Rupert Wyatt was set to direct the X-Men spin - off over at 20th Century Fox, and then Doug Liman was drafted in to take over when
Wyatt left the project.
Not exact matches
This would mark the second director to
leave the
project after Rupert
Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) also parted...
The
project was originally helmed by Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert
Wyatt, who ended up
leaving the
project due to scheduling conflicts.
Channing Tatum remains attached to the title role of Remy LeBeau, while Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) is expected to direct, becoming the
project's third director after Rupert
Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) and Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow), both of whom
left the
project due to «creative differences»...
The Wrap has learned that Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert
Wyatt has
left the
project due to budgetary issues with the script.
Should Verbinski sign on to the
project, he would become its third director after Rupert
Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) and Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow), both of whom
left the director's chair due to creative differences with Fox.
First Big - Budget Movie: After Scott Frank
left the
project (then called «Caesar»), Fox offered the reins of their reboot of the «Planet Of The Apes» franchise to the likes of Kathryn Bigelow and Tomas Alfredson before settling on the surprise choice of
Wyatt.