Much news has been going around for the superhero movie industry. After
Marvel and
Disney confirmed that
Joss Whedon would be returning to direct the Avengers sequel and help work on the untitled TV series set in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe (as well as signing an exclusive deal that keeps him with the studio until 2015),
Warner Bros. is stepping up their game by approaching a known director and actor to helm their much awaited
Justice League film. That man is none other than
The Town director
Ben Affleck, who himself played a superhero in the form of
20th Century Fox's 2003 film adaptation of the
Marvel Comics superhero
Daredevil. The studio has already hired
Will Beall to write the script, and now talks are to bring the
Academy Award and
Golden Globe winner on board to take on DC's finest team of superheroes.
No final details have been fixed, but according to
Variety, WB is reportedly interested in Mr. Affleck after
Christopher Nolan voiced out that he wouldn't be helming a JL movie, even with three successful
Batman films under the British-American director's belt. Before
Zack Snyder became director for Man Of Steel, Affleck was interested on taking on the upcoming
Superman reboot film for 2013. With his next film
Argo coming up in which he's also starring in, Affleck becoming a potential name to direct a JL movie sounds like a plan, especially after his success with
The Town and gathering up quite a cast for that movie which includes
The Avengers and
The Bourne Legacy star
Jeremy Renner. Time will tell if things pan out and if he will indeed direct a movie based on DC Comics' assemble of the world's greatest superheroes. For more information, check out the source post at
Slash Film and
Screen Rant.
*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm
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