Ben Affleck reveals why he did 'Batman' role, shares struggle with alcoholism

Ben Affleck portrayed Bruce Wayne / Batman in DC Extended Universe (DCEU) with debut in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. He received appreciation for his performances as detective superhero. actor departed from a solo movie due to several issues. w, he revealed reason for taking on character and why he is okay with its struggles.

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Ben Affleck says he did Batman for his kids, shares struggle with alcoholism 

In a recent interview with Hollywood Reporter, Ben Affleck opened up about donning Batsuit and his struggles with alcoholism at time. He said that he did Batman because he wanted to do it for his kids. actor explained that he wanted to do something that his son would dig. He ted that his kids did t see Argo, which is a three Academy Award-winning film including Best Picture. Ben Affleck’s kids include two daughters and a son. Ben Affleck’s kids are Violet, 15, Seraphina, 11, and Samuel, 8. He shares m with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner.

Ben Affleck’s Batman received appreciation from many. Talking about its development, he said that filmmaker Zack Snyder wanted to do a version of Frank Miller's Dark Knight graphic vel series, which he thinks is a really good interpretation. Ben Affleck’s Batman in Justice League was criticized for t leveling up to expectations.

actor mentioned that unfortunately, re are a lot of reasons why “things go way y do” in movie business, and just because a person’s face is on poster does t mean that y are dictating all of those things. He added that even if y were dictating it, it does t mean it would go well. Affleck asserted that he wore Batsuit to his son’s birthday party, which was worth “every moment of suffering” on Justice League. Ben Affleck's Batman will appear again in Flash movie set for 2022 release. 

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Speaking about his struggle with alcoholism, Ben Affleck said that he started drinking too much around time of Justice League, and it is a hard thing to confront and face and deal with. He mentioned that he has been sober for a while w and feels really good -as “healthy and good” as he ever felt.

actor stated that process of recovering from alcoholism has been really instructive. He thinks it is great for people who are t alcoholics. Like, ‘Be honest. Have integrity. Take accountability. Help or people.' actor ted that it is a good set of things that y teach you. He mentioned that it took him a little while to get it. He had a few slips, like most people — but he feels really good w.

Ben Affleck added that if people knew how many actors and directors and writers’ alcoholics or compulsive in some way were - it's “most ordinary thing in world in Hollywood,” he asserted. He mentioned that he has worked with actors who showed up drunk. And that was t him. He revealed that he drank alone in his living room and just passed out with scotch. But Affleck admitted that he got sober w.

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