Affleck filmedBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice for nearly two years before it was released in theaters in March 2016, months after Star Wars: The Force Awakens hit multiplexes.
Steven Spielberg tells an interesting story of how he recruited J.J. Abrams to The Force Awakens by wining and dining Abrams’ wife.
There’s no doubt that Lucasfilm went after a number of young, successful directors who’d likely grown up on Star Wars as they looked for people willing to bring the universe back to life in The Force Awakens.
Now we’re discovering that before Abrams signed on the dotted line, Ben Affleck might have been offered the job, only to turn it down.