New BATMAN film to be directed by Ben Affleck (1 Viewer)

[Malcolm R]

Is he going to be able to actually let go, or will he be constantly butting heads with whoever they hire to direct?

 

[TravisR]

Is he going to be able to actually let go, or will he be constantly butting heads with whoever they hire to direct?

Anyone who hires on and doesn't expect & doesn't at least seriously consider Affleck's advice/suggestions is an idiot.

 

[Neil Middlemiss]

Get David Fincher to sign on. Right. Bloody. Now!

 

[DavidJ]

A Fincher Batman film---that would be intriguing.

 

[Oliver Ravencrest]

As long as it's not Snyder directing, I'd like to see others direct these movies. i'm a bit disappointed that Affleck is out but I understand. Matt Reeves could be a good choice.

 

[Brandon Conway]

Deadline is reporting that Terrio already did a script rewrite.

 

[Jeff Cooper]

A Fincher Batman film---that would be intriguing.

How about Christopher Nolan?

 

[dpippel]

As long as we're indulging in flights of fancy here, my vote goes to Jennifer Kent.

 

[Sam Favate]

They'll certainly make more than one Batflick with Affleck starring. Who's to say he won't direct another one?

 

[Charles J P]

I hope they maintain SOME continuity of style regardless of who directs. I hate to see someone coming and and deciding s/he needs to make his/her mark and ruining any congruity.

 

[Sam Favate]

I read something about a fan petition to get Zack Synder to direct this. And I say: NO! PLEASE NO!

 

[Colin Jacobson]

As long as we're indulging in flights of fancy here, my vote goes to Jennifer Kent.

I don't view Fincher as total "flight of fancy" territory.

Not saying he'll do it, of course, but a) he's apparently between films right now, as I see nothing firm listed on IMDB, and b) he's worked with Affleck recently.

I think those factors make it more of a possibility than other "flights of fancy"!

 

[Patrick Sun]

A Fincher Batman movie would be interesting but I don't see him staying on for future sequels of the Batman franchise.

 

[dpippel]

I don't view Fincher as total "flight of fancy" territory.

Not saying he'll do it, of course, but a) he's apparently between films right now, as I see nothing firm listed on IMDB, and b) he's worked with Affleck recently.

I think those factors make it more of a possibility than other "flights of fancy"!

Possibly, but it ain't gonna happen.

 

[Colin Jacobson]

Possibly, but it ain't gonna happen.

If it does, do I win a prize?

 

[Neil Middlemiss]

If it does, do I win a prize?

If he does, we ALL do!

 

[Sean Bryan]

My concern is that Ben has said this in the recent past:

"If it doesn’t come together in a way I think is really great I’m not going to do it."

And now he's not doing it.

My hope is that he stepped down because he truly felt like it was too much to carry on his own and not that he didn't think what they had was working.

 

[Wayne_j]

And now Batman is starting from scratch.

http://collider.com/the-batman-new-script-release-date/#images

"Like with pretty much all of its DCEU movies, Warner Bros. isn’t having an easy time with The Batman. At the end of January, Ben Affleck decided he would not direct the superhero film, although he remains on board to star and produce. For months, Affleck said they were struggling to get the story right, and it looks like they never reached that point. Now Warner Bros. is throwing out the script as they look to hire a new director (Matt Reeves is reportedly the frontrunner at this point) to guide the creative vision of the film going forward."

 

[dpippel]

DC is cursed.

 

[Malcolm R]

Is the dysfunction with Warner Bros or DC? They seem to have an extremely difficult time getting these movies made, while Marvel remains in high gear.