Ben Affleck To Direct 'Justice League'?!

Update: Following our recent announcement that Ben Affleck is Warner Bros. top choice of director for their upcoming Justice League movie, we have just received news that the actor may have already passed on the offer. According to Indie Wire, it might be the case that Affleck’s reps already stated that he wasn’t going to take the directorial gig. We’re pretty sure they’ll be a confirmation of sorts surfacing soon, so stay tuned to find out the latest.

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DC Comic fans, you might want to sit down for this one because this left-field piece of movie news is quite something: Warner Bros. has chosen Ben Affleck as the main man for their Justice League

movie.

So, Marvel and Disney just announced that Joss Whedon is coming back for The Avengers 2

and as a way to match that, Warner Bros. announced that Affleck is being eyed for their next big project? Ha. According to Variety, the 39-year-old actor is expected to enter discussion with the studio’s producers within the next few days.

While we know Affleck best for his mad acting skills, the , and star has been experimenting behind the camera recently and has proved himself to be quite the indie mastermind. He has competently excelled as a director in the smaller, more personal movies that he’s taken on. His crime mystery dramas and were both excellent and raised Affleck into the “critically acclaimed” category. His upcoming political drama Argo

, set during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, also looks to be shaping up exceptionally.

Could you see Affleck doing a good job with the Justice League movie, or will he be in way over his head? It wasn’t all that long ago that Affleck wasn’t taken seriously as an actor, let alone a writer or director. That was before the critical and commercial success of his directing projects; perhaps some careful handling of the Warner Bros. movie might see a real superhero sensation.

DC Comics’s answer to Marvel’s Avengers, Justice League is expected to bring together characters Batman and Superman, as well as Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and The Flash. In the past, Affleck has made it clear that he’s only interested in directing movies in which he also stars… Does that mean that if this collaboration actually happened, he’d be sporting a pair of leggings himself? He might be pretty, but please no.

So, Affleck for the Justice League? can he hack it in superhero territory? We all remember Daredevil. Will Affleck even accept this choice offer? What slant would he put on the movie? Drop us your thoughts…