James Gunn is addressing the Ben Affleck rumors.
04.08.2023 - 18:21 / deadline.com
The scrapped standalone Batman movie that Ben Affleck was set, a little less than a decade ago, to direct and star in had all the potential in the world to be an exciting addition to the DC canon, per Jay Oliva, a veteran storyboard artist who consulted with Affleck and others on the project.
Affleck would’ve here reprised his role as the Caped Crusader after inhabiting it for both Justice League and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, departing the project six years ago for personal reasons. While Oliva couldn’t say “too much,” in a new interview with Inverse, about what this film would have been like if it had seen the light of day, he did reveal that “it was f***ing awesome. It was the best. It was amazing.”
To his understanding, he said, “a couple of drafts” of the script had been done before he was brought on to discuss it with Affleck and Geoff Johns, the former President and Chief Creative Officer at DC Entertainment. “I’ve worked on a lot of Batman things and what was really cool about it was, it was tying together a lot of really cool Batman storylines that had never been really explored,” Oliva revealed. “Ben’s story was gonna cover something that had never really been covered in comics but was building off of storylines in the Batman mythos over the last 80 years and approaching it from a new kind of perspective.”
The veteran storyboard artist and filmmaker went on to say that the project “was very clever and there were a lot of things about it that I really loved that I wish that had come to fruition.” He “totally understood” when Affleck expressed his need to depart, he added, “but the time that I spent with Ben working on the project was fantastic. Maybe someday I can spill the beans, but I still can’t
James Gunn is addressing the Ben Affleck rumors.
Jennifer Lopez is looking back on her big day with Ben Affleck!
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are celebrating. The couple got married in Affleck’s Georgia estate one year ago today. To commemorate the occasion, Lopez has shared some new images of their wedding day, and has revealed some song lyrics that will be featured in her upcoming record, “This Is Me... Now,” which is dedicated to Affleck.
Jennifer Lopez is looking back at a major milestone in her marriage with Ben Affleck.
It’s been a whole year since Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck finally sealed the deal.
Jennifer Lopez celebrated her first anniversary with Ben Affleck on Sunday, marking the occasion by sharing a pair of never-before-seen photos from their lavish 2022 Georgia wedding celebration.In the first shot, Lopez and Affleck are caught laughing as the groom carries his bride in his arm. In another, the newlyweds share a blissful, late-night kiss as fireworks fill the sky behind them.
Jennifer Lopez seemed to be sharing a sweet tribute toBen Affleck on his 51st birthday. The Hollywood star was spotted during a recent outing in Los Angeles, when she was leaving The Maybourne Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Ben Affleck is 51!
Ben Affleck! Jennifer Lopez’s husband turned 51 on August 15, and according to reports; despite we have seen JLo out and about without him, he is “happy and thriving.” A source close to the Batman actor told People that “everything is going well in his life. He is happy and content.” Lopez also took to social media to share an adorable video of the pair.The 54-year-old singer, actress, and businesswoman shared a video of them singing along to Sam Cooke’s “(What A) Wonderful World” 1960 love song on Instagram.“Dear Ben … Happy Birthday.
Jennifer Lopez is expressing her love for hubby Ben Affleck by sharing a sweet snapshot into their private life. The «Ain't Your Mama» singer took to Instagram on Tuesday to commemorate Affleck's 51st birthday, and shared an adorable video she recorded while in the passenger seat of their car — as the birthday boy drove around town.While on the road, Lopez beamed as she and Affleck lip synced and danced to Sam Cooke's iconic love song «Wonderful World.»The pair got into the tune, with Lopez smiling brightly to the lyrics, «Don't know much about the French I took/ But I do know that I love you/ And I know that if you love me, too/ What a wonderful world this would be.»«Dear Ben … Happy Birthday.
