Affleck Says Justice League Wasn't Fun and Didn't Work by Committee
In a Variety interview, Ben Affleck said he liked Zack Snyder's cut of Justice League and called the original production a bad way to make a movie.
Ben Affleck said in an interview with Variety that he liked Zack Snyder's version of Justice League and that the director did a great job, according to slashfilm.com. Affleck also said it was nice to see Snyder feel gratified and get to make his own version of the film.
Speaking about the theatrical cut, Affleck described a lot of tensions around the making of Justice League and called it a bad way to make a movie because it does not work well by committee. He said the film had a lot of issues and wasn't that much fun.
By contrast, Affleck said he really liked being part of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, in which he starred in 2016.
Snyder's departure and the Snyder Cut
Zack Snyder stepped away from Justice League in 2017 following the death of his daughter, and Warner Bros. brought in Joss Whedon, whose lighter sensibility clashed with Snyder's gloomy vision, according to slashfilm.com.
The theatrical Justice League debuted in November 2017 and failed to hit its break even point with a $661.3 million worldwide box office take. Following a social media campaign to release the Snyder Cut, Zack Snyder's Justice League debuted on HBO Max in March 2021.
Quick answers
What did Ben Affleck say about Zack Snyder's Justice League?
Affleck said Snyder did a great job and that he liked Snyder's cut, adding it was nice to see the director feel gratified and get to do his version of the movie.
What did Affleck say about the theatrical version of Justice League?
He said there were a lot of tensions around the making of the film, described it as a bad way to make a movie because it does not work well by committee, and said it had a lot of issues and wasn't that much fun.
Which Batman film did Affleck say he really liked being part of?
Affleck said he really liked being part of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.