Justice League is in a unique situation. director Zack Snyder handed the directorial reigns to The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon following a family tragedy. Could two directors spell disaster for this movie? not necessarily according to ben afflek. "[joss] did so well with Avengers, frankly. He really defined the tone, and it felt like a lot of the movies after that sort of fell into that tone that he created." said afflek "A lot of guys know the comic books, a lot of people have that knowledge base. What Joss really has is talent.?