2016 has turned out to be a trying year for Ben Affleck. While he no doubt stands to collect a hefty paycheck from Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and a near-guarantee of more to come from its various spin-offs, he?s also had to watch the film be savaged by critics, ridiculed by pop-culture and branded a box-office disappointment by analysts ? with he himself becoming an icon of the film?s negative reception in the form of the now-ubiquitous ?Sad Affleck? meme. Sources say that Affleck was incredibly unhappy about the reception of BvS. He felt humiliated after spending so much of the press tour saying how much better this film would be than Daredevil. On top of that his agent was furious when Kevin Tsujihara jumped the gun and announced him as the director of The Batman ? there were still negotiations happening. This move seems to help placate Affleck while also edging Zack Snyder out of a controlling central position in the DC Movieverse.?
