Ben Affleck Is in Talks to Direct a DC Movie for DC Studios

It sounds like Ben Affleck is going to get another opportunity to direct a DC movie for DC Studios. According to Deadline, James Gunn and Peter Safran have been in talks with Affleck to stick around in the DC Universe… but only as a director.

While Affleck is set to appear in the upcoming film The Flash, it doesn’t sound like we’ll see him play the character again after that. Like Cavill, his time as Batman is over. But, maybe he will be involved with another Batman project.

Gunn and Safran are planning to reveal their full DC plan in January, but until then they are taking meetings with various talent “connected to the universe to share their vision as they sort out a more cohesive plan for the comic book brand stretching across all mediums.”

The whole goal of Gunn and Safran is to embark on a mission to tell the “Biggest Story Ever Told across multiple films, television shows, & animated projects.” Gunn’s recently announced Superman film will launch this new DC Cinematic Universe, and I imagine we’ll see new versions of all of the fan-favorite DC characters as they build out their plan.

Is there a DC character that you’d like to see Affleck take on as a director?