Before Matt Reeves took over writing and directing duties on the upcoming Batman solo movie, Justice League star Ben Affleck was going to write and direct the film, which he would also star in. After working on a script for some time, Ben Affleck walked away from the project and just recently walked away from the Batman role altogether.
Ben Affleck was recently talking to IGN about his upcoming Netflix movie Tripe Frontier when he gave some insight into why he walked away from the solo movie focusing on the Dark Knight. Check out what the actor had to say about the unused script below.
“That was part of the problem is that we worked on the script, I was trying to figure out how to crack it, and I was never happy enough with it where I thought it was worth going out and making it because I just didn’t want to do a version that I wasn’t really excited. by, so I still don’t know.”
The next installment of the DCEU titled Shazam! hits theaters next month with Zachary Levi in the lead role. Fans who want more DC action on the big screen can see if their local theaters are still playing Aquaman, which continues to break records at the domestic box office.
We’ll be sure to keep you updated on all news regarding the DC Extended Universe as soon as more information becomes available. Who would you like to see replace Ben Affleck as the DCEU’s Caped Crusader? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an acition-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime—one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be… a king.
Directed by James Wan, Aquaman stars Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry, Amber Heard as Mera, Willem Dafoe as Vulko, Patrick Wilson as Orm / Ocean Master, Dolph Lundgren as Nereus, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, Ludi Lin as Captain Murk, and Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry.
Aquaman is in theaters now!
Source: IGN
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