Skip to main content
Join The Community
- Join our community
11
Premium Benefits
24/7
Access Available
21K+
Active Members
Commenting
Join the discussion
Exclusive Articles Coming Soon
Member-only articles
Weekly Newsletters
Weekly gaming & entertainment news
Member Badges
Earn badges as you go
Exclusive Competitions
Members-only prize draws
Curated Deals Coming Soon
Tech and gaming deals worth grabbing
GET COMMUNITY ACCESS QUICK
For the quickest way to join, simply enter your email below and get access. We will send a confirmation and sign you up to our newsletter to keep you updated on all your gaming news.
By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.
FIND OUT ABOUT OUR MAGAZINE
Want to subscribe to the magazine? Click the button below to find out more information.
Find out more
GET Community ACCESS QUICK

Join the GamesRadar community for quick access. Enter your email below and we'll send confirmation, and sign you up to our newsletter.

By submitting your information, you confirm you are aged 16 or over, have read our Privacy Policy and agree to the Terms & Conditions. Geographical rules apply.

Background
Welcome to GamesRADAR+ Community !
Hi ,

Your membership journey starts here.

Keep exploring and earning more as a member.

MY ACCOUNT

Badge picture
Earn your first badge
Read 1 article to unlock your first badge.
Keep earning badges
Explore ways to get more involved as a member.
Latest Games News

Latest Games News

Breaking gaming news and updates

Read Now
Latest Games Reviews

Latest Games Reviews

Expert verdicts on the newest releases

Read Now

See what you’ve unlocked.

Explore your membership benefits.

Explore
Member Exclusives

Stay Ahead with GamesRadar+

Get the biggest gaming news, reviews, and releases straight to your inbox.

Explore

Sign Out
GamesRadar+ GamesRadar+
US EditionUS CA EditionCanada UK EditionUK AU EditionAustralia
Sign in
  • View Profile
  • Sign out
  • Games
    • Game Insights
      • Games News
      • Games Features
      • Games Reviews
      • Games Guides
      • Big in 2026
      • Big Preview
      • Future Games Show
      • Golden Joystick Awards
    • Genres
      • Action Games
      • RPGs
      • Action RPGs
      • Adventure Games
      • Third Person Shooters
      • FPS Games
    • Platforms
      • PS5
      • Xbox Series X
      • PC
      • Nintendo Switch
      • Nintendo Switch 2
      • Tabletop Gaming
    • Franchises
      • Grand Theft Auto
      • Pokemon
      • Assassin's Creed
      • Monster Hunter
      • Fortnite
      • Cyberpunk
      • Red Dead
      • The Elder Scrolls
      • The Sims
  • Entertainment
    • TV Shows
      • TV News
      • TV Reviews
      • Anime Shows
      • Sci-Fi Shows
      • Superhero Shows
      • Animated Shows
      • Marvel TV Shows
      • Star Wars TV Shows
      • DC TV Shows
    • Movies
      • Movie News
      • Movie Reviews
      • Big Screen Spotlight
      • Superhero Movies
      • Action Movies
      • Anime Movies
      • Sci-Fi Movies
      • Horror Movies
      • Marvel Movies
      • DC Movies
    • Streaming
      • Apple TV Plus
      • Disney Plus
      • Netflix
      • HBO
      • Amazon Prime Video
      • Hulu
    • Comics
      • Marvel Comics
      • DC Comics
  • Hardware
    • Insights
      • Hardware News
      • Hardware Reviews
      • Hardware Features
      • Buying Guides
    • Computing
      • Desktop PCs
      • Laptops
      • Handhelds
    • Peripherals
      • Headsets & Headphones
      • TVs & Monitors
      • Gaming Mice
      • Gaming Keyboards
      • Gaming Chairs
      • Speakers & Audio
    • Accessories & Tech
      • Gaming Controllers
      • Tech
      • SSDs & Hard Drives
      • VR
      • Accessories
      • Retro
  • Deals
    • Toys & Collectibles
    • Lego
    • Dungeons and Dragons
    • Merch
  • Video
    • Video
    • GR+ Replay - Submit Your Clips
  • Newsletters
    • Quizzes
    • About Us
    • How to pitch to us
    • How we score
    • Newsarama
    • Retro Gamer
  • Home
  • Games
    • View Games
      • Games News
      • Games Features
      • Games Reviews
      • Games Guides
      • Big in 2026
      • Big Preview
      • Future Games Show
      • Golden Joystick Awards
      • Action Games
      • RPGs
      • Action RPGs
      • Adventure Games
      • Third Person Shooters
      • FPS Games
    • Platforms
      • View Platforms
      • PS5
      • Xbox Series X
      • PC
      • Nintendo Switch
      • Nintendo Switch 2
      • Tabletop Gaming
      • Grand Theft Auto
      • Pokemon
      • Assassin's Creed
      • Monster Hunter
      • Fortnite
      • Cyberpunk
      • Red Dead
      • The Elder Scrolls
      • The Sims
  • Entertainment
    • View Entertainment
    • TV Shows
      • View TV Shows
      • TV News
      • TV Reviews
      • Anime Shows
      • Sci-Fi Shows
      • Superhero Shows
      • Animated Shows
      • Marvel TV Shows
      • Star Wars TV Shows
      • DC TV Shows
    • Movies
      • View Movies
      • Movie News
      • Movie Reviews
      • Big Screen Spotlight
      • Superhero Movies
      • Action Movies
      • Anime Movies
      • Sci-Fi Movies
      • Horror Movies
      • Marvel Movies
      • DC Movies
    • Streaming
      • View Streaming
      • Apple TV Plus
      • Disney Plus
      • Netflix
      • HBO
      • Amazon Prime Video
      • Hulu
    • Comics
      • View Comics
      • Marvel Comics
      • DC Comics
  • Hardware
    • View Hardware
      • Hardware News
      • Hardware Reviews
      • Hardware Features
      • Buying Guides
      • Desktop PCs
      • Laptops
      • Handhelds
    • Peripherals
      • View Peripherals
      • Headsets & Headphones
      • TVs & Monitors
      • Gaming Mice
      • Gaming Keyboards
      • Gaming Chairs
      • Speakers & Audio
      • Gaming Controllers
      • Tech
      • SSDs & Hard Drives
      • VR
      • Accessories
      • Retro
  • Deals
    • Toys & Collectibles
    • Lego
    • Dungeons and Dragons
    • Merch
  • Video
    • View Video
    • Video
    • GR+ Replay - Submit Your Clips
  • Newsletters
    • Quizzes
    • About Us
    • How to pitch to us
    • How we score
    • Newsarama
    • Retro Gamer
Trending
  • Best Netflix Movies
  • Movie Release Dates
  • Best movies on Disney Plus
  • Best Netflix Shows
Sign up for the Total Film Newsletter

