{"id":21598,"date":"2012-08-08T15:59:34","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T19:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=21598"},"modified":"2016-02-08T22:54:50","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T03:54:50","slug":"breaking-warners-meeting-with-ben-affleck-over-justice-league-directors-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2012\/08\/08\/breaking-warners-meeting-with-ben-affleck-over-justice-league-directors-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Warners Meeting With Ben Affleck Over JUSTICE LEAGUE Director\u2019s Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Hot on the heels of Marvel Studios announcement yesterday that Joss Whedon would be back to direct Avengers 2<\/strong>, Warner brothers appears to be making some aggressive moves to get their own superhero all-star team property, Justice League<\/strong>, up and running. Variety<\/em><\/a> is reporting that the studio has approached actor\/director Ben Affleck about the job and that they will be meeting to discuss the project later this week.<\/p>\n

Affleck appears to be the studios top and only choice with Variety<\/em> reporting that he is the sole person to whom they have sent a copy of the screenplay recently turned in by Gangster Squad<\/strong> scribe Will Beal.<\/p>\n

Warners has been having some trouble jumping starting franchises based on the superhero properties owned by corporate sibling DC Entertainment. Outside of director Christopher Nolan\u2019s Batman triptych,\u00a0efforts such as Superman Returns<\/strong> and Green Lantern<\/strong> have met with less-than-enthusiastic responses from fans. A Justice League<\/strong> film would combine several of DC\u2019s most recognizable superheroes including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern and Aquaman. Warners does have a new Superman film, Man Of Steel<\/strong>, coming next summer from Zack Snyder.<\/p>\n

Affleck has some previous superhero experience, having starred in Fox\u2019s 2003 Daredevil<\/strong>. Following the film\u2019s release he was less than enthusiastic about the whole experience and stated that he would not want to put on a superhero suit again. This flies in the face of Variety<\/em>\u2019s speculation that since he took roles in his last two directorial efforts \u2013 The Town <\/strong>and the upcoming Argo<\/strong> \u2013 Affleck would probably want a role in Justice League<\/strong> as well. Of course, there could be a non-superhero role in the script that may intrigue Affleck. The character of Max Lord, a businessman who at various times has been integral to the running of the team and one of their most ruthless opponents, springs to mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The actor\/director appears to be the only one the studio has approached with the project.<\/div>\n

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