From Forbes:
sources confirm the script originally penned by Affleck and Geoff Johns was rewritten by scribe Chris Terrio (whose Argo screenplay won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, and who did a page-one rewrite on Batman v Superman), but the project will undergo substantial changes and possible/probably another full rewrite.
I don’t endorse “Batman V Superman” (which featured Terrio rewriting “Man of Steel” screenwriter David Goyer) but I found BVS a marked improvement over MOS, thanks mostly to all the cool Batman stuff in the first half. Are the best Bat-bits attributable to Terrio or Goyer? Given how much I liked Terrio’s “Argo,” I have a guess.
Goyer* was not asked back for the sequel, November’s “Justice League”; Terrio gets sole screenplay credit on that one.
(*Goyer has collaborated on scripts for many superhero projects, starting in 1998 with “Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD” and “Blade.” His subsequent superhero scripts became “Blade II,” “Blade Trinity” (the only comic-book movie Goyer has directed), “Batman Begins,” “Blade: The Series,” “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” and NBC’s “Constantine.” Goyer also shared “story” credit on “The Dark Knight” and “The Dark Knight Rises.”)
As for Geoff Johns, who has scripted episodes of “Blade: The Series,” “Smallville,” “Arrow” and “The Flash,” his first produced big-screen screenplay will be “Wonder Woman” arriving in cinemas June 2.
Ben Affleck announced Jan. 30 that he had stepped down as director of the solo Batman movie, and Warner Bros. has yet to name a replacement.
Forbes again:
That the script would need more rewrites, particularly with a new director joining the picture, was a given. How extensive the process will be — I’m hearing anything from “major rewrites” to “a completely new script,” including starting from scratch on the story if that’s what it takes — is unclear, not just to us but probably to those involved as well, since the new filmmaker might look at the story and script and decide there’s plenty to salvage that appeals to them.
The Forbes story also notes that Affleck’s original script featured appearances by The Joker and Deathstoke, but a “completely new script” could set the Caped Crusader against different villains.
Justin Kroll at Variety says his sources indicate Affleck and Warner Bros.’ chief content officer Toby Emmerich are both “very happy” with Terrio’s latest draft.
Find all of Forbes’ story on the matter here.