Bringing all the latest movie news, features, and reviews to your inbox


By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

You are now subscribed

Your newsletter sign-up was successful


Join the club

Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.


An account already exists for this email address, please log in.
  1. Entertainment
  2. Movies
  3. Action Movies

Matt Damon reacts to Ben Affleck's casting as Batman

News
By Joshua Winning published 28 August 2013

"I won't be Robin"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Flipboard
  • Email
Share this article
Join the conversation
Follow us
Add us as a preferred source on Google
Subscribe to our newsletter

Ever since Ben Affleck was cast as Batman in Man Of Steel 2 , every A-lister and their dog has been weighing in with their thoughts on the matter.

Jumping on that bandwagon is Affleck's buddy and colleague Matt Damon, who, naturally, has nothing but words of support for his friend.

“I think it will be great. It will be terrific," Damon told the Times Of India . "I know there are a lot of people grousing on the internet. I just think it’s kind of funny. You know, he’s not playing King Lear. It’s Batman! Certainly within his skill set.

"If anybody saw Argo or The Town , and all the work he’s been doing lately, it’s way more nuanced and interesting and way more difficult than Batman!

"Batman just sits there with his cowl over his head and whispers in a kinda gruff voice at people. Bruce Wayne is the more challenging part of the role, and Ben will be great at that.”

The actor went on to joke "it’s safe to say I won’t be Robin".

Meanwhile, Morgan Freeman told USA Today : "My first reactions are ‘Wow’ and ‘Good luck’."

The veteran actor, who played Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, added: “After the trilogy, I thought that no one would try it again for a few years more to let this whole thing die down. Because it’s still there. So I don’t know, I hope Ben does well.”

Man Of Steel 2
opens in 2015.

