There are still two big superhero movies left to land before the year is out: Marvel‘s “Thor: Ragnarok” and DC‘s totally-connected-to-everything “Justice League.” It doesn’t need to be repeated that the latter has been through some rough business, with Joss Whedon stepping in to direct extensive reshoots, and apparently drastically reshape the picture in the process. But if you ask Wonder Woman about whose movie it is, there is only one clear answer.
“This is Zack Snyder’s movie. Joss only did a few weeks of reshoots. He was Zack’s guy and knew exactly what he wanted to get,” Gal Gadot told Empire. “He has a beautiful vision.”
However, Ben Affleck is a bit more philosophical about working for the two filmmakers and suggests that “Justice League” is a hybrid of the creative talents of Snyder and Whedon.
“I didn’t sense that we were moving towards something that felt like ‘The Avengers.’ Joss is more than just an Avengers director. He’s a good storyteller, full stop,” he said. “In mid-stream, Joss got on and part of what interested him was the puzzle aspect of it, fitting in pieces that weren’t there yet. He put the rest of the pieces in and gave it his own imprimatur. Joss came in and walked a very fine line between Zack’s sensibility, tone, and direction. We found a really fun and inspiring synthesis of their two forms of storytelling. I was so glad everyone showed up to work for Zack.”
Snyder and Whedon are very different filmmakers, so it’ll be interesting what the contrasts and clashes are between their differing styles. There’s certainly a lot on the line with “Justice League,” including how the future of DC Films will roll out. The countdown continues to November 17th…. [via Comic Book Movie]