in May 2016.

Filmmaker Zack Snyder tweeted this gloriously atmospheric, “Sin City”-style throwback picture of the Caped Crusader and his new Batmobile, taken with Snyder’s own Leica and seemingly ushering in a vintage, battered-looking superhero who resonates with the character’s original Art Deco-era stylings.

Now all Snyder has to do is teach Affleck to emote, and we’ll forget Ben was ever the star of “Daredevil,” “Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor,” “Gigli” and a dozen other bad movies. Then again, Batman wouldn’t be Batman if he didn’t have a chip on his shoulder.