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The Times of India
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TOI Entertainment Desk | etimes.in

Ben Affleck ‘not interested’ in superhero return; says playing Batman in Justice League was an 'excruciating experience’

After playing Daredevil and then going on to star as Batman, Ben Affleck now has no plans to return to the superhero genre. The actor, who has played both Marvel and DC superheroes revealed in his latest interview that he will not be seen playing a superhero or vigilante once again.

Recalling his time on the Justice League sets as an “excruciating experience”, he said in a candid interview with GQ, that his lack of interest in the genre has made him want to steer clear of the genre. “I am not interested in going down that particular genre again, not because of that bad experience, but just: I’ve lost interest in what was of interest about it to me,” Affleck told the publication. He further explained that the tumultuous production initially directed by Zack Snyder and then passed on to Joss Whedon, was marked by “misalignment of agendas, understandings, [and] expectations,” which added to the strain.

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