Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment easily have one of the most anticipated films of 2016 in their name with the upcoming superhero showdown Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.

As most of you are quite aware, when it was announced last August that Gone Girl actor Ben Affleck has been cast as the Caped Crusader himself the internet exploded and all kinds of outrage and hate started to fill social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Under normal circumstances, you would think that something like this would really get under the skin of an actor in this situation; however, Ben Affleck seems to be taking all of the controversy surrounding his participation in the film in stride.

In an interview he did with Entertainment Weekly in support of his upcoming film Gone Girl, Affleck stopped to discuss what it is to play Batman in the film and how he felt about the controversy surrounding his casting and what people had to say about it.

As you can imagine, Affleck takes his craft very seriously, and does a lot of preparation for a role – no matter how daunting the task may be.

“I can tell you that every time I do a role, it’s the responsibility of an actor to get their physical self as close to the role as possible.” Affleck told Entertainment Weekly. “And Batman’s obviously got a set of expectations that are tough. So I spent a lot of time working out. And it’s a far cry from Gone Girl where my character is described as “puffy and hungover.” I want you to know I worked equally hard at both! [laughs]”

Of course, you can’t have a lengthy discussion about Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice without eventually bringing up the “Batfleck” controversy. Affleck tells EW that it really doesn’t bother him as much as one would think it does.

“To me, having been through a certain amount of that, it doesn’t really… Everyone’s entitled to their opinion.” He said at Entertainment Weekly. “I wouldn’t have taken the part if I didn’t trust my instincts in terms of the filmmaking. I think Chris Terrio wrote a terrific script. Zack’s a great visual director. And there’s an interesting take. I wouldn’t have done it if I didn’t think I could do it. I have the benefit of a lot of that understanding. But also, everyone is entitled to their opinion.”

We don’t know about you, but we are happy that he has chosen to focus his efforts on making the film something that people are really going to want to see rather than occupying his time what everyone has to say about him.

While we have had our reservations about his casting in the past, at this point we’re going to reserve final judgment until the film hits theaters and we have seen enough of the film to be able to make a fair assessment in the matter.

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice is being directed by Man of Steel director Zack Snyder. The script for the film is being penned by Argo screenwriter Chris Terrio based off of a story put together by Snyder and The Dark Knight storyteller David S. Goyer.

Of course, none of this would be possible without Bob Kane and Bill Finger, who are responsible for the creation of Batman, and Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, who are responsible for the creation of the man of steel himself, Superman.

The film stars Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill as Batman and Superman respectively. Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice also stars Amy Adams, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Diane Lane, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Laurence Fishburne, and many more.

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice is scheduled to be released on March 25, 2016.