Ben Affleck (left) will play the role of Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. (Image courtesy: AFP)
It's not easy wearing the Batsuit and luckily for actor Ben Affleck, he just happened to bump into outgoing Batman Christian Bale in a store and was handed some very useful advice.
The meeting itself had all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster - it took place before Halloween in the Batman aisle of a costume shop in Los Angeles that's clearly frequented by the rich and famous. The Batmen were buying the superhero costume for their sons, both fans of Gotham's caped crusader.
At Comic-Con in San Diego, Ben Affleck recounted the chance encounter. "We went to a costume store in Los Angeles... it was pretty empty. And I was in the aisle and I heard this 'Oi!', and I turned around, and it's Christian Bale!," a report in
The Independent quotes him as saying.
Batffleck apparently asked his predecessor for 'tips' and was rewarded with this handy hint from Christian Bale: "Make sure you can piss in that suit."
Ben Affleck, 42, was making his first public appearance after announcing that he and wife of 10 years Jennifer Garner were divorcing. He will be the fifth big screen Batman after Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney and Christian Bale.
The first Batffleck outing (as an older, worn-out Batman) will be in next year's
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the trailer of which was released at Comic-Con. He will also star in and direct a standalone Batman film.