Ben Affleck is an American actor, writer, producer and director. He portrayed Bruce Wayne/Batman in the Superman crossover Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. He reprised the role in Suicide Squad and Justice League as part of a blossoming "DC Films" universe. Plans for future sequels were brought to a halt after the failure of Justice League at the box office.
Affleck also wrote the earliest drafts of the The Batman with Geoff Johns, initially having plans to direct and star. He later left the project at some point after Matt Reeves was hired to direct due to personal reasons. Affleck returned in Zack Snyder's Justice League and The Flash, starring alongside Michael Keaton's Batman in the latter film.
Characters Portrayed
Trivia
- Affleck previously portrayed Daredevil, a comic superhero owned by Marvel. The character was famously reinvented by Frank Miller, who was later hired by DC to reinvent Batman with the 1986 Dark Knight series. Affleck has cited the Batman: The Dark Knight Returns trade paperback as one of his favorite "graphic novels" and the primary reason for accepting the Daredevil role in 2002. Zack Snyder was later able to convince Affleck to return to superheroes with the promise that his version of Batman would be inspired by Miller's take.
- Affleck received an Academy Award when his film Argo won best picture in 2013. This later opened the door for WB to consider letting him direct a Batman film, being the first actor in the role with prior directing caché in the industry.
Collaborations
- Co-starred with The Dark Knight Trilogy actor Morgan Freeman and future Justice League co-star Ciarán Hinds in the 2002 spy-thriller The Sum of All Fears.
- Co-starred with Batman & Robin actress Uma Thurman, The Dark Knight actor Aaron Eckhart and future Justice League co-star Joe Morton in the 2003 sci-fi action film Paycheck.
- Starred in the 2021 coming-of-age film The Tender Bar, which was directed by fellow The Flash actor George Clooney.
- Co-starred with Suicide Squad actress Viola Davis again in the 2023 biographical-sports-drama Air, which he also directed.