Looks like we dodged a bullet there, fellow comic-book fanboys. io9 has reported that Ben Affleck is definitely not directing the Justice League movie. Many JLA fans feel that his strengths aren’t suited to a spandex superhero movie, while others simply hate him for Daredevil. Either way, he claims that he was never in the running. Most would agree that Affleck not directing this movie is good news. The arguable news/rumor is that the Wachowski…uh…siblings are the leading candidates for the job. While many comic-book nerds loved The Matrix, opinions were split on the two sequels and most people hated the Wachowskis’ take on Speed Racer.
Personally, I’m intrigued but not yet sold. I loved The Matrix and enjoyed parts of the two sequels. I actually didn’t mind Speed Racer either. Having said that, I acknowledge that the Wachowkis are maddeningly inconsistent. They have the potential to make a killer Justice League film, but they also have the potential to make a disappointing one.
What do you think of the possibility of a Justice League movie directed by the Wachowskis?
I will wait for n8 to upload it if they direct it.
It would have been a bad move for Affleck anyway. If they trust Jim with a monster like JLA and it didn’t perform well at this point in his directing career, he wouldn’t be directing much after that. He played it safe, and that’s admirable.
As for the Wachowskis… That’s a gamble too. WB is clearly trying to go outside the box on this one when I think most of the fans would be quite happy with it IN the box.
I hope they have the decency to add a huge dirty orgy/rave scene.
I’m still trying to figure out why Dr. Cornel West and Roy Jones, Jr. were in the sequels.
Dr. West’s writing had some influence on the original movie. I didn’t realize he was in the sequels.
He was in the cave congress or whatever it was called.
Apparently, Superman and Wonder Woman are gonna start bumpin’ super uglies in the comics.
http://shelf-life.ew.com/2012/08/22/justice-league-12-exclusive/
Apparently, Iceman’s petition never got filed properly:
http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=25921&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+worstpreviews%2Fheadlines-30+%28WorstPreviews.com+-+Headlines+%2830+most+recent%29%29&utm_content=Google+Reader