Tag Archives: Ben Affleck

movies

Ben Affleck’s take on “The Batman” would have been an all out action film and very James Bond-esque…

Leave a comment

During an interview director Matt Reeves who just helmed “The Batman” which is still scheduled for a March 4th release date in theaters described a little bit of what Ben Affleck’s take on “The Batman” would have been like. Yes, Ben already wrote his script for “The Batman” and handed it to Warner Bros. Since Ben stepped out of directing and acting, Matt Reeves took over the job. Warner Bros. handed Ben’s script of “The Batman” to Matt and Matt decided that he didn’t like it at all.

Matt’s biggest complaint about Ben’s script that it would have been an all out action movie and it was too James Bond-esque and that’s what Matt didn’t want at all. Matt also felt that Ben’s script was very much like DCEU that had other characters from the other films and other comic book stories. Matt didn’t want that either.

Initially WB’s wanted Matt to direct Ben’s script but Matt says “No”, turned down the script and Matt made “The Batman” his own movie instead.

https://screenrant.com/ben-affleck-batman-movie-script-details-matt-reeves/

While Matt Reeves take on “the Batman” looks amazing so far, I honestly wanted to see Ben’s take on it. Ben making a Batman movie an all-out action movie would have been awesome.

Ben does have action movie experience believe it or not. Ben has done movies in every genre from drama, action, comedy, thriller and he even done horror a little bit, I think. For action movies Ben starred in action flicks like “The Accountant”, “Reindeer Games”, “Triple Frontier”, “Sum of all Fears” and of course his most popular “The Town” (in which he directed himself). I thought “The Town” was definitely one of his best films anyways. I would think Ben is definitely capable of making a violent Batman flick. I kind of wish Ben hung on but oh well. Ben is not done playing Batman yet as he is going to play the character once more in the upcoming “Flash” movie and that’s it. Ben is moving on and no longer wanting anything to do with Batman after that.

Matt didn’t say but I wonder who the villains would have been in Ben’s version of “The Batman”? It probably wouldn’t have been The Joker but I’m sure Ben picked other villains. I think in the past, Ben teased in an interview that Deathstroke was the main villain in his version so Deathstroke was probably it. Seeing Deathstroke would have been badass.

Anyhow, I’m definitely looking forward to the Matt Reeves “Batman” movie in March and I’ll make sure I’ll be there for that one. I think it looks awesome so far. I love Batman. I’m the biggest Batman superfan you’ll ever see. You should see my Batman collection at home. I have many Batman graphic novels, some Batman comics, many Batman movies and animated stuff on BluRay. Only thing I don’t have yet is the 1966 Batman TV show BluRay set and the Burton/Schumacher movies of Batman but I’m gonna getting around to getting those soon to complete my collection.

Kev

movies

Ben Affleck doesn’t realize that he has many fans who love him as Batman… wish he would wake up and realize that…

Leave a comment

Yes, Ben Affleck is a die-hard liberal but he’s still a very talented man and I’ve admired his work through the years in his films. I love him as Batman when he did “B vs. S: Dawn of Justice” and “Justice League”, I thought he did surprisingly fucking awesome. I thought he made a great Batman and he was fantastic.

Yeah, yeah, yeah… Affleck’s Batman got mixed reviews. Many hated him as Batman but at the same time there are also many fans out there who thought he was great. I also thought he played Bruce Wayne extremely well too when he didn’t have the batsuit on.

Originally, Ben was going to continue to play Batman and Warner Bros. wanted him to write and direct “The Batman” but he pulled out and the project went to Matt Reeves instead.

Ben’s first explanation of dropping out was that he couldn’t come up with a good version of the film even if he worked with a good screenwriter and said he couldn’t “crack it”. Next thing you know Ben admits the film could make him go back to being an alcoholic again.

cinemablend.com/news/2490416/ben-affleck-elaborates-on-why-he-exited-the-batman

I appreciate Ben trying to be honest with himself and trying to stay humble but I don’t think he realizes that a lot of people loved him as Batman and fans want him to keep playing that iconic character.

