The Flash's Ben Affleck talks returning as Batman after "difficult" Justice League

"It was a really nice way to revisit that."

By Rianne Houghton

5 Oct 2021

Ben Affleck has opened up about his upcoming return as Batman in the solo Flash movie, and it sounds like he's having the most fun in the role so far.

Affleck, who along with Michael Keaton will be returning as Batman for Andy Muschietti's movie, reflected on his Flash experience while promoting his latest movie The Tender Bar.

"I had a great time," he told Variety, before joking: "I'm probably under some gag order that I'm not even aware that I probably just violated and I'm now going to be sued."

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Jokes aside, the actor went on to admit that he genuinely enjoyed his Batfleck comeback. "It was a really nice way to revisit that as the prior experience had been difficult," he added, alluding to Justice League.

"[The Flash] was really lovely. Really fun."

Ben's comments come just a few months after DC fans caught their first glimpse of Batfleck's new and improved Batsuit and Batcycle on the set of The Flash.

Back in 2020, director Andy Muschietti confirmed that Affleck's Batman will make more than just a cameo in the upcoming movie, and instead will serve as a "substantial part".

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"The interaction and relationship between Barry [Allen] and Affleck's Wayne will bring an emotional level that we haven't seen before," he explained.

"It's Barry's movie, it's Barry's story, but their characters are more related than we think. They both lost their mothers to murder, and that's one of the emotional vessels of the movie. That's where the Affleck Batman kicks in."

Zack Snyder's Justice League is out now on HBO Max in the US, and Sky Cinema and NOW in the UK.