When James Gunn and Peter Safran revealed to the world one half of their plan for the primary chapter of DC Movies, titled Gods and Monsters, they left open a number of doorways for present DC collaborators to stay round and play of their sandbox. There was discuss Henry Cavill enjoying a unique function within the DC Universe aside from Superman, as a result of Gunn needs to recast the function for his upcoming Superman: Legacy. And so they talked about that they’d conversations with Ben Affleck, and that he was going to be “part of the architectural staff” that may assemble the way forward for DC shifting ahead. Gunn went as far as to counsel there have been “two completely different initiatives” that they’d in thoughts for Affleck, main some to invest that he would possibly need to direct Batman: The Courageous and the Daring.
Nicely, stick a fork in these plans.
Whereas selling his upcoming movie Air, which will get into Nike’s recruitment of basketball legend Michael Jordan, Ben Affleck opened as much as The Hollywood Reporter concerning the tough occasions he had with DC and Warner Bros., and whether or not or not he would settle for an invite to direct a movie within the new universe. And Affleck, in no unsure phrases, mentioned:
I might not direct one thing for the [James] Gunn DC. Completely not. I’ve nothing towards James Gunn. Good man, positive he’s going to do an ideal job. I simply wouldn’t need to go in and direct in the way in which they’re doing that. I’m not fascinated with that.
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