Affleck will drop out due to "scheduling conflicts" or some BS?

Hopefully?

FWIW, DC I don't think had the same opportunity to build a cinematic universe like Marvel. Marvel had a plan that they executed flawlessly, while DC already had a great thing going with Nolan's Batman that wasn't designed to expand to a bigger universe. So when they saw the success and wanted to copy, they were never able to follow the same blueprint.

I thought that the introduction of Batman in the Supes sequel was a good idea as a way to build towards a JL flick. I was hoping for a Batman Beyond flick, so it could stay in the Nolan universe, but Batman vs Superman makes sense. Ben Affleck playing Bruce/Bats just flat out doesn't.