I don’t think Ben knows that he’s loved by many Batman and DC fans. I know Ben’s been going through a lot of problems and struggles in life but he needs to stop being so down about himself ’cause that’s not healthy.

Wish he would wake up and keep making Batman movies for the fans. I think he should have stayed on for “The Batman”. I think he would have made it a great film.

What’s gonna happen with “Justice League”??? I don’t think there’s gonna be a “Justice League 2” now that WB’s wants nothing to do with Superman and Ben wants nothing to do with Batman anymore. All of this is really sad.

Even though Ben is a die-hard leftist politically, I still wish him well ’cause he is a talented man. He made some good movies over the years.

Kev

movies

Will Warner Bros. ever release the Zack Snyder version of “Justice League” (or better known as the “Snyder Cut”)??? I hope they do and they should!!!

Leave a comment

https://www.instagram.com/p/B45yC6zgQvf/

So now that director Zack Snyder and Ben Affleck has officially joined the “Snyder Cut” movement, will Warner Bros. soon release the Snyder version of the latest “Justice League”???

I haven’t been following this story much so I thought I would finally look into it and post my thoughts. I believe what led to this movement is that Zack Snyder filmed a much longer version of the film “Justice League”… I’ve read that Snyder’s version was much more than 3 hrs. long. About three and a half hour long film, I think. It turned out that Warner Bros. hated the Snyder version so much that they didn’t want to release it at all. That’s how director Joss Whedon came in to take over for re-shoots and re-writes so therefor, the Joss Whedon version of “Justice League” brought the film down to a two hour film.

Once Joss Whedon’s version of “Justice League” came out in theaters, it received mostly negative criticism by fans. This sparked interest of DC/Warner fans that they think Warner Bros. should release the Snyder cut ’cause they might think the Snyder version would be a lot better. The “Snyder Cut” movement has been going on through social media for a long time now. Jason Momoa already expressed interest in the “Snyder Cut”. Now Zack Snyder himself and Ben Affleck joined the movement.

Even though Snyder directed the original version all by himself, it’s not all up to him to release it publicly since it’s Warner Bros.’s film so it’s their prerogative whether or not they want to release it. Even Kevin Smith wants the Snyder Cut released.

Even though I have no problem with Joss Whedon’s theatrical release of “Justice League” as I think it’s pretty good, I really hope Warner Bros. releases the Snyder version. I think we deserve to see Snyder’s take on the “Justice League” film like it was originally intended, ya know? Warner Bros. may hate the Snyder version but that doesn’t mean the rest of us will hate it. They should make a DVD/BluRay exclusive release of Snyder’s version, I don’t see why not?

I know Snyder’s: “Man of Steel” and “B vs. S: Dawn of Justice” got mixed reviews but I fuckin’ LOVED both of those films. I thought both were really good and still stand by it. I think the Snyder version of “Justice League” would be really good too. The reason I loved the Dawn of Justice film so much is that I thought they told the Death of Superman and Doomsday story so well which people don’t get. That story finally deserved to get told on the big screen and “Dawn of Justice” did just that. Plus “Dawn of Justice” was a badass action film too.

With that being said, I hope Warner Bros. does the smart thing and lets all see it ’cause we deserve to see it. We just gotta keep pressuring them.

Kev

movies, Uncategorized

“Justice League” trailer is finally here but where is Superman??? My guesses are here… ***Possible spoilers***

Leave a comment

 

***Possible Spoilers below***

The reason WB hasn’t been advertising Superman in the new “Justice League” movie even though Henry Cavill is still casted as Superman in the film is ’cause Superman is dead. At least he’s faking it.

Remember in “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice”, Superman was killed by Doomsday at the end of it. At the end of the film, we see dirt rising off the casket giving us a hint that Superman is actually alive still.

At the end of “Dawn of Justice”, Bruce Wayne says to Wonder Woman, “We have to stand together”. Meaning they are about to form the new Justice League ’cause Bruce Wayne/Batman can’t save the world by himself without Superman, ya know? That’s why he’s forming Justice League.

