'Batman Vs Superman' Ben Affleck Cowers To The Backlash, Finally Discusses Batman Decision On Talk Show

The decision to cast Ben Affleck as Batman was met with fierce backlash. Even an actor like Ben Affleck, who seems to have seen it all, felt the need to hibernate. But Affleck relates the dynamics of the decision and why it's a good idea.

In an interview with Jimmy Fallon in his talk show, the award-winning director dodges comparisons to past Batman Christian Bale and confesses that the intense criticism made him avoid the internet.

"It's so awesome. I'm so excited. They called me up and asked me if I wanted to do this. And I thought I'm not 25 man, are you sure about this. And they said "come down we wanna show you what we're doing". Zack Snyder's directing it and he has this amazing vision. Obviously you can't do what Christian Bale did, those movies were amazing. But Zack wants to something different but in keeping with that.

And I thought this was a brilliant way to do this. I know how to hook into this. And I said "I wanna do this". The people from the studio were so excited and they said "Listen, we want to talk to you. People go through this process and it can be trying. We want to show you some of the reactions that past cast members received on the internet." So they send me info, and people (on the internet) were like "Kill him!". And he was amazing!!! You can't say anything before the movie comes out. It doesn't matter what you think before, it matters what you think after the movie comes out.

But I thought "I'm a big boy. I can handle any snub. I can handle anything". They said don't use the internet for a few days, but I handle my shit. So I went to the announcement and looked at the first comment and it says "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!". And I was done! We're going to be Luddites for a while.

Part of it is when you see the material, when you see the takes, it's hard to describe without giving it away. But I feel like I have a lot of opportunities."

Batman Vs Superman a.k.a. Man of Steel sequel will open on July 2015.