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Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. Known for variety of roles, Smith has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and four Grammy Awards. Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996). He first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums and the US Billboard Hot 100 top 20 singles "Parents Just Don't Understand", "A Nightmare on My Street", "Summertime", "Ring My Bell", and "Boom! Shake the Room" from 1984 to 1994. He released the solo albums Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), and Lost and Found (2005), which contained the US number-one singles "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" and "Wild Wild West". He has received four Grammy Awards for his rap performances. Smith achieved wider fame as a leading man in films such as the action film Bad Boys (1995), its sequels Bad Boys II (2003) and Bad Boys for Life (2020), and the sci-fi comedies Men in Black (1997), Men in Black II (2002), and Men in Black 3 (2012). After starring in the thrillers Independence Day (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayal as Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001), and as Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He then starred in a range of commercially successful films, including I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016) and Aladdin (2019). For his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021), Smith won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor.
Affleck was a popular choice for the role, and he was attached to write and direct a solo Batman movie, but left the project, citing his desire to expand into roles outside of the DC Extended Universe. As a result, Matt Reeves took over directing duties and cast Robert Pattinson in the upcoming The Batman. But fans still hold out hope Affleck will return to the role, especially in light of the fact that Michael Keaton will be reprising his version of the character in The Flash alongside Ezra Miller, despite Affleck reiterating he won't play Batman again earlier this year. And now, digital artist BossLogic has revealed what a teaser poster for a potential Batfleck solo film could look like if it were to premiere on HBO Max, which will be releasing the Snyder Cut of Justice League. The moody poster uses the HBO logo to illuminate the bat signal, as it hovers above the skyline of Gotham, with Affleck's Batman standing on a rooftop in the foreground. You can see the poster below.
