I caught that. I just personally felt the chosen directors didn't fit the bill. As you said Bigelow isn't very close to WB so i didn't think a personal list with directors in the same predicament would matter.

After Watchmen and 300 Snyder was obvious to direct something. He was even offered Green Lantern at one point. As for your statement on Affleck, it is unfounded and untrue. Affleck signed on to 'Runner Runner' and 'Gone Girl' recently without directing. Sylvester Stallone dropped out of directing The Expendables 2 to focus on the acting and producing portion of the flick. With Affleck commenting on how hard it can be to move in the batsuit i can imagine him taking a similar route to Stallone and leaving the directing duties to someone else while he focuses solely on acting. BUT if he can truly juggle both then i agree i am all for it. Argo and The Town were both excellent movies.