Ben Affleck’s Made it Clear He’s Not Directing the Justice League Movie; Next Up? The Wachowskis

So where’s Kathryn Bigelow in this discussion? Why wouldn’t you go after a person who won an Oscar for doing a war film? 

Well on one hand, they did do The Matrix.  On the other hand, they also did The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.

So, um, who else is interested?

Are they gonna work through every major director until they settle for a hack with no sense of proportion, or will they take the hint and put off the team-up movie until they have at least a couple single-hero DC to set it up?

I know they are going to screw up what I love best I’m just going to cry so hard when it’s terrible.

I think the Wachowskis *could* make a genuinely interesting and entertaining Justice League movie. The problem is that their past record has been a bit hit and miss, mostly miss. But I wouldn’t want to judge them entirely on past mistakes, especially since Justice League would be an entirely different kind of movie. I hope Cloud Atlas goes well for them and that might just seal the deal.

I’m with you on this one. Avengers’ success was largely down to the build-up created by the films that developed the Marvel Universe. Warner needs to create a comparable DC Universe with actors signed up to play both individual character films and the all-star flick.

I actually think they should go the opposite route; with Superman and Batman at least fresher in the public’s mind, why not just intro the rest of the team in a proper JLA movie and then spin off the rest of the franchises? It’s not like they have to wait a decade for all of this to unfold. 

Are you naming her just because she’s a renowned female director? The Wachowskis at least have a background in comics. I highly doubt Kathryn Bigelow is interested in a blockbuster superhero movie.

The brothers are really the first to translate comic-book-style stories (as well as anime-style storytelling, visually, narrative, and other detail aspects like comedy) into film, as seen in “The Matrix.” If anyone could do it, they could–and they would be the best for making Wonder Woman an absolute boss, not a token. Would love to see it, tbh. I hope it’d be deliciously dark and twisted, too.

The thing that’s hard about Justice League (as with Avengers) is that the cast of characters is such a motley that it works best in TV show format–a couple characters for earth, a couple for outer space, a couple for under water and mythical environments. It’d be really hard to put them together into any sort of storyline that necessitated all of them, let alone used them to the utmost. I honestly wonder if it can be done, at all, or if a couple of the characters would have to be reduced to shadows in the background (albeit very cool ones). Perhaps Cloud Atlas will show us how it’s done.

The Wachowskis also did Speed Racer. That fanboy dog isn’t going to hunt. 

And until we verify that somebody asks the lady if she’s up for it and she says no, pardon me for suggesting that a renowned female director might be somebody worth considering for this project.

The Wachowskis have a better chance of doing the movie, not that I particularly agree with it. They are under the WB flagship and just finished a new movie.

You might as well suggest every good director going by your logic. Why do you specifically think Kathryn Bigelow should direct Justice League? There are plenty of directors who won an Oscar and filmed a war movie. So why Kathryn Bigelow?
Has Kathryn Bigelow done sci-fi, cgi work, ensemble casts? Does she know the characters? Has she read comics?  

You’re saying Near Dark didn’t rely on ensemble work? You’re saying Point Break or The Hurt Locker didn’t use good characterization and had standout action? 

And why does this suggestion offend you? Was Kenneth Branagh a full-on fanboy before doing Thor? Were we asking for Chris Nolan’s CGI card before he took on the Bat-series? And, really, were Elf and Zathura the projects that made Jon Favreau a perfect fit for Iron Man?

Yes, heaven forbid I want a good director taking on this kind of project. I also want new voices to at least be in the discussion. You want to point out that the Wachowskis are in good with the studio, fine. But don’t make with the Geek Cred argument, please. 

 I thought The Avengers did a very good job of these things.  Do you disagree?

Give Bruce Timm a shot at live action directing.  Dini and or Morrison for script.  Warner Bros./DC/Vertig probably wouldn’t persue the Wachowski’s since they ripped off The Invisibles.

That sounds good in theory, but you’d be faced with the problem of character backstories. The audience will always want to know who their heros are and where they came from. Avengers had already covered the origins of its members (well the main ones at least) in their indivdual films, and so could just get on with the story in hand. Without this lead-in a JLA movie would need a lot more exposition (think watchmen) or would have to focus on a single member of the team (eg X-Men’s focus on Wolverine).

Whilst the Dark Knight Trillogy allows that version of Batman to join JLA (different actor of course), unless Cavill joins the project you could not use the ‘Man of Steel’ as the Superman origin. MOS may lead to sequels starring Cavill, which would conflict with the role in JLA if played by a different actor.

Oh god, another sign they have no idea what they’re doing. 

I dread a JLA movie. Based on what DC has been doing with the characters in the comics over the last decade I don’t think it will come off well.

Near Dark didn’t rely on ensemble, wait was Near Dark successful?
Kenneth Branagh made sense with Thor because of his Shakespearean background. Nolan’s Batman isn’t dependent on CGI. Favreau knows humor, comics, and sci-fi.

You still didn’t answer the question. Why Kathryn Bigelow opposed to all the other  good directors like Spielberg, Cameron, Ridley, etc. Since you don’t factor in likelihood, what about Joss Whedon?

I don’t see what makes Kathryn Bigelow more qualified as opposed to everyone else.

 I can’t reply to your later comment so I’ll just mock you here: so
you’re basically saying Branagh was perfect for Thor because it was the
one with all the Brits? BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Lana Wachowski is also a renowned female director, so I’m not sure why the sudden conspiracy mongering. Pretty sure Art just suggested a director he likes.

I think WB should seriously consider David Yates. He directed half the Harry Potter franchise, plus has a background in TV much like Whedon. He may not be the most stylistic director around, but I think that’s exactly what a JL movie needs.

I haven’t seen his non-Potter work, but based on that, I’ve gotta say: too dark. The whole DCU is not Batman.

Speaking of animation-turned-live-action directors, how about Brad Bird?

The problem that JL is going to run into, that Avengers cleverly solved, is there’s no connection between the different “universes” of Batman, Superman, etc. The Marvel franchises solved this issue very simply, SHIELD. At the end of every movie there was a quick bonus scene that threaded the connection between the different characters, usually with a Nick Fury cameo.

The Justice League doesn’t have a “Nick Fury” to connect cast (at lest I don’t think it does). I think if DC and WB wants this to be a thing, they need to start smaller, say, a Batman and Superman movie that hints at the existence of other heroes in their universe that can be reasonably called upon for later movies.

At the end of the day the only reason to see a Justice League movie is to see Batman and Superman share the same screen. So start from there, anything else is a waste of DC fans’ time.