{"id":92443,"date":"2026-10-13T00:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T16:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=92443"},"modified":"2026-10-13T00:56:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T16:56:01","slug":"ben-affleck-reflects-on-justice-leagues-production-as-the-lowest-point-of-his-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=92443","title":{"rendered":"Ben Affleck Reflects on Justice League&#8217;s Production as the Lowest Point of His Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Batman actor Ben Affleck has slammed Warner Bros. for how they handled the production of Justice League and called the experience the lowest post of his career.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">When speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Affleck was asked about his canceled standalone Batman film, which would&#8217;ve featured Joe Manganiello as Deathstroke. The actor\/director said he was excited by what he was cooking up for that Batman film, but admitted that the experience of working on Justice League turned him off to the idea of having to helm a movie in the DC universe.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;The truth is, the experience of Justice League was so, so negative for lots of different reasons,&#8221; said Affleck. &#8220;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&#8217;re really making a mistake. That was what really doomed that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">DCEU Movie Teases That Were Never Paid Off<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"Sometimes \u2013 even when multiplexes have been dominated by superhero movies for over two decades \u2013 things just don\u2019t pan out. Occasionally the best-laid plans get their neck snapped like General Zod after a horrific battle that levels half of Metropolis.&lt;p&gt;\u00a0&#10;With DC\u2019s Cinematic Universe about to reset with this summer\u2019s multiversal mayhem movie, The Flash, as the DCU reins are handed to James Gunn and Peter Safran, a ton of teases, setups, and planted seeds from the past decade of DC movies are going to wind up going nowhere. The Snyderverse is officially dunzo, so let\u2019s take a look at the many storylines that are getting the shaft. Gunn\u2019s DCU means what once was will now\u2026never be. &#10;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Affleck is referencing the fact that WB battled director Zack Snyder pretty heavily on his DC films, most notably Justice League after Batman v Superman failed to meet critical expectations. The film was also deemed a bit of a disappointment by WB for not cracking the $1 billion mark, despite featuring three of DC&#8217;s biggest heroes. As a result, there was a lot of pressure on Snyder to make Justice League more appealing via a lighter tone and different story ideas. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Unfortunately, Snyder had to leave the project during post-production after his daughter took her own life. Warner Bros. then enlisted the help of Avengers director Joss Whedon to come in and direct reshoots, which massively changed the film&#8217;s tone and story. The reshoots were also hampered by allegations of actors being mistreated by Whedon and other issues, which Affleck stated he was aware of second-hand. He also went on to say that he believes WB used the tragedy in Snyder&#8217;s family to as an &#8220;excuse&#8221; to hijack Justice League. He noted that the experience of these reshoots was the &#8220;low point&#8221; of his career.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;The way in which that was, I thought frankly, used as an excuse was one of the sh**tiest things I&#8217;d ever seen,&#8221; said Affleck. &#8220;It was so gross. And then the whole environment and vibe, much of which I wasn&#8217;t privvy to, but that I sort of heard about second hand in terms of Ray [Fisher] and Gal [Gadot] and other peoples&#8217; experiences. It was just like &#8216;Wow, this is about as gross as it gets.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Affleck&#8217;s experience on Justice League was also intertwined with a divorce and issues with alcoholism, leading to a turbulant time for the actor. He eventually stepped down away from the role of Batman and decided not to direct his own Batman film, instead passing the baton over to director Matt Reeves and actor Robert Pattinson. He eventually returned to the role for The Flash, as well as new scenes at the end of Zack Snyder&#8217;s Justice League, a director&#8217;s cut of the embattled film.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Zack Snyder also recently stated that a former WB executive expressed regret over how everything was handled. Some hardcore fans have held out hope that maybe one day Snyder&#8217;s vision will be completed with another Justice League movie, but given how chaotic and negative the experience was for everyone involved, it seems hard to imagine it actually happening.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-1730475047 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img alt=\"Cade Onder Avatar\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/69efa48a05b5ac001d9134e5\/Cade_PFP-1777388827678.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/69efa48a05b5ac001d9134e5\/Cade_PFP-1777388827678.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN&#8217;s news team. 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