Joe Cornish and Shane Black on The List of Directors to Helm GAMBIT
20th Century Fox and Channing Tatum have been on the hunt for a new director for Gambit ever since Rupert Wyatt bailed last month over creative differences. A few days ago, it was reported that Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Liman was in the running to helm the movie. According to Heroic Hollywood, two new names have been added to the list of potential directors.
Their inside sources tell them that the studio is also looking at Joe Cornish and Shane Balck to take on the project. All three directors who are up for the gig are great choices. Cornish directed the incredible sci-fi adventure film Attack the Block and he also worked on the script for Marvel's Ant-Man with Edgar Wright. Black most recently directed Iron Man 3, and he's currently developing a new Predator film.
Out of all these choices, my number one pic would be Cornish because I've been waiting for him to make another film! For some odd reason, he hasn't directed a film since Attack the Block, which came out back in 2011. After a film like that, you'd think he'd be in high demand to direct all kinds of projects. I'd be fine if any of these directors landed the job, though.
Josh Zetumer wrote the script for Gambit, which is based on a treatment by Gambit co-creator Chris Claremont.