“I’m right in the middle of shooting now. It’s a process that I’ll probably have better perspective on when I’m done. I can tell you that every time I do a role, it’s the responsibility of an actor to get their physical self as close to the role as possible. And Batman’s obviously got a set of expectations that are tough.”
Actor Ben Affleck has opened up about taking on the role of one of the world’s most prolific heroes.
In an interview with EW, Affleck spoke about the pressures he faced, execs warned him about the fans who may express strong opinions after the news of his casting broke and about getting into shape for the role but above all else he seemed to drive home that was he was ready and confident in his ability to take on the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman
“Before I took the role, Warner Bros. gave me a bunch of past reactions to casting and said, ‘Are you sure you want to get into this? This is part and parcel of these movies now. There’s a lot of active fans with a lot of opinions.’ To me, having been through a certain amount of that, it doesn’t really… Everyone’s entitled to their opinion. I wouldn’t have taken the part if I didn’t trust my instincts in terms of the filmmaking… I wouldn’t have done it if I didn’t think I could do it. I have the benefit of a lot of that understanding.“
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