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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 31, 2017 19:46:40 GMT -5
Sad news about Affleck not directing as I had no doubts that he'd do a great job. To be fair though it would be almost impossible to direct the film and star in the suit for atleast 50% of the movie. He still helped write the script so hopefully they can get a good director for this. I'm not writing this off yet as I love Batfleck but this isn't good.
And hell no to Nolan. His shooting of fight scenes sucked and while he had two really good films, I feel that they are vastly overrated by his fans. Plus he seems to forget that Batman is an comic character, and not some real life guy grounded in reality. His movies stripped Batman of all the fantastical elements of the character.
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Post by Word™ on Feb 1, 2017 0:23:55 GMT -5
Apparently Ben Affleck isn't as important to WB as I initially thought.. I really believed that if Affleck put his foot down (of all people) that WB would cower and allow him freedom to work, but this doesn't seem like it's the case.
This is the biggest red flag I've ever seen concerning WB's DCEU.
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Post by JokerFC on Feb 1, 2017 10:17:31 GMT -5
Scuttlebutt suggests that if Affleck were to direct the Batman solo flick it would extend filming time because of his double jobbing.....this makes sense to me. Also we know this would not suit WB and their shake n Bake style of moviemaking..... they want stuff filmed and in the can yesterday.
As I say I reckon theres more to this story than we know. Affleck & the studio likely butted heads over when this movie was gonna happen....now Afflecks top rep as a director has taken a bump with his last movie too.... and maybe some pissant in WB didn't trust him with The Batman? If so its an error on their part...BIG TIME.
Afflecks Batman vs Letos Joker has been whats keeping me afloat.....doesn't look like its happening anytime soon.
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Post by punksnotdead on Feb 1, 2017 10:53:55 GMT -5
I don't like it. Terrio has been doing script rewrites as well, which he did on BvS before it was finalized. Rewrites are common but at whose request? Seems a little too coincidental that Affleck all of a sudden decided he couldn't burn the candle at both ends and then we hear that what he and Johns did on the script is undergoing treatment.
I just hope that the Justice League films are passable so that the wait until The Batman isn't excruciating. My biggest fear is that we wait two or three years for this thing, it happens, Affleck is phenomenal, but the film is incoherent and plodding like BvS.
Denis Villeneuve probably would have been a home run but he just confirmed he was doing the Dune remake (which is extremely exciting in and of itself). He would have been a perfect duo with Affleck imo, but Dune is going to be a massive undertaking if I were to guess. So he's not going to direct the Batman.
It's just frustrating. I love Batman. I just want this to be good, but I have no confidence in anything WB is doing right now because they've demonstrated a history of irrational decisions, one right after the other.
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Post by TheLastDude on Feb 1, 2017 16:25:34 GMT -5
Apparently Ben Affleck isn't as important to WB as I initially thought.. I really believed that if Affleck put his foot down (of all people) that WB would cower and allow him freedom to work, but this doesn't seem like it's the case. This is the biggest red flag I've ever seen concerning WB's DCEU. This, all of this, this squared, and this every day and two of this on Sunday. The WB refuses to get out of its own ing way. They're coming across as a bunch of spoiled brat children who have to have it their way if you're playing at their house. How about we worry about making the best movie possible and not who's in charge huh? Eat a bag of dicks WB.
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Post by Word™ on Feb 1, 2017 23:38:47 GMT -5
This style of movie making that WB's undergoing right now is deadly for DC and their properties. And we are 1 or 2 flops away from a total abandon ship. Fans will not pour money into subpar and flat out terrible movies forever.. People will eventually stop going and start waiting for download or streams.. I truly believe that 2017 is the year where WB's DC box office takes a significant hit.
This year for the first time WB's DCEU will go directly up against monster properties.. Wonder Woman will go up against Transformers, Despicable Me 3, and Cars 3. And Justice League will almost go head to head with Thor: Ragnarok.. This year is going to be a true make or break year for them because this time around if the critical response is terrible people have OTHER things to go see.. Unlike March and August of 2016.
I predict come December we will start to hear rumblings of a "reboot".
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Post by Nivro™ on Feb 1, 2017 23:49:49 GMT -5
Im not going to lie. With the exception of Cavill & Affleck, they could literally recast every single character in the DCEU and reboot and I would be ok with it. Not saying all are bad...there is just better choices out there IMO.
