Affleck has made comments like this before (specifically regarding the fact that he won’t do it unless he can do it properly), but these latest comments seem particularly striking because the project has gained so much traction in recent months.
Before we jump into panic mode — which fans like us are wont to do — we should obviously note that this doesn’t inherently mean that Ben Affleck’s Batman movie has been taken off of the table.
Between the rumor of the film’s “villain heavy” storyline, to the announcement of Joe Manganiello as Slade Wilson, it would be a serious disappointment to not see the film materialize after all of that build up.