In a new interview with Playboy Magazine (hey, they have great articles!), Ben Affleck has opened up ever so slightly on his approach to the Dark Knight in Zack Snyder's upcoming Man of Steel sequel

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"I don’t want to give away too much," Affleck told the magazine (as partially transcribed by Latino Review ), "but the idea for the new Batman is to redefine him in a way that doesn’t compete with the Bale and Chris Nolan Batman but still exists within the Batman canon. It will be an older and wiser version, particularly as he relates to Henry Cavill’s Superman character."Affleck reiterated that he was initially reluctant to don the iconic cape and cowl."When they asked if I would be Batman, I told them I don’t see myself in the role and I was going to have to beg off. They said I’d fit well into how they were going to approach the character and asked me to look at what the writer-director, Zack Snyder, was doing. The stuff was incredible."It was a unique take on Batman that was still consistent with the mythology. It made me excited. All of a sudden I had a reading of the character. When people see it, it will make more sense than it does now or even than it did to me initially."Affleck went on to address the Internet backlash towards his casting, in particular, the widespread opinion that he will make a terrible Dark Knight based on his lackluster performance in 2003's Daredevil."If I thought the result would be another Daredevil, I’d be out there picketing myself. [laughs] Why would I make the movie if I didn’t think it was going to be good and that I can be good in it?"In fact, the actor explains, Daredevil is the most regrettable film of his career."[Daredevil] just kills me. I love that story, that character, and the fact that it got f*cked up the way it did stays with me. Maybe that’s part of the motivation to do Batman."You've got to admire his honesty.

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