Ben Affleck Says He Will “Completely Not” Direct a Movie for James Gunn’s DC Studios — GeekTyrant

Do not forget that time when James Gunn talked about the conversations he had with Ben Affleck about directing a future DC Studios movie and even mentioned that Affleck “actually needs to direct one in every of our initiatives, and we’re excited for him doing that”?

Effectively, it seems that Affleck needs nothing to do with it and he’s “completely not” serious about directing a DC Studios movie for Gunn and Peter Safran. That is precisely what he mentioned throughout an interview with THR:

“I might not direct one thing for the [James] Gunn DC. Completely not. I’ve nothing in opposition to James Gunn. Good man, positive he will do an amazing job. I simply would not need to go in and direct in the best way they’re doing that. I am not serious about that.”

So, after his look in The Flash as Batman, it looks like Affleck is leaving the DCU behind him as soon as and for all. He makes it fairly clear right here that this isn’t a franchise he needs to be part of anymore. However, when speaking about his position in The Flash, Affleck revealed that he preferred what he did within the movie and that he’s solely within the film for about 5 minutes. Right here he talks about Batman once more and nailing the character in that 5 minutes:

“The Justice League expertise, the truth that these tales grew to become considerably repetitive to me and fewer attention-grabbing. Yeah, I did lastly determine play that character [Batman], and I nailed it in The Flash. For the 5 minutes I am there, it is actually nice. Plenty of it is simply tone. You have to determine, what’s your model of the particular person? Who’s the man that matches what you are able to do? I attempted to suit myself right into a Batman. And by the best way, I like loads of the stuff we did, particularly the primary one [Batman v Superman].”

I used to be really hoping the see Affleck direct one in every of these DC Studios movies since he by no means received the chance to direct his Batman film. However, he’s received different priorities, different kinds of initiatives with tales that he’s extra serious about telling, which is nice! He most not too long ago directed Air, which tells the story of how Nike received Michael Jordan on board for the Air Jordan. That film appears to be like nice!

What do you consider Affleck passing on the chance to direct a DC Studios movie?