After one
director left the project, another one is about to sign on.
For whatever reason, both
directors left the project, and last April future Academy Award winner Alejandro González Iñárritu confirmed that he was beginning work on the film, with Leonardo DiCaprio signed on for the lead role of Hugh Glass.
In essence, though,
a director leaves a project that's been covered in the entertainment media, and everyone presumes — out loud or deep down — that it's some kind of apocalyptic foul - up that will further tarnish a studio's mark on modern cinema.
The director left the project over budget cuts, but his original script has been floating around online.
Insiders claim that it was the studio's insistence in casting a star like Chloe Moretz that paved the way for
the director leaving the project.
And if the expected pressure to be bigger and better than its predecessors wasn't enough, production on the film also ran into plenty of problems along the way, including numerous
directors leaving the project (both David Fincher and Joe Carnahan were previously attached) and several actors (like Carrie - Anne Moss, Scarlett Johansson and Ricky Gervais) either being recast or having their roles cut from the script.
Not exact matches
I want to add to this list my own expressions of thanks to those who made what might have been a difficult undertaking a rewarding one instead: Ruth Hopewell, who gave me the privilege of editing the book and consistently aided me in doing so; the
Directors of Auburn Seminary, who granted a generous
leave for my work on the
project in Atlanta; Jim Waits and Elizabeth Smith, who anticipated everything I would need for the work to be done comfortably and efficiently; Lurline and James Fowler, who provided housing and friendship; Channing Jeschke, Candler's librarian, who made available and helped to arrange Hopewell's books and papers; Brooks Holifield, who worked with me on the last and knottiest problems in the text; and David Kelsey, on whose encouragement and sagacity I relied heavily when my assignment seemed most formidable.
From
left: Elaine Magee, Albertsons wellness services corporate manager and Donna Dolan, Albertsons wellness services
project manager discuss the Commission's 2016 initiatives with Connie Stukenberg, CAC retail marketing
director.
That
leaves the
project an estimated $ 259,000 over the original estimate, but it is a little easier to swallow, said district Executive
Director Liza McElroy.
(
left to right, Tom Casey, secretary of the East Bronx History Forum, Philip Panaritis,
Project Director of Teaching American History and Justin Czarka, teacher at the Joseph Rodman Drake School in Hunts Point) Three years ago, when I first -LSB-...]
Political
director Pam Womack will also
leave the DNC but remain a consultant to Dean's vaunted «50 State
Project.»
«The data that we have collected over the past three years shows that participatory budgeting is a gateway to civic engagement for New Yorkers that are often
left out of politics and government such as youth, immigrants, and low - income people,» said Alexa Kasdan,
Director of Research and Policy at the Community Development
Project at the Urban Justice Center.
Starwood Hotels development
director John Salvatore,
left, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, listen to COR Development's Steve Aiello outline the Inner Harbor redevelopment
project.
Jeffrey Weir, the
director of communications for PSEG, told a Times / Review reporter that PSEG has been evaluating the situation that resulted in the Long Island Power Authority firing its contractor, Bortech, last fall after failure to be able to resolve an equipment breakdown that
left the
project in limbo.
Included in the photo are Amor Yahyaoui, CIMMYT wheat training coordinator (far
left), Jeanie Borlaug Laube (center, blue blouse), and Maricelis Acevedo, Associate
Director for Science, the Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat
Project (to the right of Jeanie Borlaug Laube).
From
left to Right: Peter Laraway, Lead Reflector
Project Engineer Ed Keay, SMAP Program Manager /
Director of Business Development Mark Gralewski, Lead Systems Engineer Mehran Mobrem, Chief Analyst Mike Fedyk, Lead Thermal Engineer.
Here, Rick Stevens, Argonne associate laboratory
director and principal investigator of the CANDLE
project (
left) accepts the award from HPCwire CEO Tom Tabor (right).
The picture shows the attendees of the signing ceremony (from
left): Sung - Kee Cho (Head of Office of International and Public Relations, KASI); Satoru Iguchi (East Asia ALMA
Project Manager, NAOJ); Hideyuki Kobayashi (NAOJ Vice-
Director General), Shoken Miyama (NAOJ
Director General); Pil - Ho Park (KASI President); Han Seog - Tae (KASI Vice President); Hyun - Goo Kim (Head of Radio Astronomy Division, KASI); and Jongsoo Kim (Head of Radio Astronomy Research Center, KASI).
Patty Jenkins and Edgar Wright, the original
directors of Thor: The Dark World and Ant - Man respectively,
left the
projects due to creative differences with Marvel.
