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Tuesday 22 March 2016
Ben Affleck says he’s serious about playing Batman
JOHN CARUCCI ing to be looking at me and man’s arch-nemesis, Lex Ben Affleck attends the premiere of “Batman v Superman:
Associated Press the guillotine was there so I Luthor. Dawn of Justice” at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, March,
NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Af- knew I had to be ready.” Eisenberg, famous for his 20, 2016, in New York.
fleck hopes Batman fans When Warner Bros. made role as Mark Zuckerberg in
who were skeptical of him the announcement nearly “The Social Network,” em- Associated Press
playing the caped crusad- three years ago that Af- pathized with his critics.
er in “Batman v Superman: fleck would play Batman, “I can assure them as criti-
Dawn of Justice” realize some fans weren’t thrilled, cal as they are of me, I’m
how seriously he took the and the backlash led to more critical. No one is
role. petitions asking the studio more concerned or critical
“The most difficult thing to remove him. or worried about doing a
about making this movie, Eventually, it blew over, good job than I am,” Eisen-
honestly, was the physical and the two-time Oscar berg said.
aspect,” Affleck told The winner feels proud to be Amy Adams, who plays Lois
Associated Press on Sunday part of the Batman legacy. Lane in the film, praised
on the red carpet for the “I’m really honored to be both Eisenberg and Affleck.
film’s New York premiere at part of a tradition that “I think the audience is go-
Radio City Music Hall. Christian Bale and Christo- ing to have to decide for
Affleck said he wanted to pher Nolan, great talents, themselves. (I) got to see
be in shape, so he worked worked on. Michael Ke- it, and I was blown away,”
out hard. aton, Val Kilmer, George Adams said. “They both
“Having to be in the gym Clooney, Tim Burton, great bring something we’ve
every day, six in the morn- talents. So I just wanted to never seen before in these
ing ... I wasn’t used to that do my best. I think we did characters, but something
kind of workout regimen,” something different, but that really pays homage to
Affleck said. “Fans have something that is still very the canon, so I think they
come to expect that if much Batman,” Affleck are going to be really hap-
you’re going to play a su- said. py.”
perhero, you got to look in Co-star Jesse Eisenberg “I think people are going to
the body like a superhero. I shared a similar experience like it,” Affleck said. “All you
knew the camera was go- when he was cast as Super- can do is do your best.”q
