UPDATE: Ben Affleck for Justice League?

[rider28031]

This is interesting to say the least, I've liked the films he's directed so far and, if he costars, I can see him as either the new Batman or Green Lantern.

Oscar winner Ben Affleck has reportedly been approached by Warner Bros. about directing their long-gestating Justice League of America movie and might even play a role in it.

According to Variety, "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. ... Affleck has made it clear that 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 don a suit of his own. One possible hesitation on Affleck’s part is that any involvement with Justice League would take him out of circulation as a director for a few years. He could, however, still fit in an acting gig at Warners."

The trade adds that the JLA movie could open summer 2015, which could see it go toe-to-toe against The Avengers 2. Imagine that!

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[erikson]

If I had to choose between the two characters I'd prefer Affleck as GL rather than Batman. And I want to say I hope this date gets pushed back a year, it'll give DC time to maybe have maybe one more franchise (Wonder Woman?) established besides Bats and Supes before going into the full JL. Also with the momentum that Avengers has built up, I'd fear JL would get clobbered. Anyway, happy to see Wb is looking at a director of Affleck's status to go toe to toe with Whedon rather than farm it out to another Martin Campbell work for hire chap.

[rider28031]

Nevermind; his reps said he wasn't doing it. Shame, it would've been interesting.

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