Why affleck will be a good batman

But looking at his time as Batman, it feels like a missed opportunity. Affleck was going to do something new with the character, but all of it was marred by storytelling decisions outside of his control. What if he had been able to do The Batman? Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since He resides in Atlanta with his wife and their dog Jack.

This is a reasonable argument to pursue in the case of Ledger, whose Joker was a poisonous whirlwind of vicious, sadistic nihilism — a venus flytrap for the dedicated method actor. It ought to have been something of a fun role to play, with stand-in director and screenwriter Joss Whedon throwing in trademark japes from the sidelines, yet it never seems to have been enjoyable.

Affleck never really got the chance to pursue his own vision for the character, having ultimately opted out of directing and starring in the forthcoming The Batman in the interests of his own mental health. This is a fledgling, punky Batman, one who might be just starting out on his battles to save Gotham City and who looks all the more intriguing for it. He just needs a story that allows him to bring that contrast, that balance.

Affleck got the script at the end of last week and agreed this week to join the project. There's another reason The Flash needed the character affectionately known as Batfleck. DC has still other motivations for exploring this story. Batman is too valuable a character to leave fallow for long, and new actors will forever be stepping into the role. This, combined with the original take on Batman by Pattinson, has set him up to turn the perception around the DCEU character in a new way. Being a great performer in a great movie is one thing, but being a great performer in multiple bad movies is something that immortalizes you for the fans.

Affleck was one of the few good things in as many as three movies in Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, and Justice League. It was an odd decision of Zack Snyder to start things off with an older Batman since there was never going to be long-lasting potential here.