Apparently Angelina Jolie Is Being Looked At To Direct WONDER WOMAN & CAPTAIN MARVEL
Could we see a bidding war between DC and Marvel? Angelina Jolie was rumored to be on Marvel's radar to helm Captain Marvel, and now Collider reckon she's definitely under consideration. But, Warner Bros. want her to replace Michele MacLaren on Wonder Woman too!
Collider reports that actress/director Angelina Jolie (Unbroken, In The Land Of Blood And Honey) is being courted by Marvel and Warner Bros. to helm both studios' first ever female driven movies; Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman. There were whispers of Jolie being looked at to bring Carol Danvers to the big screen a while back, but apparently she is now "definitely under consideration for the job. Marvel just set a couple of writers to this so it stands to reason that getting a director on board would be their next move.
We also found out yesterday that Michelle MacLaren had parted ways with the Wonder Woman movie over creative differences, so WB will obviously be searching for a director to replace her fairly quickly if they want to keep things on schedule, and word is they want Jolie as that replacement. With just a year between films, only one studio can win this one... that's if Miss Jolie even wants to direct either one of course! Collider make no indication that she's considering either job or if an offer has even been made yet, so we'll have to see what happens.
UPDATE: We now know Wonder Woman has a new director, so maybe Marvel won't have to battle WB on this after all!
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