--- description: The 'Accountant' actor shared his thoughts about the tepid critical response to the blockbuster 'Batman v. Superman' in a new interview. title: Ben Affleck Actually Loved 'Batman v. Superman' After All image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Ben Affleck Defend _Batman v. Superman_ Despite the Haters  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 3, 2016 3:15 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 3, 2016 3:15 PM CUT The blockbuster superhero movie _Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice_ [may have been critically lampooned](http://time.com/4271943/sad-ben-affleck-batman-v-superman-reviews/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined"), but Ben Affleck still believes in the outsized flick co-starring Henry Cavill’s Superman, explaining to an entertainment reporter that he “loved” the film. “So many more people went to see that than any movie I’ve ever made in my career. It’s my biggest hit of my career,” he mused while making the publicity rounds for the upcoming financial thriller [_The Accountant_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBfsgcswlYQ "undefined")_._ (_Batman v. Superman_ brought in [over $870 million](http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=superman2015.htm "undefined") all told, with a [hefty opening weekend](http://time.com/money/4272484/batman-v-superman-box-office-opening/ "undefined") in March.) “Fans liked it,” the reporter offered. “Fans went,” Affleck quickly corrected him. “It was judged not necessarily on execution so much as tone. People seemed to want a lighter tone to the movie. Tone isn’t like a qualitative thing; it’s subjective.” “Did you like it?” “Yeah, yeah. I loved it,” he insisted. That’s good, as Affleck is [set to continue his involvement](http://time.com/4470963/ben-affleck-deathstroke-batman/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") with the DC superhero franchise for quite a while, with an as-of-yet-untitled [standalone Batman](http://time.com/4291678/ben-affleck-batman-2/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined") movie in the works and two more _Justice League_ installments coming down the pipeline. Watch above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4516485/ben-affleck-defends-batman-v-superman/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4516485/ben-affleck-defends-batman-v-superman/"},"headline":"Watch Ben Affleck Defend Batman v. Superman Despite the Haters","datePublished":"2016-10-03T15:15:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:14.152Z","description":"\"It's my biggest hit of my career.\"","url":"https://time.com/4516485/ben-affleck-defends-batman-v-superman/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","movies","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4516485/ben-affleck-defends-batman-v-superman/","name":"Watch Ben Affleck Defend Batman v. Superman Despite the Haters"}}]}] ```