Written By: Nick Poulimenakos

The DC Extended Universe has several films confirmed to be released in the coming years and one of them will be the next standalone Batman feature, directed by the incredible, Matt Reeves. After production troubles, including Ben Affleck deciding not to direct the film, The Batman seemed to be at a standstill until Reeves accepted the director’s role and got the film back on track.

Recently, Reeves was on Variety’s Playback podcast and spoke about what kind of Batman film he wants to make and the similarities between Caesar, the main character in the rebooted Planet of the Apes films and Batman.

“What I see in Batman that I find so interesting is that, in a way, he reminds me of Caesar, in that he is a character with a really troubled past who is grappling within himself to try to do the right thing in a…