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Post by Word™ on Feb 2, 2017 0:52:14 GMT -5
Im not going to lie. With the exception of Cavill & Affleck, they could literally recast every single character in the DCEU and reboot and I would be ok with it. Not saying all are bad...there is just better choices out there IMO. Henry Cavill is such a crazy talented actor, too. I remember watching The Man From UNCLE and thinking "holy sh*t where has THIS guy been".. Because he absolutely without question is the right guy for the job. But he's not given any proper freedom to play the character.. Zack Snyder is such a serious guy with these serious, brooding, dark and gritty interpretations. He forgets that Superman is a fun character. Watching this crazy talented actor mope around screen feeling sorry for himself is a gigantic waste of his talent. I'm with you though, if they started from scratch with Cavill and Affleck I would be so excited.
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Post by JokerFC on Feb 2, 2017 12:47:18 GMT -5
It sucks so effing badly that he writers on the Supergirl show got Superman better than Snyder. Also I liked Man Of Steel....but expected him to be more like Supes in a sequel.
Cavill is an talented actor...he was magnificent in The Tudors and I reckon he will soon tire of the hand he is being dealt at DC/WB.
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Post by Thought Collector on Feb 10, 2017 23:25:30 GMT -5
Just read via Superherohype.com that Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Let Me In, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, War of The planet Of The Apes) has officially been announced as the choice of director of The Batman. Supposed to just be a matter of dotting some i's and crossing some t's now.... Looks like this movie has taken a turn for the better.
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Post by TheLastDude on Feb 11, 2017 23:01:22 GMT -5
Just read via Superherohype.com that Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Let Me In, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, War of The planet Of The Apes) has officially been announced as the choice of director of The Batman. Supposed to just be a matter of dotting some i's and crossing some t's now.... Looks like this movie has taken a turn for the better. Good news, but I wouldn't cheer yet. The movie already had a competent director. The problem isn't the direction (aside from Snyder)...it's the production. WB needs to shut the up and let the money roll in.
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Post by Word™ on Feb 13, 2017 22:36:00 GMT -5
New rumors circulating that Ben Affleck wants to drop out of Batman entirely and no longer has interest in playing the role.
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Post by Mox on Feb 13, 2017 22:42:52 GMT -5
New rumors circulating that Ben Affleck wants to drop out of Batman entirely and no longer has interest in playing the role. There's so much smoke I can't help but believe a fire's raging. And it's a GD travesty. Snyder. This is all his fault. If BvS wasn't such a POS, Affleck wouldn't be so unhappy. Time to implement a scorched earth strategy and kill this abomination of a shared universe. KILL IT! Abandon all hope!!
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Post by Nivro™ on Feb 13, 2017 22:50:33 GMT -5
Affleck leaving would be bad both for WB/DC but also Affleck. Affleck isnt a bad actor but his movies, while good, are very very forgettable. All big stars seemingly have that 1 character you can identify them with, (Stallone-Rocky/Rambo, Ford-Jones/Solo, Willis-McClane, Clooney-Ocean etc) I have to sit and think just to come up with the name of one of Afflecks movie characters. How bad is that going to be in 15-20 years? However if you're the god damn Batman, that sticks with you forever!
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Post by IRS on Feb 13, 2017 23:30:37 GMT -5
New rumors circulating that Ben Affleck wants to drop out of Batman entirely and no longer has interest in playing the role. It's just a dumpster fire. WB must be meddling in every little thing at this point. It's amazing how Marvel pretty much never has these problems with their movies...
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Post by JokerFC on Feb 14, 2017 10:23:04 GMT -5
Oh man......Reeves is a good director for sure but its like....how much meddling will WB do here? They have already pissed off and interfered with several directors at this point. Will Reeves even make it to filming....will they even have a Batman?
Oh FFS. Bad news all round.
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Post by Hem-Ridge on Feb 14, 2017 10:41:56 GMT -5
Sounds a bit like WB is becoming like Fox with their constant meddling. This is only going to end badly, I doubt WB will care, as long as they make profit, they'll chunder out constant mixed bags of nonsense.
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Post by TheLastDude on Feb 14, 2017 15:42:31 GMT -5
I have to sit and think just to come up with the name of one of Afflecks movie characters. That a**hole from Fashionable Male. And he was the bomb in Phantoms, yo!
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Post by IRS on Feb 14, 2017 15:51:59 GMT -5
I have to sit and think just to come up with the name of one of Afflecks movie characters. That a**hole from Fashionable Male. And he was the bomb in Phantoms, yo!
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Post by Hem-Ridge on Feb 14, 2017 18:54:53 GMT -5
I have to sit and think just to come up with the name of one of Afflecks movie characters. I couldn't name them of the top of my head, but pretty much every Kevin Smith film he's been in has been in he's been pretty good in.
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