My prediction in “Justice League” is that we won’t see Superman for most of the entire movie. We won’t see Superman ’til the very end of the film. When the Justice League group are in trouble toward the end of the film, that’s when Superman will finally appear and save the day.

With that being said, though, “Justice League” looks fuckin’ badass and I’m gonna go see it for sure. Can’t wait!

Kev

movies

Ben Affleck says he’s in no hurry to make solo Batman film so expect a lot of push backs on release date???

Leave a comment

Ya know, I totally trust Ben Affleck when he’s gonna make his own Batman solo film which will be interesting to see his take on the character. Ben says he’s in no hurry to make the new Batman film despite the release date being slated for June 14, 2019 so could there be a lot push backs due to Ben being late with the script?

Once again, I’m not a big fan of Ben’s liberal politics but he does make good movies, though. I also think he’s a good director ’cause I really liked “The Town” and “Argo” in which he starred & directed both of those films.

http://batman-news.com/2016/12/12/ben-affleck-batman-movie-not-in-a-hurry/

Because of that movie “The Town” which is a favorite film of mine that he did, I know Ben is capable of making kick-ass action movies so I know Ben will make his Batman film a great action film as well. Hopefully Ben’s solo Batman movie won’t be another “origin” story. Ben’s version of Batman’s origin was already told in “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice”, that was a new introduction of Batman so I don’t think it’ll be an origin story. It’s probably gonna be a standalone movie.

It’ll be interesting to see who Ben will pick as the leading villain and hopefully it won’t be the Joker again. How about someone new and different like The Riddler, Penguin, Killer Croc, Deadshot, Deathstroke, Hugo Strange, Hush, Victor Zsasz, etc.???

Will Ben use a sidekick for his new Batman film like maybe Robin, Batgirl, Catwoman (remember, Catwoman wasn’t always bad), Nightwing, etc.??? I think Batgirl would be kind of cool. It’ll be cool if Batgirl would finally get her time for the big screen.

Kev

movies

From the mouth of Ben Affleck himself, he says the title of his solo Batman film will be…

Leave a comment

Ben Affleck the man himself revealed that the title to his solo Batman film that he will direct and co-write himself is gonna be simply titled, “The Batman” but he could change it, though.

Even though I’m not a huge fan of Ben’s die-hard liberal politics, I loved him as Batman ’cause I thought “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” was a great movie. I’m sure Ben’s solo Batman film is gonna be great too.

I wonder who Ben is gonna have as villains in his Batman film? Will he have the Joker again? I think he should also bring in the Penguin, Riddler, etc. I think it would be even cooler if the Riddler could be the main villain in this one. There’s a lot of talk that Deadshot could be the villain like Ben teased before but that could be for “Justice League” though.

It be cool if he has some other villains like Hush, Killer Croc, Mad Hatter and also, Hugo Strange would be cool too.

Wonder what Ben’s version of “The Batman” would be like? Is it gonna be a whole new origin story? Probably not ’cause they already explained Batman’s origin in “B vs. S: Dawn of Justice”.

Ben may as well have the Joker again. Even though the Joker wasn’t in the “B vs. S: Dawn of Justice” film at all, the Joker was referenced a few times in that movie. So ya never know, the Joker could be back. If they do get Joker back, they should try and get Mark Hamill to play him ’cause that would be freakin’ cool. Hamill never played a live action Joker yet but I think he could pull it off well.

I’m the biggest Batman fan there is and I look forward to anything Batman. I haven’t seen “Suicide Squad” yet but looking forward to it when it comes out for rental.

Kev

movies

Why “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” is a great film, it’s not bad like everyone is saying…

Leave a comment

So I just re-watched “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” on BluRay last weekend and I still  see nothing wrong with the film. Yes, the film is still the most hated film in Hollywood right now. After I re-watched it, I can’t understand why. The film is not bad like everyone is saying. Actually, I think the film is pretty fucking great and I really mean that too.

