More bad news for the rumour pile of the continuing war over at Warner Bros. over the future of the DC Extended Universe.
Last week it was reported that Seth Grahame-Smith had left the directing duties of The Flash and there were rumours that Zack Snyder was having arguments with the top brass at the studio over Justice League and that James Wan could leave Aquaman (which he later denied).
Well the man behind those last two rumours, Devin Faraci of Birth.Movies.Death has a new rumour surrounding Ben Affleck’s reaction to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which could tie into why he was announced as executive producer for Justice League.
“My sources have told me that Affleck was incredibly unhappy about the reception of BvS,” Faraci writes. “He felt humiliated after spending so much of the press tour saying how much better this film would be than Daredevil. On top of that his agent was furious when Kevin Tsujihara jumped the gun and announced him as the director of The Batman – there were still negotiations happening.”
As always, take this rumour with a large pinch of salt. However, it does bring to mind the Sad Affleck meme that kicked around shortly after the film’s release…
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Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice sees Zack Snyder directing a cast that includes returning Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill (Superman), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Laurence Fishburne (Perry White), Harry Lennix (General Swanwick), Kevin Costner (Jonathan Kent) and Christina Wren (Carrie Farris) alongside Ben Affleck (Argo) as Batman, Gal Gadot (Fast & Furious 6) as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones) as Aquaman, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Ezra Miller (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) as The Flash, Jesse Eisenberg (Now You See Me) as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons (The Borgias) as Alfred Pennyworth, Holly Hunter (The Piano) as Senator Finch, Tao Okamoto (The Wolverine) as Mercy Graves, Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead) as Martha Wayne, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen) as Thomas Wayne, Scoot McNairy (Argo) as Wallace Keefe and Callan Mulvey (300: Rise of an Empire) as Anatoli Knyazev.
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Originally published May 9, 2016. Updated November 29, 2022.
