Star Matt Damon has publicly defended the casting of his longtime pal and fellow Oscar winner Ben Affleck as Batman in the planned sequel to Man of Steel

"I think it will be great," Damon told the Times of India while promoting his new film Elysium abroad,. "It will be terrific. I know there are a lot of people grousing on the internet. I just think it's kind of funny. You know, he's not playing King Lear. It's Batman! Certainly within his skill set."

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Damon continued, "If anybody saw Argo or The Town, and all the work he's been doing lately, it's way more nuanced and interesting and way more difficult than Batman! Batman just sits there with his cowl over his head and whispers in a kinda gruff voice at people. Bruce Wayne is the more challenging part of the role, and Ben will be great at that.""I am a little older than Ben. I never saw Robin as older than Batman," added Damon, lest you were worried those Internet memes would come true. "But it's safe to say I won't be Robin."Via Coming Soon