Did Ben Affleck Just Get Offered, And Turn Down, Directing and Starring In JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA?!
Could we have just seen a JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA written, directed, and starring Ben Affleck?!
Joblo is reporting today on rumors that Affleck has so far been the only director out there to recieve Will Beall’s script for Warner Bros’ upcoming JUSTICE LEAGUE movie. Taking into account Affleck’s string of directorial choices (THE TOWN, GONE BABY GONE), that means what we would be seeing from him would be a much darker, grittier version of the superhero team, probably a la Christopher Nolan’s Batman universe.
However, Deadline is calling the scoop’s bluff, saying that while Affleck will still meet with studio heads to hear their ideas, he has already passed on the script and opted to work on THE STAND instead.
Personally, I’m still up in the air about this new version of JUSTICE LEAGUE. It seems like Warner Bros is rushing everything through to try to catch up to Marvel as soon as possible, which is not the way to take a movie like this. While I would have loved to see what Affleck could have done with the story, the fact that he passed on it shows me that even he knows how big of an undertaking such a film could be…and for someone who already has a huge second chance in his career, I don’t think he wants to be searching for a third…