Matt Reeves Directing The Batman

[Micromind]

Still not happy that Affleck stepped down and some other director is taking over this.

 

[Mad Love]

Isn't the main reason people were hyped for Affleck directing was just that he's a good director? I didn't think Affleck screamed 'perfect Batman director'. Matt Reeves is a better director for Batman than Affleck. I bet Affleck sees that too. Affleck hasn't done big CGI action with larger than life characters.

What Matt Reeves did with Planet of the Apes is on par with Nolan's Batman except I think PotA is superior.

 

[Da-Scribe]

He stepped down for a reason.

 

[Sawyer]

An Affleck-directed Bat-film was an enticing prospect, but being the star AND the director of a CBM in this era is a gargantuan undertaking, and if Affleck had doubts, maybe this outcome is for the best.

And as much as I like Affleck's previous directorial efforts, I think Reeves being on-board does have me just a bit more jazzed.

 

[shauner111]

Still not happy that Affleck stepped down and some other director is taking over this.

Im so happy. He was a block of wood in his new film and average in the one before it. He also doesn't fit the genre as much as Reeves.

 

[shauner111]

It was a dark movie. Characters acted accordingly.

It's only dark visually. It's actually quite childish and the opposite of dark a lot of the time.

 

[2kt09]

Isn't the main reason people were hyped for Affleck directing was just that he's a good director?

No, it was because he would be wearing many hats; 4 to be precise.
A feat that would surpass Warren Beatty.

Oh and then...something about The Town and Argo being good flicks.

 

[Da-Scribe]

It's only dark visually. It's actually quite childish and the opposite of dark a lot of the time.

Mkay.

 

[2kt09]

It's only dark visually. It's actually quite childish and the opposite of dark a lot of the times.

So...it appealed to the cbm demo, what's wrong with that?

 

[Micromind]

BvS : UC is great film, the theatrical version is not.

 

[shauner111]

No.

 

[DeadStroke]

Isn't the main reason people were hyped for Affleck directing was just that he's a good director? I didn't think Affleck screamed 'perfect Batman director'. Matt Reeves is a better director for Batman than Affleck. I bet Affleck sees that too. Affleck hasn't done big CGI action with larger than life characters.

What Matt Reeves did with Planet of the Apes is on par with Nolan's Batman except I think PotA is superior.

No way..

 

[DeadStroke]

BvS : UC is great film, the theatrical version is not.

I feel this way as well..

Still not happy that Affleck stepped down and some other director is taking over this.

I think Affleck had the potential to make a movie I LOVED and was great critically.

Reeves will probably make a movie I really like, but get the same great critical reception.

I like all of his films. However, they are all a tad overrated to me. Thats ok though. DC needs a critic friendly director making this movie.

Now if War of the Planet of the Apes turns out to be great (to me) then I'll be fully on board.

 

[Mad Love]

No way..

Why? DotPofA handles emotion and drama better and it has intelligent themes.

 

[Paradox1]

So Matt Reeves is confirmed that was a quick shift. He is a fantastic director and I hope he is as passionate about Batman as he is with the Ape films.

 

[Wise]

Really happy to hear that Matt Reeves is directing this. Actually would prefer him at the helm rather than Affleck.

 

[King23DC]

What Matt Reeves did with Planet of the Apes is on par with Nolan's Batman except I think PotA is superior.

I love the new Planet of the Apes, but no. Those movies basically are doing their best to emulate the template that Nolan laid the foundation for cinematically. And even though they're awesome, TDK trilogy is far better.

 

[OutOfBoose]

I certainly like Reeves films more than Affleck's, so it's a good exchange for me.

 

[King23DC]

I certainly like Reeves films more than Affleck's, so it's a good exchange for me.

The Town excluded, I agree.

Cloverfield, Dawn of the Apes, and War of the Apes.

 

[BH/HHH]

Wait where's it confirmed?

 

[OutOfBoose]

The Town excluded, I agree.

Cloverfield, Dawn of the Apes, and War of the Apes.

The Town is good, but I feel I was watching it for the third time already. There was Heat, there was The Dark Knight...

