Rumor: Warner Bros. Wanted Ben Affleck To Play Batman In ‘Justice League’?
By Angie Han/Feb. 8, 2013 10:00 am EST
Latino Review revealed the factoid in a tweet.
FUN & FABULOUS FANBOY FACT OF THE DAY: DID YA KNOW WHEN AFFLECK WAS APPROACHED TO DIRECT JUSTICE LEAGUE THEY ALSO WANTED HIM TO PLAY BATMAN?
— Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) February 8, 2013
El Mayimbe doesn’t say where he got the intel, and the almost-casting hasn’t officially been confirmed by anyone. That said, Latino Review has been solid with their Justice League scoops — remember, they were the first to reveal the villain and the superhero lineup — so I’m inclined to trust them.
Warner Bros.’ apparent interest in Affleck for Batman seems a little surprising in light of last year’s rumor that 26-year-old Armie Hammer was being eyed for the same part. At the time, it seemed the studio was looking for someone young enough to parlay the Justice League role into another Batman film series. But it’s possible that the Hammer casting talk was never accurate to begin with, or simply that Warner Bros. has no idea what it wants to do anyway.
