American actor, director and screenwriter Ben Affleck, who portrayed the superhero Batman in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Justice League”, said that he is not interested in staging DC Studios films starring James Gunn. Affleck said this in a lengthy interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
In 2016, it was announced that Affleck would not only star in the Batman movie, but would also direct from his own script, which was supposed to focus on Arkham Asylum and reveal the character’s dark side. However, this project never saw the light of day. Instead, a non-DC Extended Universe solo movie about the Caped Crusader was directed by Matt Reeves and starred by Robert Pattinson.
“I won’t run anything for DC [Джеймса] ghana No way. I have nothing against James Gunn. Nice man, I’m sure he will do very well. I just don’t want to go and direct like them. [с соглавой DC Studios Питером Сафраном] They do. I’m not interested,” Affleck said.
From these words, we can conclude that the cinematographer met with Safran and Gunn (the latter said he was interested in Affleck’s participation in the series), and they outlined to him their vision of future DC comic projects that did not suit him.
Also, according to the actress, the traumatic experience of shooting in the “Justice League” influenced her decision.
“I was supposed to direct Batman, and because of Justice League, I was like, ‘I passed. I never want to do any of this again. I don’t fit in. It was the worst experience I’ve ever had in this industry full of shitty experiences. It broke my heart,” Affleck admitted.
The cinematographer also stated that he greatly appreciated the alternate version of Justice League made by director Zack Snyder (the director left the project due to the suicide of his daughter, but a few years later he still managed to release the “cut” of the film).
Affleck will most recently appear as Batman in the upcoming films Aquaman and Lost Kingdom and The Flash. According to the actor, it was only during the making of the last tape that he finally figured out how to play this character.
Previously Zack Snyder has announced a new DC comic project.