Ben Affleck will never direct DC movie after “monstrous” ‘Justice League’ experience

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Ben Affleck has vowed to never direct a DC movie, following his “monstrous” experience while filming the original Justice League.The former Batman actor says that he has no interest in working with James Gunn and the new iteration of DC Studios.

Affleck went as far as to say he would “absolutely not” work with Gunn on anything DC related.“I would not direct something for the [James] Gunn DC.

Absolutely not,” he told The Hollywood Reporter. “I have nothing against James Gunn. Nice guy, sure he’s going to do a great job.”Affleck added the creative slant that Gunn is bringing to DC does not gel with what he wanted to do going forward, adding: “I’m not interested in that.”During the sitdown, the subject of Justice League came up, with Affleck remarking that the original 2017 film was “monstrous” to make.

Choosing his words carefully in regard to Zack Snyder’s replacement on the film, Joss Whedon, the DOGMA actor simply said the director didn’t deliver on his promise to fix things.“It broke my heart,” he said of the film, which ultimately bombed. “There was an idea of someone [Joss Whedon] coming in, like, “I’ll rescue you and we’ll do 60 days of shooting and I’ll write a whole thing around what you have.