Ben Affleck Calls Filming ‘Justice League’ a “Low Point” in His Career

The actor played Bruce Wayne/Batman in the 2017 superhero pic, which underwent extensive reshoots, ultimately changing director Zack Snyder’s creative vision for the film. Ben Affleck as Batman. Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection Share on Facebook Share on X Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Ben Affleck has determined that filming Justice League was a “low point” in his acting career.

The actor-producer-director made a recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, where he opened up to host Josh Horowitz about why making the movie was such a negative experience. Affleck played Bruce Wayne/Batman in the 2017 superhero pic. “The truth is, the experience of Justice League for me was so, so negative for lots of different reasons,” he admitted.

“Some of which having to do with where I was personally, some of which having to do with the tragedy that happened during the time, and also the fact that I really saw how not to make a movie like that when the studio is at odds with the filmmaker. You’re really making a mistake. That was what really doomed that.”.

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