Witness for the Prosecution (Ben Affleck)

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Affleck can't top Wilder. I should really get the original watch though.

I'm honestly not sure of that. Not at all. It all depends, for one thing, one who is in the cast. Also, this is 60 years later ... a film can have a very different vibe than something from 1957.

It might be better, it might be worse. It might just be different.

I mean, how many different stories, novels, plays, and whatever have been adapted numerous times? How many times has "Romeo and Juliet" been adapted for instance? Or various stories from the Bible?

I'm very confident in Affleck's abilities as a director, so I'm quite interested in this.

[leey]

How will he fit the Batman into this? It has a scheduled release and all no? Or is this "next film" post-Batman?

[captveg]

Originally Posted by leey

How will he fit the Batman into this? It has a scheduled release and all no? Or is this "next film" post-Batman?

I suspect that he'll want to do this after finishing his work on Justice League before tackling The Batman, similar to how he shot Live by Night between BvS and JL.

[leey]

Originally Posted by captveg

I suspect that he'll want to do this after finishing his work on Justice League before tackling The Batman, similar to how he shot Live by Night between BvS and JL.

Changing his physique (i.e. look like a more regular dude) is quite the challenge, if he has to buff up again for his DCEU role. But he's proven himself in his craft

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

I'm honestly not sure of that. Not at all. It all depends, for one thing, one who is in the cast. Also, this is 60 years later ... a film can have a very different vibe than something from 1957.

It might be better, it might be worse. It might just be different.

I mean, how many different stories, novels, plays, and whatever have been adapted numerous times? How many times has "Romeo and Juliet" been adapted for instance? Or various stories from the Bible?

I'm very confident in Affleck's abilities as a director, so I'm quite interested in this.

Difference with this story is that it basically lives or dies by its twist ending; those seeing the remake for the first time will probably get more out of it than those who have seen the Wilder version (which is excellent). I'm sure Affleck will make a strong movie out of it, but unless this introduces some new twists to the story it'll be largely an acting showcase. Which would be fine with me, too.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Difference with this story is that it basically lives or dies by its twist ending; those seeing the remake for the first time will probably get more out of it than those who have seen the Wilder version (which is excellent). I'm sure Affleck will make a strong movie out of it, but unless this introduces some new twists to the story it'll be largely an acting showcase. Which would be fine with me, too.

But I still enjoy watching, for instance,

[Show spoiler]Fight Club

. And I've seen that many, many times.

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

But I still enjoy watching, for instance,

[Show spoiler]Fight Club

. And I've seen that many, many times.

The movie you mentioned has a lot more going on than WFTP, which as good as it is, is still just a pretty straightforward little courtroom thriller. I'm not knocking the remake at all, hell if anyone can do something interesting with it I'm sure it's Affleck, I just really want them to get the best actors possible because this material would be an absolute clinic.