Ben Affleck Gets Adam West's Approval as Batman
Adam West believes Ben Affleck is a great choice to portray Batman in the upcoming "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."
West, 85, initially portrayed Batman for the shows first television adaptation in the 1960s. While Affleck has received some criticism from fans who do not believe he can pull off the role, West has given him a stamp of approval.
Ben Affleck, the 41-year-old actor, will join "Man of Steel" star Henry Cavill in the first film adaptation of superheroes Batman and Superman coming together on the big screen, the Warner Bros. studio announced last year.
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West explained why he believes Affleck will do a great job.
"My feeling is that Ben Affleck will be really good simply because he's a great talent," West told People magazine. "And I'd be very interested in seeing him in the role."
While Affleck has been scrutinized for taking on the role of such a famous superhero, he previously spoke about the pressures of doing so.
"I mean, that's the sort of great and terrible thing about this business. Each project is kind of in its own silo, you know what I mean," he previously told Entertainment Weekly. "You do something, it works, people say it works. And if the next one doesn't, you know, it doesn't."
Affleck went on to explain why becoming Bruce Wayne was not easy.
"You don't get to start ahead because you did well last time," he told EW. "Without getting into the vagaries of the internet and who's sort of out there being vocal about it, at the end of the day, when you get into the arena of those kinds of movies, these superhero movies, particularly ones that are working with characters that everyone's known for so long, everybody's got these strongly held opinions and preconceived ideas about what it should be. I totally understand and recognize that."
However, the actor has taken all of the negative comments aimed at him in stride.
"At the same time, I don't think projections about something that hasn't happened yet are all that meaningful. I think at the end of the day, it's like any other movie or project: You go out and make it great, people will say it's great," he said to EW. "If you go out and miss, you'll hear about it. The stuff beforehand is kind of just the noise that happens."
