David Ayer No Longer Directing The SCARFACE Reboot Because The Studio Thought It Was "Too Dark"

Universal Pictures has parted ways with Scarface director David Ayer (Suicide Squad). The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Ayer's take on the script was "too dark" for the studio's taste, and that's saying a lot considering the 1983 Brian De Palma Scarface movie had some pretty upsetting scenes.

Ayer most recently directed the highly criticized Suicide Squad but is probably best known for writing Training Day and making gritty movies such as End of Watch. 

Scarface tells the story of the rise and fall of a gangster named Tony Montana. Brian De Palma's film starred Al Pacino in the lead role. Universal's Scarface reboot will take place in L.A. instead of Miami, the locale of the 1983 film.

Diego Luna is still attached to play the West Coast Latino gangster.

This isn't the first time Scarface has had director issues, Antoine Fuqua was originally attached to the project but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. Then Hell or High Water director David MacKenzie and Patriots Day helmer Peter Berg were also in talks to direct the project at one point.

After directing the Warner Bros. anti-hero ensemble Suicide Squad, Ayer is heading to computer screens everywhere with the Netflix fantasy movie Bright, starring Will Smith. He also is attached to Warner Bros.' remake of the Western The Wild Bunch and will reteam with his Suicide Squad star Margot Robbie for Gotham City Sirens, which will be led by Robbie's Harley Quinn.