Ben Affleck candidly talks about exit from The Batman

After enjoying the Caped Crusader in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, Ben Affleck was set to don the masks once more to direct and star in The Batman.

But in January 2019, it was confirmed that Affleck had stepped away from the movie, and in May, Robert Pattinson was introduced as the brand new Batman.

Previously, Affleck mentioned that he left the undertaking as a result of he “couldn’t crack it”, and in a brand new interview, the actor has opened up in regards to the toll that enjoying the superhero took on him personally.

Speaking to The New York Times, Affleck defined: “I confirmed any individual The Batman script.

“They mentioned, ‘I feel the script is nice. I additionally assume you will drink your self to demise should you undergo what you simply went by means of once more’.”

Affleck has beforehand been open about his struggles with alcohol, revealing in 2018 that he had accomplished a 40-day keep at a remedy centre.

Last August, cinematographer Robert Richardson shared some perception in regards to the plot for Affleck’s The Batman, revealing it was to point out the “darker side” of the superhero.

“Well, he was going more into the insanity aspects,” he revealed. “So I think you would’ve seen something a little darker than what we’ve seen in the past and more into the individual, who was inside Batman.”

Last month, it was introduced that filming had formally begun on The Batman with Pattinson main an all-star solid which incorporates Zoe Kravitz, Andy Serkis, Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro and Peter Sarsgaard.

And final week, we got our first have a look at Pattinson in costume.

The Batman has a launch date of June 25, 2021.

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