Ben Affleck Says He Took Batman Role for 'My Kids': 'I Wanted to Do Something My Son Would Dig'
Ben Affleckwanted to play an on-screen superhero to impress his boy!The Oscar winner, 48, says onThe Hollywood Reporter’sAwards Chatterpodcastthis week that taking on the role of Batman, starting with 2016’sBatman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, was to score brownie points among his children. Affleck shares three kids with ex-wifeJennifer Garner: daughtersViolet Anne, 15, and Seraphina Rose Elizabeth, 12, plus sonSamuel Garner, who turns 9 next month.“I did Batman because Iwanted to do it for my kids....