Sentences with phrase «directorial reigns over»

It was then through star Robert Carlyle's urging that they reluctantly gave the directorial reigns over to Bird, whose previous work included a romantic comedy dud and critically acclaimed British dramas.

I've lost count of how many «versions» there now are of his early sci - fi masterpiece Blade Runner (1982) and, after years of threats, that film will have a sequel this October, Blade Runner 2049, though Scott opted to pass the directorial reigns over to Denis Villeneuve (Arrival).

Not exact matches

With Jaws 3, the producers mystifyingly hand over the reigns to Joe Alves, the production designer and second unit director for the first two films, having no prior directorial experience before (or since) in his career.

Fans audibly groaned over the announcement that John Carpenter would be handing over directorial reigns for the next installment of Halloween to director David Gordon Green, a guy whose notable credits are stoner comedies.

This time around, del Toro has handed over the directorial reigns to former Daredevil showrunner Steven S. DeKnight; he will, however, still stay on board as a writer and producer.