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What directors would you like to see involved in the UMCU*?


*Universal Monster Cinematic Universe, more specifically.

J.A. Bayona - He's no stranger to horror having done The Orphanage and the first two episodes of Penny Dreadful( Which also had different horror characters interact in a singular narrative). Being involved in the UMCU wouldn't be out of the question in his case as he's set to direct Jurassic World 2 AKA Jurassic Park 5 next for Universal.

Mike Flanagan - He's becoming a rock star in the horror genre with Oculus and Hush, and he did what was thought to be impossible and make a legitimately good, worth-while sequel to a much hated, very low rated movie few really thought was worth checking out in Ouija: Origin of Evil/

David Slade - He's a good director for hire and has left a stamp on the horror genre before having done Hard Candy, the comic book adaptation 30 Days of Night, and served as a director and executive producer on the artistically daring critical darling Hannibal. He's also directed some pretty stellar music videos, left his stamp on other TV like NBC's sadly short lived but totally unique Awake starring Jason Isaacs, an episode of Breaking Bad, and will be directing the first three episodes of STARZ' adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods. Yes, he did do a Twilight movie but hey we all need to eat, right?

Christopher McQuarrie - Well he has worked with Cruise before and is a writer on this, plus he's pretty damn good as a director so why the heck not?

James Wan - He made Universal a lot of money with Furious 7 and has left his stamp on horror from the Saw, Insidious, and The Conjuring franchises. He can handle small scale and big scale well, it would be interesting to see his take on these classic monsters.

I'd like to see Guillermo Del Toro in there but I don't think he's shown enthusiasm to doing a Universal Monsters movie if it isn't a period piece, I do believe he did say all of them should be period pieces and not set in contemporary times.

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Some great choices here, particularly James Wan as he's shown he understands horror and action very well, and as you said he can handle small scale projects as well as large scale ones.

I'd love to see what Guillermo Del Toro could do with any of the classic monsters, but unfortunately I don't foresee that, not with Universal anyway.





Warning! The Monster is loose!

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Thank you. Another idea would be Vincenzo Natali - Who is right now shaping up to be a good director for hire on television having done work on Hannibal, Westworld, Luke Cage, Wayward Pines, The Strain, and Orphan Black( He's also set to direct the pilot of Star Trek: Discovery) in addition to having left a stamp on horror-scifi with Cube. What separates Natali from the others is his background in concept artistry, animation, and VFX. Based on what I have seen from his fan art and art he has done for pitches in the past...He'd have a damn awesome vision for this universe, some examples here,
http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3347726/vincenzo-natali-posts-concept-art-predator/
http://www.heavymetal.com/news/concept-art-from-the-never-made-neuromancer-movie/

What do you think?

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Yes, he did do a Twilight movie but hey we all need to eat, right?

I don't think it's a coincidence that 'Eclipse' was the least worst in the series.

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With your avatar from Dr. Strange I just feel the need to share this bit of trivia that DS screenwriter C. Robert Cagill, back when he was a film critic, wrote a review for Eclipse back in 2010 for Aint It Cool News( As MASSAWYRM) saying " MASSAWYRM declares that ECLIPSE is the first TWILIGHT movie that doesn't completely suck!"

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Those are all good, diverse choices. Obviously the series is going to need that sort of diversity because each property will have it's own unique hook and tone.

Guillermo del Toro is an obvious dream get, but so too is friend and fellow Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron. Though he's flirted with such fare w/Harry Potter, he seems to be past that point where he's doing "popcorn" movies. I'll also toss in Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later). Another Oscar winner, and a guy who seems predisposed to avoid these types of movies, but...

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Well, Boyle did direct a version of Frankenstein, but it was on stage. Boyle seems like the type who likes to experiment with any genre, having done 28 Days Later he probably wants to check out some others before heading back to horror.

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Totally. He has a new flick in the works which is basically zombies vs robots, sounds dope.

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All great choices. I'd throw in Sam Raimi, Gareth Edwards, Gore Verbinksi, Alexandre Aja, and Adam Wingard.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

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Sam Raimi - YES. We need to see his stamp on here for sure. Gore Verbinski is a nice call, considering he's going back to horror now. Aja could definitely need something to get his grove back on, he's been a big stale as of late IMHO. Wingard is totally inspired and can also handle action in addition to horror.

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No opinion on Edwards?

Whatever you are, be a good one.

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Sorry about that, he'd be good too.

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You have great choices, but I woukd like to add for consideration a cotroversial one:

Darren Lynn Bousman - true, his films (the first of the SAW series) are a bit gory, and he also directed Repo! The Genetic Opera.

A man of his expertise could make great and suspensful movies,

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Anyone but Kurtzman.

...keeps alive the weak, the stupid, the lazy that breed and multiply, weakening the human race

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Too late XD

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Neil Marshall, James Wan and Guillermo Del Toro.

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Marshall is a good suggestion, definitely a genre director and been linked to some real fine shows like Westworld, Black Sails, and Hannibal.

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