With Christopher Nolan declaring himself out of the running for Justice League, Warner Bros. are reportedly trying to pin down Ben Affleck as the director of their shrouded-in-secrecy DC’s version of The Avengers.
A superhero super group composed of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter; the group has also included Green Arrow, Black Canary, Hawkman and several members of the Green Lanterns.
Affleck previously directed The Town for the studio and has the upcoming true story film Argo; on the other hand, Warner Bros. failed in their attempt to hire director George Miller.
Since Affleck recently said he’ll only direct films in which he also stars, which means if he does sign on as director, we can expect to see him starring as well.
According to Variety, Affleck is the only director to receive a copy of Will Beall‘s Justice League script.
A superhero super group composed of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter; the group has also included Green Arrow, Black Canary, Hawkman and several members of the Green Lanterns.
Affleck previously directed The Town for the studio and has the upcoming true story film Argo; on the other hand, Warner Bros. failed in their attempt to hire director George Miller.
Since Affleck recently said he’ll only direct films in which he also stars, which means if he does sign on as director, we can expect to see him starring as well.
According to Variety, Affleck is the only director to receive a copy of Will Beall‘s Justice League script.
- 8/8/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
Talk about “coming out of nowhere.” In a move no one (save for the omnipresent) could have foreseen, Variety reports that Warner Bros. are trying to pin down Ben Affleck as the director of their shrouded-in-secrecy Justice League. It’s all very early right now — it’s somewhat indicated he hasn’t even started speaking to WB about the project — with the actor-director first having to read the script by Will Beall (Gangster Squad). Warner Bros. are so confident, though, that he seems to be the only person eyed for a behind-the-camera position right now.
I’d hope a bad script would be enough of a deterrent here — this is not some sort of pre-conceived concern, by the way; just a possibility being thrown out there — though another big stopgap may lie in the chances of League sidelining Affleck for the next few years. If, for instance, The Stand is...
I’d hope a bad script would be enough of a deterrent here — this is not some sort of pre-conceived concern, by the way; just a possibility being thrown out there — though another big stopgap may lie in the chances of League sidelining Affleck for the next few years. If, for instance, The Stand is...
- 8/8/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
I speak for many when expressing my gratitude toward Robert Zemeckis for ditching motion-capture animation on Flight, a Denzel Washington-led drama that’s been shooting for more than a month. However, if you were so inclined to be a complainer who needs to find a downside, it’s that he had to abandon the time travel movie Replay in favor of it. A bummer for two reasons: a) It sounds like a fun project that carries themes he built a career on, and b) he can make a time travel movie like no other.
But now there’s a real downside. As Vulture informs us, Warner Bros. “didn’t want to wait around” for Zemeckis, so Life as We Know It director and Green Lantern co-scribe (what a record) Greg Berlanti is in talks for the job. Writer Jason Smilovic is even rewriting his version of Ken Grimwood‘s novel,...
But now there’s a real downside. As Vulture informs us, Warner Bros. “didn’t want to wait around” for Zemeckis, so Life as We Know It director and Green Lantern co-scribe (what a record) Greg Berlanti is in talks for the job. Writer Jason Smilovic is even rewriting his version of Ken Grimwood‘s novel,...
- 12/4/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Some good news has come in, with Deadline (via /Film) telling us that Robert Zemeckis has officially signed on for his return to live-action, the John Gatins-scripted drama Flight. Set to star Denzel Washington, we’ve been reporting on this movie for months now, and even though Zemeckis directing seemed like a sure thing, this is our confirmation.
The story follows a pilot “named Whip Whitaker, who saves his plane that’s about to crash. However, his heroism is called into question when an investigation reveals that he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol – this obviously means that the issues were partly his fault. This is kept secret by certain authorities, because there are ‘high stakes involved,’” forcing Whitaker to “wear a hero label he thinks he doesn’t deserve.” Shooting is scheduled to begin this fall.
I’m sure that many others are happy to hear...
The story follows a pilot “named Whip Whitaker, who saves his plane that’s about to crash. However, his heroism is called into question when an investigation reveals that he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol – this obviously means that the issues were partly his fault. This is kept secret by certain authorities, because there are ‘high stakes involved,’” forcing Whitaker to “wear a hero label he thinks he doesn’t deserve.” Shooting is scheduled to begin this fall.
I’m sure that many others are happy to hear...
- 8/27/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
With the amount rumor running around Hollywood, it's hard to believe a movie is actually getting made until a filmmaker calls "Action" on set. That said, it seems after considering [1] a number of projects [2], Oscar-winning director Robert Zemeckis has settled on his next film and it'll be one of the many he was previously attached to [3]. That film is called Flight and stars [4] Denzel Washington as a pilot who saves his plane after a malfunction and is labeled a hero (Think Sully Sullenberger). However, as the investigation moves on, it becomes apparently that he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol and he must then deal with keeping the secret and the guilt of being an undeserving hero. As a result of choosing to direct Flight next, Zemeckis has dropped out of [5] the Groundhog Day/Back to the Future influenced Replay. Read more about that film and more after the jump.
- 8/26/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Robert Zemeckis could be setting up a return to time travel with an adaptation of the Ken Grimwood novel Replay , Vulture reports. The book, published in 1988 is officially described as follows: A time-travel classic in the tradition of Jack Finney's "Time and Again", Ken Grimwood's acclaimed novel "Replay" asks the provocative question: "What if you could live your life over again, knowing the mistakes you'd made before?" Forty-three-year-old Jeff Winston gets several chances to do just that. Trapped in a tepid marriage and a ad ead-end job, he dies in 1988 and wakes up to find himself in 1963, at the age of eighteen, staring at his dorm room walls at Emory University. It's all the same... but different: Jeff knows what the future holds. He...
- 4/30/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Since the demise of Image Movers Digital and the cancellation of the Yellow Submarine remake, director Robert Zemeckis has been considering several possible live-action projects. The last one [1] we had info on is Flight, which has Denzel Washington attached to star. But while that one gets the star locked down, another script that has done the Hollywood rounds has come into his hands, and Mr. Zemeckis could make this one, Replay, before Flight. Oh, and Replay involves time travel. Sort of. Back to the Future fans should hit the jump for more info. The report comes from Vulture [2], which was on the money earlier today with info about Arnold Schwarzenegger and Cry Macho. This time the site says that the Jason Smilovic script based on Ken Grimwood's 1987 novel has led to 'serious talks' between Robert Zemeckis and Warner Bros. The story has shades of time travel, Groundhog Day, the Twilight Zone,...
- 4/29/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
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