{"id":452760,"date":"2026-03-02T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/452760\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T00:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:00:08","slug":"zack-snyder-explains-why-ben-affleck-is-the-best-big-screen-batman-we-ever-had-of-anybody-whos-played-batman-ben-is-the-best-bruce-wayne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/452760\/","title":{"rendered":"Zack Snyder explains why Ben Affleck is the best big-screen Batman we ever had: \u201cOf anybody who\u2019s played Batman, Ben is the best Bruce Wayne.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zack Snyder<\/a> has had a lot to say about the universe he never got the chance to finish on the Happy Sad Confused podcast<\/a>, but one thing he clearly doesn\u2019t regret is finding what many believe to be the greatest Batman in movie history. When talking about his hunt for the Caped Crusader to go up against Henry Cavill\u2019s Superman, Snyder revealed the crude but effective method he applied to see if Ben Affleck was the right man to protect Gotham.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did a drawing where I took Ben\u2019s face, and I put the cowl on it,\u201d Snyder admitted. \u201cI know it sounds dumb, but I literally took a Sharpie and drew the cowl on top of some photocopy of Ben\u2019s face. I guess I convinced myself in that moment that was the way.\u201d The result was a winner, with fans totally on board with the actor and director donning the bat symbol. But while there\u2019s no doubt Affleck gave us a good Batman, he also managed to do what other stars have rarely done by checking both boxes as the Dark Knight and the billionaire behind him.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s the most obvious Bruce Wayne, I think, of all the Batmans. Of anybody who\u2019s played Batman, Ben is the best Bruce Wayne,\u201d argued Snyder. \u201cHe\u2019s also all the things I like in a Batman. He\u2019s legitimately a big dude, right? He\u2019s 6\u20195\u201d with his boots on,\u201d Snyder explained. \u201cHe\u2019s got that physicality that I always longed for in my cinematic Batman. I\u2019ve always wanted him to be a brawler. I needed that. Even with what I did with the body and the suit and everything, I wanted him thick. I just wanted him to really be able to hurt you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As it stands, the only Bat on the scene now is Robert Pattinson, who will be back in The Batman Part II, which arrives in theaters on October 1, 2027.<\/p>\n

For our rankings of all the live-action Batman movies, check out our ranking of Batman films to see where your pointy-eared henchman-puncher sits here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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