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  "id": 14036085,
  "title": "Ben Affleck Calls ‘Justice League’ Reshoots the ‘Low Point of My Career’: ‘It Was So Gross’ How the Studio Replaced Zack Snyder With Joss Whedon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/ben-affleck-calls-justice-league-reshoots-the-low-point-of-my-career",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T19:49:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/ben-affleck-justice-league-reshoots-low-point-of-my-career-1236909138/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ben Affleck appeared on the latest episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast and called the reshoots for “Justice League” the “low point of my career.” Warner Bros. infamously replaced director Zack Snyder with Joss Whedon to overhaul the movie after Snyder needed to pause work due to his daughter’s death. Snyder estimated in a […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Batman Star Ben Affleck Says Justice League Reshoots Were the Lowest Point of His Career",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/batman-star-ben-affleck-says-justice-league-reshoots-were-the-lowest",
        "published": "2026-10-12T16:30:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Polygon",
        "title": "Ben Affleck Names Justice League His Career ‘Low Point’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/ben-affleck-names-justice-league-his-career-low-point",
        "published": "2026-10-12T19:21:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}