Day: October 13, 2014

“The Hollywood Masters: Charles Roven”

• Christopher Nolan is an executive producer with his wife, but involved in an advisory capacity, including the casting of Ben Affleck.
• Amused by the reaction to Affleck’s casting.
• Affleck’s casting motivated by having a very mature Batman, juxtaposed against a young Superman, who could carry a sense of experience, with physical stature over Superman.
• Affleck was their first choice.
• Snyder reached out to Affleck first, but there was a pre-existing familiarity, particularly since The Dark Knight and The Town were acclaimed at the same time (likewise for Rises and Argo).  There was a studio relationship when Affleck was attached to an earlier version of American Hustle.
• Affleck signed after understanding Snyder’s vision, which has Wayne as a much more “social animal” and Batman is much more a “rough guy.”
• “Wonder Woman is in it, we know that.  She has powers.  She’s a goddess.  A half- a demigod- she’s a demigod.  She- her father was Zeus.”