Ben Affleck Feels A Ton of Pressure to Get Batman Right
Expectations for the upcoming Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice have reached superhero-level proportions  two superheroes, to be exact  and that fact isn't lost on star Ben Affleck. "I think there is a ton of pressure on it," Affleck told Variety of the film, in which he plays Bruce Wayne/Batman. "I mean I would be bullsting you to say there isn't.", "We are a very kind of instant gratification culture when it comes to analyzing the film business. And there is a lot of hyperbole involved," he added. "Nonetheless, there's a lot of pressure on it. If it doesn't do well, that will be extremely disappointing." As for what would be considered a success, he demurred, "I leave that to the experts to decide.", Despite those high stakes, Affleck seems optimistic the film will do well for Warner Bros. "You'll see next year they are going to have a great year," he said. "They are now developing  probably the single greatest under-exploited IP asset in the entertainment business, the DC comic world. And now they have started to exploit that and you are going to see that blossom. And, when it does, it's going to be massive.", Affleck has plans to stay in Gotham for a little while  he's set to direct and star in a standalone Batman movie, set after the events of Dawn of Justice and 2017's Justice League.