This whole Ben Affleck Batman movie business really isn't going so well. The last one he was in, Batman v Superman, is nominated for the Worst Picture of 2016, and Affleck himself is nominated for Worst Actor. Which is really too bad, because Affleck has made a lot of good movies—just not any with him as a superhero. The poor guy is sad. His brother is getting all the attention right now, and he's just stuck fielding questions about this damn Batman movie while his latest film bombs. This is probably why he dropped out of directing the next Batman movie. And this is why reports say that the film is in total chaos.

Honestly, maybe it's time to move on. Maybe Batman just isn't Affleck's thing. He's had a great career. He can bounce back. And, according to reports, Affleck is considering doing just that. As host John Campea explained on the latest episode of Collider Movie Talk:

"Take this for what it's worth. This is from a guy who has been burned twice by scoops, so please take this with a massive, massive grain of salt. Over the past four days, I've talked to three separate people, who are connected in some way, to what is going on over at Warner Bros. What all three have told me, nothing about whether the script was thrown out or whether they liked the script, nothing about the direction that Matt Reeves is taking it in, nothing about that. What has come out of the conversation with all three was this. They're telling me that, Ben Affleck, make no mistake, he does want out. He doesn't want to be Batman anymore. I have been told that Affleck is talking with Warner Bros. in an attempt to get out of being Batman. If they do not let him out of being Batman, that the stand alone Batman film that ultimately happens, will be the last time we see Affleck as Batman, because he apparently wants out."

It's better to have played Batman and have lost than to have never played Batman at all, though. Right, buddy?

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From: Esquire US