Zack Snyder‘s vision of Batman is one that suffers from trauma, and, as a result, is someone who looks for other ways to cope.
Snyder appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience recently to discuss his films. At one point, he spoke at length with Rogan about Batman.
“It might be in the theatrical cut, but it’s definitely in the director’s cut. Where he wakes up and there’s some chick in the bed with him, from the night before,” said Snyder. “Because I always say, Batman f— to forget, for sure. Batman’s a drunk, for sure. Because he has huge trauma, and you wonder why he’s a playboy, and anybody…f—— to forget is a common, that’s a real thing. That’s a way to deal with trauma.”
Snyder’s run in DC featured a variety of Batman appearances
Zack Snyder directed Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman in both 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, as well as in 2017’s Justice League. Snyder also released a director’s cut version of Justice League in 2021, which featured extended footage of Affleck.
Beginning in 2013 and running through 2021, Snyder also was at the helm of Warner Bros. Discovery and DC’s DC Extended Universe. Snyder directed 2013’s Man of Steel and was also a co-writer on 2017’s Wonder Woman. Following the director’s cut of Justice League, Snyder moved on from the world of DC, and has since begun making his own sci-fi universe, Rebel Moon.
