UPDATE: February 20, 2019 7.20 a.m. EST: Armie Hammer has addressed the rumors that he's in "final negotiations” to become the next Batman. “No one who can actually give me the job has asked me if I’m interested. I don’t even know if they are done – they are still working on a script," the actor revealed to Yahoo Movies UK. "I don’t think that they are close to production but I can conclusively tell you that no one has checked my availability, which is a bummer.” Read our original story below.

Armie Hammer is reported to be in “final negotiations” to become the next Batman. According to Revenge of the Fans, Hammer is set to star in Matt Reeves' upcoming reboot, The Batman. 

This isn't the first time Hammer has been slated to play the caped crusader, back in 2007 he was cast as Batman in George Miller’s Batman Justice League: Mortal. However, that film never saw the light of day due to the 07-08 Writers Guild of America strike.

The Call Me By Your Name star would replace Ben Affleck who ends his tenure after playing Bruce Wayne in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, and Justice League. Affleck officially hung up his cape on Jimmy Kimmel last week, watch the video below.