2012 Movie News Archives

August 8, 2012: Warner Bros. Approaches Ben Affleck to Direct "Justice League"

Justice League Variety reports that Warner Bros. has approached Ben Affleck to direct "Justice League".

    Since guiding WB's "The Town" to commercial success and critical acclaim from both sides of the camera, Affleck has ascended high on the studio's list of filmmakers who can be trusted with prime properties. Thus far, Affleck is the only candidate who's been sent Will Beall's "Justice League" script, which the "Gangster Squad" scribe was hired to write last summer.

    DC Comics' answer to Marvel's Avengers, "Justice League" is expected to bring together marquee characters Batman and Superman, as well as Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and The Flash. Affleck has made it clear that going forward, he's only interested in directing films in which he also stars -- "The Town" and "Argo" are proof of that -- so its likely that if this pairing ever came to fruition, he would likely don a suit of his own. DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. and Affleck's reps declined to comment.

The studio is set to meet with Affleck this week. Read the complete report at Variety.com.



2012 Movie News

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