Ben Affleck recently spoke about his participation in the filming The Justice League And he didn’t say very nice things. According to the actor, that has been one of the most unpleasant experiences he has ever had. To the extent that he even led him to drink, depression and creative block.
Since Affleck prepares to give it his all this year with the premiere of his movie air, the press is talking with him about the new project. However, it is inevitable that questions about his past with the DC Cinematic Universe will not arise during the talks. The Hollywood Reporter He asked about his experience with the Batman character, and Affleck opened up about the good things and the bad.
Among the good things is batman v superman, a project of which he is very proud today. But as regards The Justice LeagueBoth the experience and the result are not things that are very pleasant for him.
“You could give a seminar on all the reasons why this is an example of how not to do it,” Affleck said of the Justice League experience. “From the production, to the bad decisions, through horrible personal tragedies and ending with a monstrous taste in the mouth.”
Affleck says it was hard to trust Joss Whedon. Someone who came from the studio to say that he “had the secret” to save a project that he ultimately did not save.
“That was difficult. And I started drinking too much. He was back at the hotel in London, it was either that or jump out the window. And I thought, ‘This is not the life I want. My children are not here. I’m miserable’. I want to go to work and find something interesting to hold on to, instead of just wearing a rubber suit, and most of the time standing in front of the computer screen and saying, ‘If this nuclear waste gets out , we…’. Alright. I’m not criticizing it, I’m not dismissing it, but I got to a point where I didn’t find it creatively satisfying.”
Fortunately for Affleck, years later Zack Snyder took up the project again. Thanks to a fan-driven viral campaign his League of Justice got a second chance. With a premiere through streamingfans were finally able to see the film that the filmmaker had planned from the beginning.
“The genius, and the silver lining, is that Zack Snyder finally went to AT&T and said, ‘Look, I can get you four hours of content.’ And it’s mostly all the slow motion that he shot in black and white. And one day of shooting he came with me and he said: ‘Do you want to come shoot in my backyard?’ I told him, ‘I think there are unions, Zack. But we have a deal.’ But I went and did it. And now [Liga de la Justicia de Zack Snyder] It’s my highest rated movie on IMDb.”
Ben Affleck ended his comment by assuring that after many years, he finally found the real Batman. The actor did not feel comfortable with the character, nor did he have much idea of what was the correct approach to interpret it, after so many changes. It was in Flash where he finally discovered it. Just five minutes, it appears in that movie, but she remembers it as a pleasant experience.
We will see Ben Affleck in Flash next June 16, 2023.
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