Los Angeles, Actor-filmmaker Ben Affleck has called working on superhero film “Justice Leauge” a low point in his career.
Synder then had to step away from directing the movie following the suicide of his daughter. Warner Bros hired director Joss Whedon to oversea extensive reshoots to lighten the tone. The movie ultimately underperformed at the box office, leading fans to demand the studio to release Snyder’s version of the movie.
Snyder released his version in 2021 on HBO Max to critical acclaim.
Affleck played Bruce Wayne/Batman in the 2017 superhero drama. “The truth is, the experience of Justice League for me was so, so negative for lots of different reasons. 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. And it did not align with the filmmaker’s darker creative vision for the film.
Affleck, who is currently promoting “Animals” on Netflix, spoke about the experience of shooting the movie during an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast’s host Josh Horowitz about why making the movie was such a negative experience. That was what really doomed that,” the actor said. After 2016’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” did not do well at the box office, Warner Bros reportedly wanted Zack Snyder’s “Justice League” to be lighter in tone. When Horowitz Affleck to share his experience of seeing the film “kind of collapsing in front of you”, the actor said, “Somebody’s death by suicide, that eclipses everything. Affleck said he is happy that Snyder finally got to release his version.
Him being taken off that movie, and the reshoots that we did – if you want the low point of my career, was that. The actor, who played Batman in the DC Extended Universe film, has called it the lowest point of his career, criticising the way the production was handled after director Zack Snyder stepped away from the project. He also pointed to the growing differences between Warner Bros. and Zack Snyder, saying the clash between a studio and its filmmaker played a major role in the film’s troubled production. 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.
Recalling the whole fiasco surrounding the troubled production of the movie, Affleck said, “Boy, that was s****y. Earlier reporting noted: ‘It was so gross’: Ben Affleck calls Justice League the lowest point of his career, says studio replacing Zack Snyder with Joss Whedon doomed the film Hollywood actor Ben Affleck has not held back while reflecting on his experience of making Justice League . That was what really doomed that,” the actor said.
Earlier reporting noted: In a recent interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Ben spoke about the personal and professional difficulties that made the film such a negative experience for him. Earlier reporting noted: “The truth is, the experience of Justice League was so, so negative for lots of different reasons.
