Actor
Christian
Bale,
who
is
best
known
for
portraying
Batman
in
"The
Dark
Knight" trilogy,
says
he
felt
jealous
when
he
saw
actor
Ben
Affleck
taking
over
the
character
in
his
upcoming
film
"Batman
vs
Superman:
Dawn
of
Justice".
Affleck
received
a
heavy
backlash
from
fans
once
he
was
confirmed
as
the
new
Batman
in
Zack
Snyder's
upcoming
film,
but
nobody
was
more
stunned
about
the
casting
news
than
Bale.
Bale
said
that
there
was
a
small
part
of
him
that
wanted
to
carry
on
with
the
role,
and
after
learning
that
Affleck
would
be
his
successor,
the
British
actor
was
shocked.
"I've
got
to
admit
initially,
even
though
I
felt
that
it
was
the
right
time
to
stop,
there
was
always
a
bit
of
me
going,
'Oh
go
on.
Let's
do
another'.
"So
when
I
heard
there
was
someone
else
doing
it,
there
was
a
moment
where
I
just
stopped
and
stared
into
nothing
for
half
an
hour,"
Bale
told
Empire
magazine.
However
the
British
star,
who
last
played
the
role
in
2012
film
"The
Dark
Knight
Rises",
is
now
comfortable
with
his
decision
to
walk
away
from
his
incarnation
of
Bruce
Wayne.
"I'm
40.
The
fact
that
I'm
jealous
of
someone
else
playing
Batman.
I
think
I
should
have
gotten
over
it
by
now," he
further
added.