On the blazing comet tail of the big
Marvel-Joss Whedon-Avengers 2 news comes this strange announcement: Ben Affleck --
that Ben Affleck -- has been approached by Warner Bros. to direct DC's equally huge
Justice League movie, which is set to go right up against
The Avengers 2. While Affleck is a true, real, bona fide film director (Amy Ryan was nominated for an Oscar for
Gone Baby Gone, Affleck's first film), isn't this a little soon for him? Are we ready for Ben Affleck to step into Joss Whedon's turf? Or should he step back and take a cue from Jon Favreau and Kenneth Branagh, and take one comic book superhero at a time? Who
could go up against Joss Whedon with a
Justice League movie right now? Is Kevin Smith jealous that he wasn't asked? But more importantly: Which city in the DC universe is Boston, and which DC superhero will have that accent? (via
/Film,
Newsarama)
— Jamie
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