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Oct 17th- Ben Affleck ran into Christian Bale while filming “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”

By: Kellie Hastrup, Editor • October 17, 2025
Photo Credit: Photo via Picryl under the Creative Commons License
About 11 actors have played Batman. Spanning from Lewis Wilson to Robert Pattinson.

Soon after he was cast as Batman in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”, Ben Affleck ran into Christian Bale at a store. The two were buying Batman costumes for their kids. Christian Bale had previously played Batman from “Batman Begins” (2005) to “The Dark Knight Rises” (2012).

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Kellie Hastrup
Kellie Hastrup, Editor
Kellie Hastrup is a 17 year old senior at Colonia High School. She has a younger brother and a tortoiseshell cat named Torre. She is currently the president of Fashion Club and is in 3 honor societies. In her free time, she likes to crochet, paint, and various other arts and crafts. In addition, she loves reading and writing. She plans to study filmmaking and hopes to become a screenwriter in the future. Hastrup’s favorite book is “The Great Gatsby” as she believes that the symbolism and characters were excellently written. Her favorite music genres are pop, rock, alternative and more.