When Ben Affleck was announced as the new Batman a few years ago, there was a lot of buzz around his take on the iconic character. But after a few movies that received lukewarm responses and a harrowing experience filming The Justice League, the actor has said he won’t be playing the character after his outing in The Flash.
In a recent interview, Ben said he won’t be playing the role again, suggesting that The Flash is his last film as Bruce Wayne and his alter ego. That will likely put to rest rumors that DC and Warner Bros. are negotiating for him to make a solo Batman web series.
“I’m not going to play Batman anymore,” Ben told the Herald Sun, adding that he was working on Justice League alongside Joss Whedon. There were “very, very difficult experiences” from time to time, which led him to start drinking again. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter last year, Ben once said, “I started drinking during my time in Justice League, and it was a very difficult thing to face and deal with and deal with.” That’s why he quit the DC Universe in the first place, quitting his personal Batman movie.
Ben did add that his segments and scenes as Batman were the most interesting for him to play the role, and he felt that the producers finally figured out how to portray him on screen. “I’ve never said this — it’s been a hit in the media — but maybe my favorite Batman scene, and the interpretation of Batman I’ve done, is in the Flash movie,” he revealed. “I want them to keep the integrity of what we’ve done because I think it’s great and really fun — different, but not in tune with the characters,” he added.
However, this is not the first time Ben has given up his cloak and hood. Five years ago, he left the role after the Justice League, but was persuaded to return to The Flash.
“The Flash” released later this year is Ezra Miller as the first solo film of DC Speedster. Andrés Muschietti’s film also starred Kiersey Clemons and Michael Keaton, and he reinterpreted his version of Batman from the 1989 film.
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