Board Thread:DC Universe Discussion/@comment-3974095-20130611233337/@comment-5574752-20130824002548

Affleck is certainly a better choice that some of the other names that were being considered- Josh Brolin, Richard Armitage, among others. These won't bad actors but horrible choices for Batman.

We should be thankful that they didn't go the route Snyder originally wanted with a much older Batman. That would have never gone down well with a mainstream audience.