When Ben Affleck announced he wouldn’t be directing the upcoming solo Batman film, the internet (for a lack of a better term) completely lost its mind.
Personally, I think the move makes sense. While Affleck is a great director, there’s no need for him to direct a film that he’s not comfortable directing – especially when its something as important as Batman. They can still get a solid director – and it’ll turn out fine.
The latest report from Forbes suggests that the film will be pushed to 2019 – and is getting a new script:
“How extensive the process will be — I’m hearing anything from “major rewrites” to “a completely new script,” including starting from scratch on the story if that’s what it takes — is unclear, not just to us but probably to those involved as well, since the new filmmaker might look at the story and script and decide there’s plenty to salvage that appeals to them. Once the director is in place, more will become clear, but for now Warner Bros. is suffering far more negative perceptions than they need to, simply because of the attempt to slow and control the spread of information.”
Now, before you lose your minds, just take this as what it is. There’s no need to rush the film and then have WB chop it to pieces with their ‘brilliant’ editing process. If this is indeed true, it just means they really want to get this thing right.
What do you think? Are you excited for The Batman? Be sure to sound off in the comment section below!
Source: Forbes