THE PUNISHER - MARTIN MCDONAGH (IN BRUGES, SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS)
Care to see a good Punisher flick any time in the near future? I'd suggest hiring this fella named Martin McDonagh. He's only done two films now,
In Bruges and
Seven Psychopaths, and he's proven to have a strong handle on violence. The violence in his films are devastating in the best way possible, it makes you hurt. That's the kind of punch a good 'ol character like The Punisher needs in order to be re-ignited on the big-screen any day soon. Plus, Marvel likes humour, so he's good with humour too, remember that.
HELLBLAZER - PETER JACKSON (THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY, THE FRIGHTENERS)
A perfect suit for a brilliant director who keeps delivering quality entertainment for anyone to easily enjoy. Imagine how fantastic a Hellblazer film by him would be? That would fit in very well on his resume with the likes of films as great as
The Frighteners and
Dead Alive/Braindead as well. He could make a really strong supernatural thriller for DC/Warner if they let him have an R-rating, that would be outstanding. Maybe ship Charlie Hunnam in there as John Constantine since he starred in
Pacific Rim for the next director, he kinda looks the part too (so that helps as well).
SWAMP THING - GUILLERMO DEL TORO (PAN'S LABYRINTH, HELLBOY)
This could be del Toro's ultimate ticket to making a gritty, R-rated comic-book film. I'd say base it off of Alan Moore's series. It could be del Toro's answer to
The Hobbit trilogy, he didn't direct it, now he's doing this, and he's getting to do whatever he likes creatively. Make it a trilogy, take the time with it, let it pan out, and let people get excited for it because this could be an exciting character to see next on the big-screen as he's never really been given proper justice.
THE HULK - SPIKE JONZE (WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH)
Though he hasn't directed many films, he has directed great films. One of them actually had Mark Ruffalo in it, and that is
Where The Wild Things Are, which is a phenomenal film with great costume work on the creatures, also having a nice mix of CG in there as well, to make it look as real and as authentic as humanly possible. Jonze would be a great pick for the next Hulk solo film because he is a capable director who just needs that extra push in order to deliver something that's truly amazing. I think the project he needs in order to get a box-office hit on his hands is a new Hulk film which won't be too much of a stretch for Jonze after adapting a children's book into a very dark and ambitious film for children and adults alike.
DR. STRANGE - STEVEN SPIELBERG (CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, LINCOLN)
Since Tom Hanks is looking to play a superhero in the near future, why not have him become Dr. Strange for Marvel? He's already done it all. He's won two Oscars, he's been nominated for a plethora of awards, he's achieved it all, and he's just a brilliant, multi-dimensional actor, so why not have him become Dr. Strange? Let Mr. Spielberg direct it too, I'm sure it'll work out just fine. Get them a good script and they'll deliver yet another hit in no time whatsoever.