Wait where's it confirmed?

The deal isn't made yet, he's in talks.

 

[Paradox1]

Wait where's it confirmed?

Variety is saying that Reeves has committed, just the deal isn't signed it yet.

 

[King23DC]

The Town is good, but I feel I was watching it for the third time already. There was Heat, there was The Dark Knight...

Very, very true.

 

[JeetKuneDo]

Which he took from the original film and book shot for shot... and almost line for line.

On the surface, it might seem that way. The studio did instruct him to base most of the movie on the script for the first movie. But if you dig deeper, his script for Let Me In added multiple layers and subplots not present in the original movie. Also all four main characters are very different. He also got rid of some characters that were extra baggage imo.

The interpretive possibilities of Let Me In are fantastic. It can be taken several different ways. I had to watch it multiple times to figure out how I felt about the various characters. Just a fantastic movie.

Let Me In is the reason I think he is perfect for Batman. Reeves can put nuanced narrative into a movie that is well crafted and begs the viewer to think. I'm hoping Reeves goes for some moral issues because he can do it without preaching or insisting you come to a predetermined conclusion.

So Matt Reeves is confirmed that was a quick shift. He is a fantastic director and I hope he is as passionate about Batman as he is with the Ape films.

That's key. If Reeves is passionate, that means he will pour everything into it.

And he only takes jobs he is passionate about. Check out this interview:

Instead of starting in the human post apocalypses I thought we should start in the dawning of ape civilization and a take on “2001: A Space Odyssey”—the dawn of intelligent apes and to be in their world. We could create this whole drama about co-existence—the one moment in time where the humans and apes could have found a way to exist together and we know that doesn’t work out. But why doesn’t it work out? How can this be a story about character? I pitched that to them and to my shock they said yes. I didn’t have a reason to say no.

You weren’t going to do their version.
No. I’m always looking for a reason to say no when I’m approached about a big studio tentpole because your fear is will you be consumed into the anonymous machine and it will suck out any specificity and point of view that you might hope to express. To my surprise, they were not looking for that. They were looking for a point of view and I was very lucky that they embraced mine. And that they supported my making this movie.

Rian Johnson’s doing “Star Wars,” Gareth Edwards made “Godzilla,” you got to make an uncompromised and dark “Planet Of The Apes” film. Do you feel a return to filmmaker-based big-budget movies rather than studio-driven ones?

Maybe to some degree, yeah. I turned down a lot of studio tentpole offers including ones from Fox. But I loved what they did with ‘Rise,’ so I was really open to it because and they specifically reached out in the spirit of looking for a filmmaker. It’s actually what they said they wanted and actually meant it too.

Despite a couple key collaborations Fox had with say, James Cameron, they weren’t necessarily known of wanting to work with filmmakers on these kinds of big movies and that seemed to be a big part of their approach on this film. I kept waiting for the moment when they would say no and they didn’t. We certainly had our debates about things—that happens no matter where or what you do. But they let me make this movie which is incredible.

Do you see the business changing at all?

Well, certainly Chris Nolan did that with the Batman films, they were hugely successful. But at the end of the day success is the driver and if they make a number of these filmmaker-based films and they fail miserably then it probably won’t be the order of the day. It always comes down to the same thing. The studios… it’s a business and always has been, and it has to work. In my experience they loved the idea of doing something that both fulfills the summer tentpole spectacle, but also has some ambition and if that works then they’re going to go that route. And if it doesn’t work then of course they won’t.

Change will come first and foremost from audiences. If they connect to it, great. If they don’t connect to it, then wherever audiences go, that’s where the studios are going to chase.

http://www.indiewire.com/2014/07/interview-director-matt-reeves-explores-the-anatomy-of-violence-in-dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-274541/#blogPostHeaderPanel

If he said yes...that says something about WB's attitude. Reeves will say no if he doesn't like what they say. He cares deeply about story....so...this could be really good.

 

[Chesterfield]

So, is Matt Reeves' hiring as director a result of WB sourcing who the fanboys see clamouring to see take the reigns?

In any case, he's a great choice and I hope things turn out well for him and all involved.