Adam West has swooped in to defend Ben Affleck from the swift ridicule he faced after Warner Bros. cast him for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, with the star of the 1960s campy Batman series saying we’ve already seen glimpses of the new Bruce Wayne in Gone Girl . Many fans weren’t thrilled about the casting choice made last year, giving rise to the trending hashtag #BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck. The 86-year-old West told Mashable this week, Ben Affleck has matured so beautifully as an actor.
