With the passing of former CIA officer, Tony Mendez, Ben Affleck has released a statement via Twitter commending Mendez as “a true American hero” and paying tribute to the late CIA officer behind Argo. Mendez, who Affleck portrayed in 2012’s Oscar-winning movie, Argo, passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 78. You can checkout Affleck’s tweet below.
Tony Mendez was a true American hero. He was a man of extraordinary grace, decency, humility and kindness. He never sought the spotlight for his actions, he merely sought to serve his country. I’m so proud to have worked for him and to have told one of his stories. #RIPTonyMendez
— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) January 20, 2019
It’s clear from Affleck’s tweet that he viewed Mendez with much reverence and feels very proud to have worked with him and been able to share one of his stories.
Although he donned the Bat-cowl in 2016’s Batman v Superman and 2017’s Justice League, Affleck’s future as the Caped Crusader in the DCEU is currently unknown. Rumors surrounding the next installment in the Gotham hero’s journey, The Batman, seem to point to the taking the hero in a different direction. Will this next iteration of Batman be in the same shared universe as Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker film?
Directed by Zack Snyder, Justice League stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J. K. Simmons, and Ciarán Hinds.
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.
Justice League is now available on Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital HD. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on the future of the DCEU as we learn it.
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