When it was announced that Jon Favreau would not return as director of the third «Iron Man» film, the producers surely fielded offers from every name director in town. (blog.bullz-eye.com)
Rogue Nation may feel the lack of Brad Bird, who does not return as director: the movie is missing Bird's uniquely human - scaled — and even humane — approach to the action that made Ghost Protocol so astonishingly fresh. (flickfilosopher.com)
The reason is perhaps because Aardman, and their creator - in - chief Nick Park - who here returns as director after four films under other auspices - have become the victims of their own success. (starburstmagazine.com)