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Up till in the present day, there was a rising perception that Ben Affleck was being lined as much as direct The Courageous and the Daring beneath the James Gunn and Peter Safran regime, which might have been a becoming solution to convey his affiliation with the DCU full circle.
In spite of everything, the Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker revealed that he was in talks with the two-time Academy Award winner about collaborating sooner or later, and as a lot as SnyderVerse supporters would have beloved nothing greater than to see Affleck headline his personal standalone Batman blockbuster, having him helm one other one would have been a suitable substitute.
After all, that idea has been shattered right into a thousand tiny items after the actor made it completely clear in no unsure phrases that he gained’t even entertain the notion of stepping behind the digital camera to direct considered one of Gunn’s DCU initiatives. That it got here in the exact same interview the place he was filled with reward for Zack Snyder and The Flash wasn’t misplaced on followers, both.
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“He actually desires to direct considered one of our initiatives” – James Gunn.
“I might not direct one thing for James Gunn’s DC. Completely not.” – Ben Affleck.
Hmmmmm…
— Our Film Information🍿 (@ourmovienews) March 16, 2023
Ben Affleck does not need something to do with James Gunn DC. He is aware of that Gunn does not have it in him as an artist to create one thing particular – the sort of epic tales Affleck is occupied with, and that solely Zack Snyder can create in DC. pic.twitter.com/At47xPNAMF
— Francis J. The Viper 🇩🇴 #RebelMoon (@FrancisLaRabia) March 16, 2023
James Gunn thinks he can say stuff like “Ben Affleck desires to direct a undertaking for us” so he can ease his recasting and it would not come again to chunk him. https://t.co/JARq15kHQC
— Unbiased Snyder Fan (@snyder_all) March 16, 2023
You may anticipate Gunn’s Twitter feed to be getting mercilessly trolled for the remainder of the day after Affleck took a sledgehammer to the prospect of seeing him dive again into Bat-infested waters, particularly when the brand new artistic figurehead of the franchise went public together with his intentions to welcome the SnyderVerse’s Darkish Knight into the fold.
The Courageous and the Daring not has a front-runner to direct, then, and it’s time for even probably the most ardent of campaigners to appreciate that after the credit start rolling on The Flash, Batfleck isn’t any extra.