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  "id": 14073898,
  "title": "Ben Affleck Calls ‘Justice League’ Reshoots ‘The Low Point of My Career’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/ben-affleck-calls-justice-league-reshoots-the-low-point-of-my-career-14073898",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T23:51:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/ben-affleck-calls-justice-league-reshoots-low-point-video/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ben Affleck has revealed that the challenging experience of reshooting \"Justice League\" was the low point of his career. The filmmaker and former Batman spoke about the contentious process during a podcast interview on Monday. Director Zack Snyder, who directed Affleck in his debut as Bruce Wayne/Batman in \"Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice,\" departed from \"Justice League\" due to disagreements and the untimely death of his daughter. The reshoots were conducted by Joss Whedon, resulting in a film that received mixed reviews and financial disappointment. Affleck also mentioned that the film's failure may have contributed to the collapse of his proposed Batman solo film, which eventually led to Matt Reeves' \"The Batman.\" Affleck praised Snyder for eventually releasing an extended version of \"Justice League,\" the so-called \"Snyder Cut,\" and expressed his satisfaction that the filmmaker received the due recognition for his work.",
  "summary": "The \"Animals\" filmmaker feels that Zack Snyder's daughter's death was \"used as an excuse\" to remove him from the project The post Ben Affleck Calls ‘Justice League’ Reshoots ‘The Low Point of My Career’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-12T19:49:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Ben Affleck Says ‘Justice League’ Was A “Low Point” In His Career",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/ben-affleck-says-justice-league-was-a-low-point-in-his-career",
        "published": "2026-10-12T23:11:12.000Z"
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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."
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