“Gone Girl” star Ben Affleck admitted his Batman role will never be cool enough to impress his daughters.
Affleck visited “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” on Monday night to discuss his upcoming David Fincher film. The actor has three children with wife Jennifer Garner, who aren’t comic book fans but love Disney princesses.
Affleck claimed he is constantly asked if his children are into his “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” role, but the reality is his kids couldn’t care less about superhero movies.
"If I was doing the sequel to Frozen, I would be a hero. My two older daughters could give a s--t about Batman,” Affleck said.
"They love Frozen. And the indignity is so great that they have now passed that affection onto my [son Samuel, 2]. He's like, 'Papa, can I watch Frozen?' and I'm like, 'No, dude! It's not on again!' So, I've been looking for different versions, like littler, compressed Frozen.”
Affleck explained he would search for different “Frozen” inspired clips to show his son instead of having to watch the movie again. He came across Jimmy Fallon, Idina Menzel and The Roots’ version of the song and Samuel loved it.
"I started showing that to my son and he loved it. He goes crazy for it,” Affleck said. “And then he wants me to sing along. And you can't tell your son—because you're supposed to be his hero—that you can't sing…"
“He's started being like, 'No, papa! Do it like the man!' I was like, 'First of all, I'm your father! Jimmy Fallon's not the man! I'm the man! Let me tell you about the man. The man holds baby blocks and claps them together.' So there I am at home going, 'Let it go! Is this like the man? Let it go.' Thank you very much for that."
“Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” is slated to hit theaters on March 25, 2016. Fincher’s “Gone Girl” adaptation will debut in theaters on Oct. 3.
