Yes, it’s true: Ben Affleck will be joining Henry Cavill in the next Superman film as Batman himself. And to put it lightly, the reaction has been mixed. The fact that the hashtag #BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck is trending right now makes it safe to assume that Twitter is not pleased. Here are some the best of the Ben Affleck-hating tweets.
I am weak at this photo. #betterbatmanthanbenaffleck pic.twitter.com/E9EGRsbZ3b
— Alyn Evans (@GlassAlyn_) August 23, 2013
had to repost this… #dying #betterbatmanthanbenaffleck pic.twitter.com/EaqxIZn61M
— noodles (@ayyyy_earley) August 23, 2013
Stephen Hawking or a Speak & Spell #betterbatmanthanbenaffleck pic.twitter.com/8X7VjEWUgo
— Kirk Oulette (@kirkstweet) August 23, 2013
#BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck Number 9 => http://t.co/LHw6iwS8LA
— Smitty, Rodeologist (@smitty_one_each) August 23, 2013
let's be honest here #BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck pic.twitter.com/IHHtVUtO36
— Minion (@TypicalMinions) August 23, 2013
#betterbatmanthanbenaffleck Meryl Streep pic.twitter.com/cLcyqxuBmZ
— Michelle Gray (@grayz93) August 23, 2013
Sorry, Ben. Better luck next time.
#BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck … this is how I felt when I found out Ben Affleck is playing Batman… pic.twitter.com/dLwXEW79iR
— Clinton F. Barton (@_ClintBarton_) August 23, 2013