Oscar winning actor and director Ben Affleck was originally attached to write, direct, and star in the new Batman movie called The Batman, but he dropped out. The title role eventually went to Robert Pattinson, while Dawn of the Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves came aboard to write a new script and direct.
Now, Affleck has opened up on why he quit The Batman. After a "troubled shoot" on Justice League, in which Affleck appears as Batman, he decided to step away, according to The New York Times. Affleck told the publication that taking on the role of Batman again for the new film might have led him back to drinking.
"I showed somebody The Batman script," he said. "They said, 'I think the script is good. I also think you'll drink yourself to death if you go through what you just went through again.'"
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