Ben Affleck Says Wearing the Batsuit Was ‘Pure Misery’: “They’re Horrendous to Wear, They Don’t Breathe”

Ben Affleck is done pretending the Batsuit made him feel like a hero. In a brutally honest interview with GQ, the actor didn’t sugarcoat his experience suiting up as Batman — he hated it. Every sweaty, claustrophobic second of it.

“I hated the Batsuits. They’re horrendous to wear,” he admitted. “They’re hot. They don’t breathe. They’re made to look good, but no one gives a damn about the person stuck inside.” Affleck, who’s not exactly shy about being a heavy sweater, said wearing that costume turned him into a walking sauna. “You’d just be pouring water.”

He went on to explain how the suit made filming a nightmare. Long shoots under hot lights, no airflow, and being sealed inside what might as well have been a rubber oven. “It made it difficult to make the movie. You’re exhausted. Sweating. It doesn’t make you feel heroic — it makes you feel like you want to get the hell out of there.”

Affleck played Bruce Wayne in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, and The Flash, and he even returned for Zack Snyder’s Justice League. But if fans ever wondered why he didn’t seem thrilled to keep playing the role — this is why. The suit wasn’t just uncomfortable, it was hell.

He even cracked a smile when comparing himself to Christian Bale or Robert Pattinson: “Maybe those guys are just better at dealing with it.”

He’s not alone in criticizing the suits. Director Tim Burton famously slammed the franchise’s direction during the Joel Schumacher years — especially the now-infamous “Batnipple” suit worn by George Clooney. “You complain I’m too dark, too weird,” Burton once said. “Then you put nipples on the costume? Go fuck yourself.”

So yeah — if Affleck’s done with Batman, maybe it’s not about the scripts, the legacy, or even the fandom. Maybe it’s just that no one wants to feel like they’re boiling alive while pretending to save the world.