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Variety: Ben Affleck steps down as director of 'The Batman'
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broncobuster
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There's just confusion about the role of the cinematographer.
Confusion or ignorance?
#1 defender
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They're crediting Snyder for Larry Fong's work.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
With this news, I can safely avoid these DCEU movies forever. 
Glass Rebel
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I honestly wonder who gets paid to write these articles.
illmatic22
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Snyder? Hell nah. Cancel this shit if it ever gets to that.
Sgt. Kabukiman
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I actually rather like Snyder when he's given a decent script but he needs to move far away from DC, for both his sake and theirs. But unless Justice League overperforms, they're probably done with him anyway. He's not their newest golden boy anymore.
old manatee
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It's incredible that Ben Affleck still has 2 Oscars.
Annoying Old Party Man
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Come on Aronofsky, time to step in.
Glass Rebel
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Why?
You want that they should take them away?
Subjective but they were well earned.
I still love that Affleck's highest rotten tomatoes rated superhero movie is Daredevil.
I heard the Matt Reeves rumour and I could see that working.
In addition to my suggestion of Ron Howard, some other feasible names I've seen suggested are Neil Marshall, Joe Carnahan, Peter Berg and Gavin O'Connor.
Neil Marshall makes a lot of sense to me, given his extensive and quality TV work, where you are conforming to someone else's vision.
I think they'll avoid going for someone who didn't already work on stuff of similar scale, but it can't be a visionary, it has to be someone with no ego and who will just do the job. There's already Affleck's script, a meddling studio management, and Snyders shadow hanging over the entire thing.
Darren Arronofsky, Nicolas Winding Refn, David Fincher, or even Danny Boyle, Steven Soderbergh or Alfonso Cuarón would be too much of a creative risk, and I think they'd struggle to get directors of that ilk onboard without also offering a degree of creative control.
I heard the Matt Reeves rumour and I could see that working.
In addition to my suggestion of Ron Howard, some other feasible names I've seen suggested are Neil Marshall, Joe Carnahan, Peter Berg and Gavin O'Connor.
Neil Marshall makes a lot of sense to me, given his extensive and quality TV work, where you are conforming to someone else's vision.
I think they'll avoid going for someone who didn't already work on stuff of similar scale, but it can't be a visionary, it has to be someone with no ego and who will just do the job. There's already Affleck's script, a meddling studio management, and Snyders shadow hanging over the entire thing.
Darren Arronofsky, Nicolas Winding Refn, David Fincher, or even Danny Boyle, Steven Soderbergh or Alfonso Cuarón would be too much of a creative risk, and I think they'd struggle to get directors of that ilk onboard without also offering a degree of creative control.
thecouncil
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"still". like they should take them away because he's not directing Batman.
PhantomX1313
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Holy Shit guys, for those of you joining us now, this article reflects the best possible situation with Ben https://johncampea.wordpress.com/20...n-afflecks-statement-re-not-directing-batman/
If Justice League bombs WB isn't letting Snyder near anything
He earned both of them. Especially for Argo.
Does fam not know that the latest film that he starred, directed, and produced was total ass and cost Warner Bros over 17 million in losses. Did he not realize that?
Bizzare comment.
Well he did star in the accountant.
thecouncil
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That was a hell of a lot of words to come to the very obvious and already known conclusion that Affleck isn't directing.
What was I supposed to get out of that?
Be honest mate...is this your blog?
Yeah. It's beyond fucked that an acclaimed writer/director won recognition for his writing and direction.
I'm sure Affleck's making the right call here. Especially after the back-to-back critical disappointments of BvS and Live By Night (the latter of which he also directed). If the project's a sinking ship, then why take the risk (and ultimately, the blame)?
That's your website isn't it
This. Imagine Aronofsky's take on Scarecrow's nightmares...whew
BadAss2961
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Fuck you, we got your click.
Somebody should edit the DC logo into this gif.
Jeffolation
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Hell yeah.
Well, you can't lose your Oscars.
OH GAWD
The rumor mill says this is not the case. Despite Live By Night flopping, Warner was still all-in in Affleck directing Batman. Affleck stepping down seems to be a result of the amount of pressure he was under getting to him.
Honestly Affleck stepping down from the director's chair doesn't concern me. What is really concerning are the rumours that Affleck might be considering bailing from the role of Batman entirely.
You mean the Academy Award winning screenwriter.
Dash_Riprock
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Guess this means the only reason Batman never killed the Joker was cause both their dads had the same middle name or some shit.
Amazing. Superhero movies really have their own force shields.
Holy crap was Daredevil ever a shitty movie. I just can't believe that the casting crew could sit down and watch that performance and actually say... "Yup, that's our Batman."
What? Did they watch the wrong movie?
JL would have to objectively bomb for The Batman to not come out. As in, JL would have to lose WB money for them not to release another solo Batman film.
I don't see it happening
He means 50/50 that Ben would play Batman in the solo.
Yeah why can't we vote to have them taken away? For like, Gigli?
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