{"id":10152,"date":"2026-10-12T16:11:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=10152"},"modified":"2026-10-12T16:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:11:15","slug":"ben-affleck-slams-zack-snyder-justice-league-exit-gross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/10\/12\/ben-affleck-slams-zack-snyder-justice-league-exit-gross\/","title":{"rendered":"‘As gross as it gets’: Ben Affleck goes in on Zack Snyder’s Justice League exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

*Content warning: This article contains references to suicide*<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Ben Affleck has opened up about Zack Snyder’s departure from Justice League, describing the situation as \u201cso negative\u201d and calling the way the director\u2019s family tragedy was handled \u201cgross\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

Affleck played Batman in the DC<\/a> Extended Universe, first appearing opposite Henry Cavill in Snyder\u2019s 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. He returned for Justice League, but the film\u2019s troubled production became one of the most infamous behind-the-scenes stories in superhero movie history.<\/span><\/p>\n

Snyder stepped away from Justice League in May 2017 following the death of his daughter Autumn, who had died by suicide just two months prior. Joss Whedon subsequently oversaw reshoots and post-production, with the finished film arriving in cinemas in November 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the finished product was widely criticised, with fans arguing that it bore little resemblance to Snyder\u2019s original vision. After years of campaigning for the so-called Snyder Cut, Warner Bros. eventually released Snyder\u2019s Justice League on HBO Max in March 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, Affleck has appeared on the Happy Sad Confused<\/a> podcast, where he\u2019s reflected on just how awful the experience was.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben Affleck calls handling of Zack Snyder\u2019s Justice League exit ‘gross’<\/h2>\n

While discussing why he ultimately abandoned plans to direct his own standalone Batman<\/a> film, Affleck went on to say, \u201cThe truth is that the experience of Justice League for me was so, so negative for lots of different reasons. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Ben Affleck says playing BATMAN in \u201cJustice League\u201d was the LOWEST POINT of his career and SLAMS Warner Bros. for how they treated Zack Snyder, accusing the studio of using the tragic death of Snyder\u2019s daughter as an EXCUSE amid their conflict \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n

\u201cSomebody\u2019s death by suicide,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/kXCocNGfZ9<\/a><\/p>\n

— Killa \ud83c\udf3a (@KillaKreww) October 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n