And again, for Smith, it comes down to the continuity of Christian Bale in the Batman role.
In the latest episode of his Fat Man on Batman podcast, Kevin Smith explained the reasoning behind his choice, and no, he’s not knocking Ben Affleck’s portrayal of the Caped Crusader in Batman v Superman.
For a lot of DC fans, it was hard to see someone other than Christian Bale in the role and wanted him to continue when Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was announced.
Both Bernardin and Smith make valid points, but it seems unlikely that Christian Bale would have returned to the role in the first place.