Latest Videos From
Watch full video here:
Sign up for the Total Film Newsletter

Bringing all the latest movie news, features, and reviews to your inbox

By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.
Joshua Winning
Social Links Navigation

Josh Winning has worn a lot of hats over the years. Contributing Editor at Total Film, writer for SFX, and senior film writer at the Radio Times. Josh has also penned a novel about mysteries and monsters, is the co-host of a movie podcast, and has a library of pretty phenomenal stories from visiting some of the biggest TV and film sets in the world. He would also like you to know that he "lives for cat videos..." Don't we all, Josh. Don't we all.  

Read more
Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne during The Batman
DC Movies Robert Pattinson hopes people will be "really pleasantly surprised by" The Batman 2
 
 
Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne during The Batman
DC Movies Robert Pattinson says The Batman 2 script is "so, so good" as he confirms filming starts in April
 
 
Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne during The Batman
DC Movies The Batman 2 casting is being drip-fed by Matt Reeves and DC fans think they know who's coming next
 
 
Robert Pattinson in The Batman
DC Movies Robert Pattinson says the delay of The Batman 2 production is to thank for his stacked 2026 filmography
 
 
Matt Damon as Odysseus in armour in The Odyssey
Action Movies Matt Damon thinks Christopher Nolan's epic The Odyssey will be the last of its kind
 
 
Robert Pattinson in The Batman
DC Movies The rumors are true: The Batman 2 is set in winter as Matt Reeves delivers perfect first look
 
 
Latest in Action Movies
Matt Damon as Odysseus in The Odyssey
Action Movies The Odyssey fans crash multiple sites in hunt for IMAX 70mm tickets, which are now being resold for up to $1000 online
 
 
Matt Damon as Odysseus in The Odyssey
Action Movies The Odyssey trailer can now be watched in every aspect ratio that the movie will be available in
 
 
Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor and David Corenswet as Superman
DC Movies Man of Tomorrow leak suggests Brainiac has Lex Luthor in his sights, not Superman
 
 
Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El in Supergirl
DC Movies Official Supergirl art includes an obscure Star Wars alien, and we're not quite sure how it got there
 
 
Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El in Supergirl
DC Movies James Gunn "debated" key Supergirl scenes in the editing room with the DC movie's director
 
 
Jason Momoa as Lobo in Supergirl character poster
DC Movies Supergirl's Jason Momoa teases Lobo's involvement in future DCU movies, but has crossed paths with Superman before
 
 
Latest in News
Matt Damon as Odysseus in The Odyssey
Action Movies The Odyssey fans crash multiple sites in hunt for IMAX 70mm tickets, which are now being resold for up to $1000 online
 
 
Dante in Devil May Cry season 2
Animated Shows Devil May Cry Netflix showrunner Adi Shankar calls himself "generational talent" after final season announcement
 
 
In a Time Square environment, Hugh sprints away from a massive robot with Diana on his back in Pragmata
Action Games Pragmata has done so well that Capcom will consider "developing it into a series"
 
 
Close up of Steam Machine front with blue LED light strip.
Games Steam Machine is coming this summer, Valve confirms, but its lack of pricing has me raising an eyebrow
 
 
Steam logo from Valve
Games Steam just got a huge new "refresh" as Valve updates its storefront from top to bottom
 
 
Portal screenshot of Glados, a robot-like artificial intelligence with a single glowing yellow light on its interface
Horror Movies Backrooms director Kane Parsons is seemingly considering a Portal movie “with a lot of caution and a lot of curiosity”
 
 
LATEST ARTICLES
  1. Crimson Desert
    1
    Crimson Desert continues its quest to include every feature ever with Pinball and baby chicks that grow into mounts
  2. 2
    The Odyssey trailer can now be watched in every aspect ratio that the movie will be available in
  3. 3
    "The haters were right," RPG devs decide after spending 3 years on a battle royale only to cancel it and pivot on Steam
  4. 4
    Path of Exile 2 devs narrowly prevented an in-game economic disaster by nerfing a broken money-making strategy
  5. 5
    No Rest for the Wicked boss says the Xbox Series S is the reason the PS5 version is out first

GamesRadar+ is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.

Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google
  • Terms and conditions
  • Contact Future's experts
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies policy
  • Accessibility statement
  • Careers
  • About us
  • Advertise with us
  • Review guidelines
  • Write for us

© Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.

Please login or signup to comment

Please wait...