Jennifer Lopez is expressing her love for hubby Ben Affleck song (sort of).The «Ain't Your Mama» singer took to Instagram on Tuesday to commemorate Affleck's 51st birthday, and shared an adorable video she recorded while in the passenger seat of their car — as the birthday boy drove around town.While on the road, Lopez beamed as she lip synced and danced to Sam Cooke's iconic love song «Wonderful World» and smiling brightly to the lyrics, «Don't know much about the French I took/ But I do know that I love you/ And I know that if you love me, too/ What a wonderful world this would be.»«Dear Ben … Happy Birthday. I love you!» Lopez captioned the heartwarming post.A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)Back in July, the cute couple celebrated Lopez's birthday at their new home.
Kerry Washington is looking back on some of the formative experiences and long-hidden traumas of her childhood in her emotionally charged new memoir, In an excerpt from Washington's forthcoming book — published by — Washington recalls the vitriolic fights her parents used to get into when she was a child, and how the fear and stress from their bitter battles impacted her own young mind.«From what I remember, most of my parents’ fights were about money, and about the fact that neither of them felt like they were in the marriage they wanted to be in, or more precisely, that they were married to the person they wanted to be married to,» Washington recalls in her book.The celebrated actress explains that her parents «both harbored deep disappointment over what their lives had become» and would scream at one another with deeply held anger. However, it was also important to them to keep face around their kids and other families.«We pretended to ourselves, to each other, and to the outside world that our family was not suffering the pain of life’s disappointments,» Washington writes, explaining that her parents would often save their brutal bickering for when she was asleep, wrongly believing that insulated her from the tension between them.«As a young child, I would lie in bed and listen for signs of how serious each battle was and when it might come to an end… I developed panic attacks at night,» Washington writes, saying that the panic attacks began when she was only seven.«They manifested first as a rhythm of anxiety that encircled my brain, then evolved into a rapid pulsing, a whirling frenzy of metallic thumps, like those nauseating old spinning rides at a county fair,» she recalls.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez continue making the best of their summer, and this time, the couple were captured getting their shopping on in the Hamptons. Ben and JLo visited the Flying Point Surf and Skate store in Southampton, New York, and left with a funny graphic T-shirt written with: “Woke Up Sexy As Hell Again.” “They were very friendly to the staff and were both very happy that afternoon,” an insider told People.
Fans were disappointed when plans for Ben Affleck to star and direct in a solo Batman movie — first announced back in 2015 — were quashed a few years later when the studio re-envisioned the project with a younger actor, ultimately resulting in Robert Pattinson playing the character in “The Batman”.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are making the most of their summer. The couple is currently in Hamptons, New York, and they have been enjoying time together as a blended family.
Ben Affleck suited up as Batman in a series of movies within DC’s film universe. However, plans for a solo movie with him as the caped crusader were scrapped.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jay Oliva, a storyboard artist who worked on several DC and Warner Bros. movies such as “Man of Steel,” “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Wonder Woman,” recently opened up to Inverse about Ben Affleck’s scrapped standalone Batman movie. Affleck debuted as Batman in Zack Snyder’s “Dawn of Justice” and reprised the role in “Justice League.” He was developing his own Batman movie to direct and star in before deciding to exit the role.
There’s only two films left before the DCEU wraps: “Blue Beetle” on August 18, and “Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom” on December 20. After that, James Gunn & Peter Safran start from scratch with their DCU, with Gunn’s “Superman: Legacy” kicking things off in 2025.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are having a little bit of summer fun!The «On the Floor» singer and her husband had a cheeky little shopping trip on Monday, when they visited a local surf shop in the Southampton, New York. During their stop into the Flying Point Surf Shop, 54-year-old Lopez picked up a shirt for the star that read, «Woke Up Sexy As Hell Again.» According to an eyewitness, the pair had a good time at the shop.«Jennifer picked out a T-shirt for Ben that said, 'Woke Up Sexy As Hell Again,'» the eyewitness tells ET.
Jennifer Lopez is taking fans inside her sun-soaked birthday celebration, sharing new photos and videos of a pool party hosted by Ben Affleck in the couple's new home. «Thank you for all the birthday love. Here's a lil peek into my party,» the 54-year-old superstar wrote Monday in her On the JLO newsletter.