Director Sean Baker of «The Florida
Project,» and actors Christopher Rivera,
left, Valeria Cotto and Brooklynn Prince are photographed for Los Angeles Times on November 3, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
Heavy on Spanish language films (including a Brazilian film not in its mother tongue) and the usual block of French film items, after seven years as Artistic
Director, Edouard Waintrop
leaves the
Directors» Fortnight (the section that gave us The Florida
Project and a Claire Denis comedy in 2017) with what appears to be a program of genre - friendly firecracker line - up items.
People accused Ryan of nepotism, of course, but actually, the film was always conceived as a father / daughter pairing: It originally was to have starred Paul Newman and his daughter, Nell Potts, but they
left the
project when
director John Huston quit.
Greta Gerwig may have got a nom for screenplay but was
left off the
Directors list along with The Florida
Project «s Sean Baker.
He filmed some scenes but he and
director Clint Eastwood had creative differences on the
project and Keaton opted to
leave the film.
The Wrap reports that the actor has exited the long - in - the - works
project,
leaving director Corin Hardy and Relativity Media...
Director Edgar Wright was initially slated to direct but as actress Evangeline Lilly has already revealed, it is thought his vision for the character did not fit in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and he consequently
left the
project.
The Flash has now lost its second
director in Rick Famuyiwa
leaving the
project over creative differences with the studio.
With Rick Famuyiwa
leaving the
project, Kevin Smith wants Deadpool
director Tim Miller to direct Ezra Miller in The Flash.
This made - for - TV movie was the last
project undertaken by actor /
director Christopher Reeve (who was also
left in a quadriplegic state after a devastating accident).
Charlie Countryman
director Fredrik Bond signed on to the
project in August but
left due to creative differences, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Ron Howard took over as
director for the film after Phil Lord and Chris Miller
left the
project, citing creative differences.
Although he did receive credit for the film, as he did direct about 70 % of the scenes released in the theatrical release of Payback, writer -
director Brian Helgeland (A Knight's Tale)
left the
project before production wrapped.
This would mark the second
director to
leave the
project after Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) also parted...
-- Ant - Man's first solo venture was a success all round, although we still can't help but wonder what
director Edgar Wright would have done with the material if he hadn't
left the
project over «creative differences.»
Lin (Fast Five) takes over as
director after previous
director JJ Abrams
left the
project to do Star Wars: The Force Awakens but stayed on as producer.
This was a minor disruption compared to the previous year, when the festival was nearly cancelled due to a political conflict between the city and the festival organisers, relating to the screening of an anti-government documentary in 2014.1 Much has changed in the past year, most notably the impeachment of right - wing President Park Geun - hye, whose government the documentary had targeted, and the election of the
left - liberal party headed by Moon Jae - in.2 While the contentious political atmosphere has not entirely dissipated, as evidenced by the student protest groups still demanding an apology from the local city government, this year's festival was an attempt to return to normalcy, despite the untimely death of one of the festival's driving forces, deputy
director Kim Ji - seok, a much beloved figure within the community.3 Although the festival had a strong selection of international entries, including some of the best this year has to offer, such as Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or winner The Square and Sean Baker's The Florida
Project, I have decided to focus my report on the Korean films.
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»...
Doug Liman — who
left Gambit to helm Justice League Dark — has exited the
project, but could be replaced quickly by It
director Andres Muschietti.
Mass Effect: Andromeda's Development
Director Chris Wynn has announced that he is
leaving the
project and Bioware.
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.
When the more prestigious names like
director David O. Russell,
left the
project, it fell into lesser hands and that's it biggest problem.
Rick Famuyiwa is now the second
director to
leave Warner Bros» The Flash movie
project starring Ezra Miller.
The good news for Spielberg, Sean Baker («The Florida
Project»), Dee Rees («Mudbound»), Paul Thomas Anderson («Phantom Thread») and others
left off the DGA's list is that the academy hasn't completely matched the guild's
director picks since 2010.
Through an arduous process of development — first with original «Deadpool» helmer Tim Miller and then, after he
left the
project due to creative differences,
director David Leitch («John Wick»)-- the film's storyline went through various radically different iterations.
After Tom Cruise's The Mummy reboot failed to meet box office expectations,
director Alex Kurtzman — along with Fast & Furious producer Chris Morgan — reportedly
left the
project.
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.
Deadline is reporting that Legendary Pictures has found a new
director to take on the fantasy sci - fi action sequel Pacific Rim 2,
leaving Gullermo del Toro free to work on other
projects while the movie is still being made.
The first is the foolish melodrama that preceded the film's release — melodrama created by the internet when the film's original
director, Edgar Wright,
left the
project.
After a hella troubled period that saw the original
director, Lynn Ramsay,
leave the
project on the first day of production, followed by leading man Jude Law, and then a slew of potential replacements filtered through Joel Edgerton finally took the spot opposite Portman.