When Ben Affleck took advice from Christian Bale, George Clooney for 'Batman vs Superman'

Los Angeles: Ben Affleck, who is the latest actor to play Batman, sought advice on the role from actors George Clooney and Christian Bale. In an interview alongside his Batman v Superman co-star Henry Cavill, Affleck told Good Morning America’s Jesse Palmer that Clooney and Bale, who also played the caped crusader in the past, had offered their guidance, reports people.com. [caption id=“attachment_2631718” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] A still from Batman vs Superman. Youtube screen grab.[/caption] “I talked to Clooney and he gave me some advice which is not repeatable,” Affleck joked. “And I talked to Christian, who just told me to make sure I got a zipper in the suit, which was valuable, practice advice as it turned out.” Clooney starred in Batman & Robin (1997), and Bale portrayed as Batman in the Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed Dark Knight Trilogy: Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and _The Dark Knight Rises (_2012). Affleck also dished on the year long workout regimen he undertook to get into crime fighting shape, which he admits was spurred on by a little healthy competition with Cavill. “I saw the first movie that he was in (Man of Steel) and I was kind of like, ‘Wow, well I don’t know if I’m going to be able to be quite in that good of shape,’” he joked. IANS