Justice League Dark In Search Of New Director

Once set to be directed by Guillermo del Toro, the project eventually fell into Doug Liman’s lap, at which point, it looked like things were good to go. However, the Edge of Tomorrow helmer shocked us all just this week when he announced that he’d be walking from the film, citing scheduling conflicts as the reason for his departure.

Currently, Warner Bros. has yet to find a replacement, but from what is making the news, the studio is aggressively searching for someone to fill the director’s chair and whoever they bring on board will play a major role in the new DC Cinematic Universe. As of yet, there’s no word on who may be emerging as the frontrunner, but THR notes that director Andy Muschietti is high on the list, along with several others.

He’s not the only one being eyed as Damian Szifron is also in the running for the gig. Relatively new on the scene, at least as far as feature films go, the director gained some momentum with Wild Tales back in 2014, picking up an Oscar nod for Best Foreign Language Film in the process, but hasn’t really done much since.