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Ben Affleck in talks to direct Casey Affleck in Afghanistan war movie Red Platoon

August 30, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Having stepped away from the director’s chair on Warner’s DC solo movie The Batman, it looks like Ben Affleck is set to get back behind the camera for the Afghanistan war movie Red Platoon, according to The Tracking Board. The movie is being produced by Sony, Immersive Pictures and Smokehouse Pictures, and is based on […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Red Platoon

Ben Affleck’s Batman future reportedly in doubt

July 21, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Well, this probably isn’t the kind of headline Warner Bros. wants on the eve of its huge DC Films panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International tomorrow, but according to The Hollywood Reporter the studio is quietly working on a plan to phase out Ben Affleck’s Batman from the DCEU, with the outlet even going […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Justice League, San Diego Comic-Con International, The Batman

Matt Reeves talks The Batman, praises Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy

July 5, 2017 by Ricky Church

As director Matt Reeves continues his press tour for War for the Planet of the Apes, the filmmaker is naturally getting a lot of questions regarding the status of his next big film, The Batman. Reeves recently spoke a few days ago about how he aims to make a noir-driven Batman film with a focus on the character’s emotions, and now […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Ben Affleck, Christopher Nolan, DC, DC Extended Universe, Matt Reeves, The Batman, The Dark Knight Trilogy

Matt Reeves says The Batman will be a noir-driven detective version of The Dark Knight

June 28, 2017 by Ricky Church

With Matt Reeves out on the press tour for War for the Planet of the Apes, the director has been fielding a number of questions about his next project, the DC solo movie The Batman. Reeves already said a few days ago he’ll be influenced by director Alfred Hitchcock’s style of filmmaking, and now he has […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Matt Reeves, The Batman

Gavin O’Connor and Ben Affleck reuniting for The Accountant 2

June 26, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. is reuniting director Gavin O’Connor, star Ben Affleck and screenwriter Bill Dubuque for a sequel to last year’s crime thriller The Accountant. According to the site, deals are being finalised now, and it is expected that Jon Bernthal will also sign on for the reunion, with his character likely […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, Bill Dubuque, Gavin O'Conoor, Jon Bernthal, The Accountant, The Accountant 2

Christian Bale hasn’t seen any of Ben Affleck’s Batman performances

January 3, 2018 by Samuel Brace

Christian Bale, a former Dark Knight, is yet to see any of the films that feature Ben Affleck as Batman. Batman was the role that took Christian Bale’s career to the next level with the actor playing the role three times in Christopher Nolan’s much lauded The Dark Knight trilogy. Affleck was the actor that […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck, Christian Bale, DC, DC Extended Universe, Justice League, Suicide Squad, The Dark Knight Trilogy

Justice League: How Batman got his groove back

March 26, 2017 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras on Justice League and how Batman got his groove back… I loved the new Justice League trailer. That should hardly be surprising. Trailers for the adaptations of everyone’s favorite DC Comics’ icons have been pretty damn good. The finished product has been a mixed bag of ambitious, sometimes baffling storytelling with finished films […]

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Justice League, Zack Snyder

2 Ways To Make Batman Great Again

February 4, 2017 by Samuel Brace

In the wake of the Ben Affleck / The Batman saga, Samuel Brace suggests two ways to make Batman great again… Batman is awesome. We all know this. And it’s endlessly sad to see the series of unfortunate events surrounding the much-anticipated, and much reported upon, Ben Affleck solo Dark Knight film — The Batman. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Justice League, The Batman, The Dark Knight, Wonder Woman

Rumoured shortlist of directors to replace Ben Affleck on The Batman

February 3, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe suffered another setback this week as Ben Affleck became the latest director to bail on a DC Films project, with Affleck opting against helming The Batman in order to “find a partner in a director who will collaborate with me on this massive film.” With the official announcement came reports […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Denis Villeneuve, Gavin O'Connor, George Miller, Matt Reeves, Matt Ross, The Batman

5 Directors Who Could Replace Ben Affleck On The Batman

February 4, 2017 by Tai Freligh

Tai Freligh looks at five directors who could replace Ben Affleck on The Batman… It’s no secret that Ben Affleck’s solo Batman film, The Batman, has had its ups and downs.  Starting with script rewrites and tinkering and then moving on to the intense pressure Affleck felt to make the best possible film he could […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Tai Freligh Tagged With: Antoine Fuqua, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Kathryn Bigelow, Matt Reeves, Matt Ross, The Batman, Zack Snyder

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