Ben Affleck says his 'Batman' is 'different' from Christian Bale's

This year, Batman will be 'different' insists Ben Affleck. The 43-year-old actor portrays the caped crusader in the upcoming Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice and insisted that he would never have taken on the role if he felt the movie was a direct follow-on from the Dark Knight trilogy, reports Channel 24.

"If I thought we were just doing a sequel to the Christian Bale movies, I wouldn't have done it," he said.

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The Argo actor further states that the Dark Knight trilogy exists as three great movies on their own and "I also wouldn't be comfortable with saying, 'We're gonna one-up that.'"

Affleck was offered the role shortly after winning an Oscar for Argo and before filming Gone Girl.

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