A new photo has surfaced featuring one of the cowls actor Armie Hammer would have worn as Batman in the infamous canceled DC film Justice League: Mortal.
The photo in question was shared to Instagram by filmmaker Ryan Unicomb -- who is currently making a documentary titled Miller's Justice League Mortal, which chronicles the production of the scrapped Justice League movie. The cowl was apparently never finished by the time the film was canceled, given the fact that it carries a brown color instead of the Dark Knight's signature black. Even so, it offers a pretty good idea of how Hammer's Batman would have looked.
Unicomb explains he decided to share the photo in order to boost morale among DC fans amidst the quarantines that are currently in place to combat the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. "Since the world is on lockdown and I feel like we need an injection of some 'cool shit' into the community," he wrote. "Here's one of Armie Hammer's cowls from Justice League: Mortal -- be good and be safe y'all! Much love." Unicomb was also sure to emphasize that this is only one of the cowls made for Hammer, meaning he likely would have seen a costume change or two as Batman had the film been made.
Justice League: Mortal was set to be directed by George Miller. The original plan was for the film to be released around 2008 or 2009. However, Warner Bros. decided to pull the plug -- with the intention of shifting the focus to solo DC films after the success of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. In addition to Armie Hammer as Batman, numerous cast members had already signed on for the film by the time it was canceled, including D.J. Cotrona as Superman, Megan Gale as Wonder Woman, rapper Common as Green Lantern/John Stewart, Adam Brody as The Flash/Barry Allen, Teresa Palmer as Talia al Ghul, Jay Baruchel as Maxwell Lord and Hugh Keays-Byrne in an undisclosed role (rumored to be Martian Manhunter).