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Variety: Ben Affleck steps down as director of 'The Batman'
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SomedayTheFire
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this is hilarious. flashpoint time.
How the fuck can there be even more bad news
is DC being run by Donald Trump? If Affleck is straight up bailing on playing Batman they just need to cancel the entire thing and start again. This is a mess.
Also, how did they fuck this all up as badly as they did when Christopher Nolan gave them the best superhero trilogy of all time? How clueless can those studio heads be to go with Zack Snyder after that, who's style represents almost the polar opposite of everything Nolan is about. Yes, I know Nolan supposedly recommended him, but that doesn't mean they had to hire him.
CaviarMeths
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Well I prefer him as a director than as an actor, so that's a little disappointing. This was supposed to be the ray of hope in the DCEU. Unless they get an Oscar-caliber director in the chair for this, I'm about ready to throw in the towel on this cinematic universe.
Wasn't he something like their 6th choice? I seem to remember a handful of people turning it down.
Wasn't he something like their 6th choice? I seem to remember a handful of people turning it down.
shira
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Some DCCU fans are about to be crushed in a few hours.
Flash: Bruce! Listen to me now! It's Lois! Lois Lane! She's the key! She's the key to...something!
Bruce: ...what?
Flash: Shit mate, I don't know. I just don't know anymore. Fuck it...let's just go move to a completely different universe. You and me and Jeremy Irons. Let's pull the trigger.
Bruce: Say no more, bro. You want to take Henry Cavill and Gal Gadot with us?
(Bruce and Barry look at each other, burst out laughing)
Affleck does genuinely seem to be a comic fan and I can't imagine he's happy with the quality of these films.
I'd rather they put it to bed for another 10-20 years instead of rebooting.
Ocarina_117
Banned
Is this a surprise given how poorly Affleck's last directed movie performed?
Even worse, wasn't it a passion project for him?
Even worse, wasn't it a passion project for him?
This. I mean, I can fully understand that it would be so much more work to concentrate on actually playing Batman as well as being the director of the whole thing. If he thinks it's for the best, I trust his decision.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
As much as I didn't like Man of Steel, I would have handled it even worse if you told me after I left the theater that it'd be the best live action DC film for a while
How do you know MoS 2 doesnt exist?
SomedayTheFire
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Pretty fucking much.
Flash: Bruce! Listen to me now! It's Lois! Lois Lane! She's the key! She's the key to...something!
Bruce: ...what?
Flash: Shit mate, I don't know. I just don't know anymore. Fuck it...let's just go move to a completely different universe. You and me and Jeremy Irons. Let's pull the trigger.
Bruce: Say no more, bro. You want to take Henry Cavill and Gal Gadot with us?
(Bruce and Barry look at each other, burst out laughing)
After Justice League I really don't know if anything else is going to be produced.
Suicide Squad 2.
Yeah they have nothing shooting right now, right?
Aquaman is supposed to start shooting in May iirc.
Now I wonder if they'll do something really weird and reboot the universe with Black Adam as the first film, like we know Dwayne Johnson had talks not too long ago and his film was supposed to be separate from the DCCU anyways.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
That Harley film is going to be made because they know she's the last cash cow. When that bombs, the lights are being turned out. Don't have to go home but won't be able to stay here
Enough without serious / grounded / emo Batman... I'd prefer them to make a "Batman - The brave and the bold" universe. They can have Batman in each movie, they can use a lot of side characters (Shazam in a movie, Plastic Man in another...), they can have fun with the properties, go serious or crazy according to the different directors...
shira
Member
So is the trailer company going to direct and David Ayers will make the trailer this time?
Seems like the trailer company almost directed the last movie by the time it came out.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Nolan never handed DC a template to build an expanded universe, he just gave them a different take on Batman.
The Maverick
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Man, DC is not looking so hot. Maybe we're just not smart enough to get their movies? Lol. BvS derailed any chance of the cinematic universe succeeding.
PhantomZone
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It's for the best, obviously he's damaged goods with the sound of silence meme AND his recent movie bombing at the box office.
TrumanBurbank
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True. Maybe they can get Ryan Gosling to play Batman, he's hot right now and there are no memes about him currently.
I rather slam my dick in a car door.
Yeah, I doubt Ben is the problem here.
shira
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Noisepurge
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just reroute all DCCEUUEU budgets to a solo Lobo movie.
In what sense are they competing?
MarkMclovin
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Christ he's the only thing that kept me interested.
The Cretan
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If WB is gonna to reboot/cancel the DCEU (they are not going to), I would like to see the dark Batman movie Schumacher wanted to make after those tragedies. You know, a last "just one more try for the sake of it".
Seriously though, Batman is one of my favorite heroes, so I want them to find a good director.
Seriously though, Batman is one of my favorite heroes, so I want them to find a good director.
That sounds kinda painful...
Sweeney Tom
Banned
They'd just get Jack Black to star
He got to be Batman one his favourite characters and most reviews agree he best part of DCU with Irons so no need regret it
Audiences ? Warner tries to enter the "comic book movie universe" competition since MoS.
They almost made him Green Lantern a few years ago, maybe they can try this idea again ?
How are they competing for an audience if they're each releasing at different points in the year?
ThePrequelsSuck
Banned
Expected it.
I need this like now
It is. Although after the 4th time he gets numb so you don't feel it as much anymore.
Really hope that Gal Gadot shines in WW. Her "cameo" was great in BvS, but she's literally the most forgettable part of that Fast movie she was in (5?).
Flash: Bruce! Listen to me now! It's Lois! Lois Lane! She's the key! She's the key to...something!
Bruce: ...what?
Flash: Shit mate, I don't know. I just don't know anymore. Fuck it...let's just go move to a completely different universe. You and me and Jeremy Irons. Let's pull the trigger.
Bruce: Say no more, bro. You want to take Henry Cavill and Gal Gadot with us?
(Bruce and Barry look at each other, burst out laughing)
PhantomX1313
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I only need action like john wick
Praetorpwj
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The situation is utterly absurd. It has already been established that there is a strong audience for these films all of which (apart possibly from MOS) have over-performed in terms of what they were frankly entitled to recover.
All they have to be able to do is produce some half decent films that loosely form a connected universe. They have at their disposal thousands of amazing comic stories on which to base screen plays as well as a strong archive legacy of animation, tv and video games. They have effectively unlimited resources and access to the finest writers, directors and actors and yet....YET.... they fail in terms of the most basic things again and again.
I will always be a DC cheerleader but I am packing my pom poms away this time.
All they have to be able to do is produce some half decent films that loosely form a connected universe. They have at their disposal thousands of amazing comic stories on which to base screen plays as well as a strong archive legacy of animation, tv and video games. They have effectively unlimited resources and access to the finest writers, directors and actors and yet....YET.... they fail in terms of the most basic things again and again.
I will always be a DC cheerleader but I am packing my pom poms away this time.
Fuck me I just saw that for the first time last night. Why couldn't they make Deadshot more like that
illmatic22
Banned
Damn if JL underperforms maybe they should just burn the whole thing down.
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