Christian Bale wishes Ben Affleck ‘all the best’ with Batman vs Superman (Picture: Warner Bros)

Christian Bale said that he has spoken to Ben Affleck about stepping into the role of Batman but that they only talked practicalities, chiefly how to go to the toilet while in the Batsuit.

If the pair did talk anything a little more thematic, Bale isn’t telling.

‘The only thing I said to him is to make sure he can take a piss without anyone having to help him because it’s a little bit humiliating – at least what I went through – when you have to have someone help you out of the costume in order to do that,’ Bale told Access Hollywood.



‘That was my main piece of advice for him.’


Ben Affleck will step into Batman’s boots next year (Picture: AP)

The actor, who played Bruce Wayne to great success in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, added that he believes Affleck will make the role ‘his own’.

‘I wish him all the best, he’s a very experienced actor and filmmaker,’ he said. ‘He’ll make it his own. Our thing is finished, we always declared it was finished and it should be passed on to another actor – it will be again after him.’

Henry Cavill will star opposite Affleck in Batman vs Superman, which is set to open in cinemas on July 17, 2015.

Last week, Girls actor Adam Driver denied rumours that he has been cast in the role of Nightwing.