Ben Affleck appeared on BBC Radio Tuesday to promote his new movie, 1920s crime drama “Live By Night” — and also let fans know he’s well aware of his starring role in the “Sad Affleck” internet meme that took over the internet.
In response to a question from BBC film critic Ali Plumb asking what he learned as a director and actor from starring in Warner Bros. superhero movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” Affleck mentioned his appearance in an interview alongside co-star Henry Cavill, which went viral on account of Affleck’s solemn look.
“It taught me not to do interviews with Henry Cavill where I don’t say anything and they can lay Simon & Garfunkel tracks over it,” Affleck told Plumb. “That’s one thing I learned.”
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The BBC video then immediately cut to the #SadBatman meme, featuring Affleck looking pensive while Cavill responds to a question about “Batman v Superman’s” mixed reviews — of course, with Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” overlaid for dramatic effect.
After his initial joke, Affleck answered Plumb’s question for real.
“I learned a ton, actually, making that movie,” he said. “I had not made a movie of that scale. I didn’t know what the technology was capable of doing nowadays. The last big blockbustery movie I made was ‘Armageddon,’ which was in 1997.”
Affleck will star and direct in a standalone Batman movie, which is set to hit theaters in 2018.
“Live by Night,” based on the bestselling novel by Dennis Lehane, is currently in theaters.
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