Ben Affleck Left Batman Role Over ‘Justice League’ Stress & Relapse Fears

Ben Affleck reveals that the stressful experience of working on Justice League and relapse fears led to him leaving the role of Batman.

In January 2019, Ben Affleck officially announced he was no longer going to play the role of the Batman after months of speculation regarding his then-rumored exit. While an official explanation for his departure was never mentioned, Ben Affleck recently opened up about his struggles with alcoholism and his decision to exit the role of Batman after Justice League during an interview with the New York Times.

While Ben Affleck was initially set to write, direct and Star in The Batman, the troubled production of Justice League reportedly removed all interest in the project. Furthermore, Ben Affleck explained that someone was deeply concern that if he did The Batman, the possibility of undergoing a production as tumultuous as Justice League would result in him drinking himself to death:

“I showed somebody ‘The Batman’ script. 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 though again.'”

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Ben Affleck made his final appearance as Batman in Justice League:

Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

Directed by Zack Snyder, Justice League stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J. K. Simmons, and Ciarán Hinds.

Justice League is now available on Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital HD.

Source: New York Times