Reasons the film is great for what it is ’cause it was pretty faithful to the comics for the most part. A lot of the movie was adapted from “The Death and Life of Superman”, ya know that famous story about Doomsday. They finally brought the “Death and Life of Superman” to the big screen. Also, “Batman v. Superman: DOJ” had many other comics adapted to that movie too like it had a lot of “Dark Knight: Returns” mixed in there as well ’cause the film was pretty much about an aging Batman. That’s where they got the idea of Batman and Superman not getting along too well at first ’cause they borrowed that idea from “The Dark Knight Returns” graphic novel/animated movie. So technically, the “Batman vs. Superman: DOJ” film is a mix of “Death and Life of Superman” and “The Dark Knight Returns”.

Plus, I think the visuals and the action scenes in “Batman v. Superman: DOJ” are out of this world. Sure all the action scenes don’t start ’til the second half of movie ’cause I’ll admit the movie started off kind of slow in the beginning but that’s good. It leaves room for more story. Everybody expected “Batman v. Superman: DOJ” to be this big action movie but when you actually see it, you’ll realize it’s something different.

I thought the Doomsday battle was incredible. That was probably the best part of the movie, in my opinion, that’s when Wonder Woman jumps in.

I think the only reason that the film got so much negative criticism is ’cause people don’t like Ben Affleck. Period. If they had a different actor to play Batman instead of Ben then maybe the film would have been received more positively. Isn’t that messed up? Anyway, I thought Ben made a great Batman. The way Ben’s mouth looked wearing the Batman suit, Wow. I thought Ben looked badass in the Batman suit. Ben will never be a better Batman than Michael Keaton and Christian Bale but I thought Ben did a great job.

With all this being said, I can’t wait for “Justice League” movie. The “Justice League” film would be even better than “B vs. S: DOJ”. Seriously, you should give “B vs. S: DOJ” another chance. It’s not a horrible movie like most people are saying. While I do have a great deal of respect for Mel Gibson, I’ll have to disagree with him of calling it a “piece of shit” ’cause it’s not.

Kev

 

movies

Oh man, the full “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice” trailer is here! It looks amazing! WOW!!!!!!

Leave a comment

When the first teaser of “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice” came out, I was a little skeptical of it at first but now the second teaser is finally here, I’m pretty sold now! The film looks pretty badass. Look like you’re gonna see kryptonite in the movie ’cause you can see the new kryptonite in the trailer at 2:48.

I’m pretty impressed with the trailer and it gave me goosebumps. I’m definitely gonna see this one for sure!

Enjoy! \m/

Kev

movies

Ben Affleck to direct, co-write and star in his very own Batman film…

Leave a comment

A lot of people expected Ben Affleck to direct either “Batman vs. Superman” or “Justice League” but instead Warner Bros./DC gave Zack Snyder both of those films. So to give Ben something to do, they decided to give him his own Batman standalone film which is a good idea.

I’m not a big fan of Ben Affleck’s liberal politics but I do like him as an actor and director. I really liked “The Town” and “Argo”, both good movies.

http://deadline.com/2015/07/ben-affleck-geoff-johns-batman-dc-entertainment-warner-bros-comic-con-1201472921/

So since Ben is now the new Batman director, he’s next line of the previous Batman directors: Tim Burton, Joel Schumacher and Christopher Nolan. Ben lines up with them now.

I wonder what Batman villain Ben will pick for his Batman standalone movie? I hope he stays away from the Joker ’cause I’m getting so tired of the Joker. He should go for Riddler or the Penguin. Deadshot will be cool too.

Kev

movies

“Batman vs. Superman” teaser thoughts…

1 Comment

Looks okay, I guess. Kind of skeptical of this film, honestly. I was honestly hoping for  a “Man of Steel” sequel instead. This is just a teaser, though so maybe the next trailer will be a lot better… who knows.

I’m not that crazy about the Ben Affleck, Batman to be honest with you. I’ll probably still see this film but thinking about waiting for DVD rental on it.

I’m not sold on “Batman vs. Superman” yet.

Kev