Ben Affleck, who will be playing the role of the Caped Crusader in the upcoming DC movie “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice” has just revealed that US Senator Patrick Leahy from Vermont will have bit role on the superhero film.
Affleck was actually testifying at a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Diplomacy and National Security as the founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, details Esquire.
The actor was there to testify and discuss the issue of foreign aid and diplomacy to the Eastern Congo. But before zeroing in on the issue, he actually took the liberty to acknowledge Senator Patrick Leahy as his co-star in “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice.”
He said that he would be remiss if he did not acknowledge Senator Leahy whose role in the movie is smaller than his but actually delivers good performance for the bit part.
The acknowledgment drew smiles and giggles from the Senators including Leahy as well as the crowd in attendance during the hearing. Leahy appears to be very happy with his role in the upcoming superhero film that would hit theaters on March 25, 2016.
A regular in Batman films
The Vermont Democrat Senator has been a regular fixture in past Batman movies so much so that there were rumors earlier that he will again be making an appearance in “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice.”
Everything was speculation until Ben Affleck confirmed it right at the Senate hearing by acknowledging his co-star.
An admitted Batman aficionado, Senato Leahy has previously had very memorable cameo participation in “Batman vs. Robin” released in 1997 starring George Clooney and Chris O’Donnell; “The Dark Knight” back in 2008 starring Christian Bale; and “The Dark Knight Rises” released in 2012 starring Christian Bale yet again.
Many fans of the Batman film franchise observed that Senator Leahy is actually the only one which connects the “Dark Knight” trilogy with “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” a comment which was more of a jest than a keen observation.
Casting talk
Before the Senate subcommittee hearing, Ben Affleck and Senator Leahy was seen getting their light moments as fellow co-stars in a movie, as if they were talking about how to make Gotham or earth a safer place to live, or how to make more money perhaps for Wayne Enterprises.
Senator Leahy actually posted on his Twitter account the image of him and Ben Affleck talking and captioning it that Affleck and himself discussing foreign aid impact before the hearing.
Apart from Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent, and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman/Diana, the other powerhouse cast members of the film include Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Jessa Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, and many others.