Christian Bale Was Jealous of Ben Affleck After He Was Cast as Batman

Christian Bale was jealous of Batfleck.

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Christian Bale admitting he’s jealous of Ben Affleck is hard to wrap your head around. No disrespect to Ben Affleck (who has already promised he won't suck.) But the actor did just that when talking about how he feels about Affleck taking over as a Batman for Zack Snyder’s Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.

At first, Bale was more than willing to pass the torch having his trilogy run as Batman, but apparently he had second thoughts:

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Christian Bale admitting he’s jealous of Ben Affleck is hard to wrap your head around. No disrespect to Ben Affleck (who has already promised he won't suck.) But the actor did just that when talking about how he feels about Affleck taking over as a Batman for Zack Snyder’s Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.

At first, Bale was more than willing to pass the torch having his trilogy run as Batman, but apparently he had second thoughts:

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You know who else hasn't gotten over Bale's departure as the Caped Crusader? Fans. But it looks like Batfleck has a chance to succeed since Bale says he's given him some advice.

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[via Uproxx]

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