'I'd probably fit the suit': Jon Hamm says he's interested in playing Batman and fans already have the perfect nickname for him

It's unclear at the moment whether or not Henry Cavill is still onboard to play Superman, but Jon Hamm says he's interested in playing another major DC superhero, Batman.

"[It] depends on the script, what the story is," the "Mad Man" actor said in an interview with Graham Bensinger for his show, "In Depth." "I am a huge comic book fan, always have been. I've read comic books since I was nine, or younger. And I'm pretty knowledgeable about a lot of them. I like the genre, and I like it when they're done well."

"I like the genre, and I like it when they're done well," he continued, saying it really depends on the story they want to tell. "I saw 'Black Panther,' I was like, 'This movie's great.'"

When asked point blank if he would play the Caped Crusader, Hamm said yes. 

"I'd probably fit the suit," he added. "I have to work out a lot, which I don't love."

Hamm said he's heard speculation about himself being interested in playing the Dark Knight since the first season of AMC's advertising drama, but that he's never had serious talks about the role.

"I've never had a conversation with anybody about it, literally." said Hamm. "And, I've sat in the rooms with all these guys, never been offered anything. I think the Internet wants what it wants."

Hamm is right about that. Fans approve of Hamm as the next Batman.

They've even coined a nickname for him if he was ever to don the cape and cowl: BatHamm.

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Ben Affleck has recently played the Caped Crusader in both "Batman v Superman" and "Justice League," but it's unclear if he'll stay in the role. Director Matt Reeves ("War for the Planet of the Apes") is working on his own Dark Knight film, "The Batman." In early August, Reeves said Affleck "is still involved," but it's not clear to what degree.

There's room for the film to be a flashback with a younger Bruce Wayne and Affleck appearing to recall a different time in his life.

Affleck, meanwhile, entered rehab at the end of August for alcohol addiction. 

"If they [Warner Bros.] wanted to tap me on the shoulder and ask me to do it, why not?'" said Hamm. "But a lot of people have to sign off on that, obviously. Not just the internet."

You can watch the interview below with Bensinger:

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