Until now, as far as comic book movies are concerned, Warner Bros. has been known for almost always making good Batman movies (save for the Joel Schumacher ones, of course). So the news that Ben Affleck will write, direct, star in, and produce the upcoming reboot for the DCEU was the best news ever, especially considering how divisive the DCEU flicks have been thus far. Affleck has said that he is still working on the script and that he doesn't want to disappoint the fans (as he said, one does not fail quietly with this character).
So it was yet another bit of good news, showing how involved the actor is in this project.
According to The Ringer, the script is far from being finished - so far that it can now be considered a total mess. The website reports that there is no way the film should move forward with the current script, even if the studio isn't actually interested in the quality.
According to the website, American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis has had a couple of discussions with various Warner Bros. executives. And, according to them, there are some serious issues with the script. However, according to the same sources, the studio doesn't care - simply because The Batman will still make tons of cash.
Here is the full quote:
[They] were just telling me that there are serious problems with the script. And that the executives I was having dinner with were complaining about people who work on the Batman movie. And they just said they went to the studio and they said, “Look, the script is"¦Here's 30 things that are wrong with it that we can fix.” And [the executives] said, “We don't care. We don't really care. The amount of money we're going to make globally, I mean, 70 percent of our audience is not going to be seeing this in English. And it doesn't really matter, these things that you're bringing up about the flaws of the script.” So I do think global concerns play a big part in how movies, and what movies, are being made, obviously (via CBM).
Of course, this should be taken with a grain of salt - especially given the nature of the report (I heard someone saying"¦). And it would be pretty unbelievable that Warner Bros. would throw away a certain successful franchise just to make enough money with a first movie"¦
Furthermore, given Ben Affleck's track record as a director, it would also seem unbelievable that he'd dive into shooting the film unprepared.
