Ben Affleck has revealed there is a “ton of pressure” for Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice to be a success.

The Oscar-winning actor will play the Caped Crusader in Zack Snyder’s Man Of Steel sequel, opposite Henry Cavill, who will reprise his role as Superman.

Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck
Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck (Richard Shotwell/Invision)

Ben admitted there are a lot of high expectations, telling Variety: “I think there is a ton of pressure on it. I mean I would be bulls****ing you to say there isn’t.”

He added: “We are a very kind of instant gratification culture when it comes to analysing the film business. And there is a lot of hyperbole involved.

“Nonetheless, there’s a lot of pressure on it. If it doesn’t do well, that will be extremely disappointing.”

Ben, who has committed himself to the DC world by rearranging his film schedule to accommodate another Batman spin-off and Justice League film, also predicted Batman v Superman will be a success for the Warner Bros film studio.

“You’ll see next year they are going to have a great year,” the 43-year-old star said.

“They are now developing… probably the single greatest under-exploited asset in the entertainment business, the DC Comic world. And now they have started to exploit that and you are going to see that blossom. And, when it does, it’s going to be massive.”

Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice, which also stars Gal Gadot, Amy Adams and Jesse Eisenberg, will open in UK cinemas on March 25, 2016.