'Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice' Actor Ben Affleck Talks About The Caped Crusader
When Warner Bros. and DC's upcoming big screen offering, "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice" arrives in theaters next year, fans will find a Caped Crusader that is already tired to the bones.
Unlike Christian Bale's take of the Batman in Christopher Nolan's critically-acclaimed "Dark Knight" trilogy, Ben Affleck's version of the vigilante superhero will be older and somewhat weathered.
"He's at the end of his run and maybe the end of his life. There's this sort of world-weariness to it," the "Good Will Hunting" star told Entertainment Weekly.
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Zack Snyder's upcoming title will present Bruce Wayne that is already "bowed if not broken" given nearly two decades of self-imposed task of cleaning up Gotham from the vile that corrupts it.
"His temples are streaked with gray and Wayne Manor is little more than a desolate husk, overtaken by weeds and water-stains after years of neglect," the site wrote.
But despite all this, Batman won't still be too shabby to take on Henry Cavill's mighty Superman.
"I liked the fact that Ben was 6' 4" and taller than Henry," Snyder said. "I wanted Superman to have to feel like he was looking up to Batman despite being so much stronger."
Affleck also pointed out why his role as titular character in the 2003 film (with wife Jennifer Garner as Elektra) "Daredevil" was a failure and how superhero movies have changed ever since.
"Daredevil didn't work, at all. If I wanted to go viral I would be less polite," the 42-year-old father of two said. "That was before people realized you could make these movies and make them well. There was a cynical sense of 'Put a red leather outfit on a guy, have him run around, hunt some bad guys, and cash the check.'"
But "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice" will be a different story.
"They really learned how to make this stuff work," he said. "Good is the new bad."
