JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK: Who Should Direct DC's Upcoming Mystical Team-Up Movie?

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK: Who Should Direct DC's Upcoming Mystical Team-Up Movie?

Warner Bros. is still looking for a director to bring DC's supernatural squad to cinemas. Could the recent changes at DC Films give us a hint at who they might be looking at to direct Justice League Dark ?

Editorial Opinion
By jph152 - Jan 24, 2018 11:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Justice League Dark
With an updated list of titles that are officially in development at DC Films being released over the weekend, we learned that while Justice League Dark has a screenwriter, it is not part of the six-film slate the studio currently has planned.

While Doug Liman was attached to the project, scheduling conflicts with his upcoming film Chaos Walking and an Edge of Tomorrow sequel made things too difficult. Liman recently said he is open to returning to the film but is not guaranteed to get his old job back.
 
Justice League Dark is no typical superhero movie. The cast of unique, supernatural characters ideally requires a director who is familiar with dark, fantastical storytelling. With that considered, the first name that comes to mind is the first director that was attached to the film: Guillermo del Toro. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker has a unique visual style that is evident in each of his movies and would be a natural fit for JLD. From Hellboy this year’s The Shape of Water, it’s clear that the man knows how to make a good creature feature. 
 
Del Toro had been attached to the project for years, even penning a full script in 2014. However, he ended up dropping out two years ago to work on a Pacific Rim sequel. While that film is coming out later this year, del Toro did not end up directing it.



So could del Toro return to Justice League Dark? Well, based on his comments last month, it doesn’t look likely. While promoting The Shape of Water, he said:
 
"I am concentrating on other projects right now...Next one could be a big one or a small one. I don't know. That's why I am taking time off. To think and ponder."

Finding the right director will be tough, but given the recent changes at DC Films, there’s reason to believe that they’ll be looking into some of the talent that has previously worked with New Line Cinemas. New DC Films president Walter Hamada has produced several horror movies and has a familiarity with many successful horror directors. Two of these directors are already making DC movies. James Wan is directing Aquaman, and David F. Sandberg is directing Shazam!.


While Wan successfully transitioned into the action genre with Furious 7, both these filmmakers are known for making pretty bone-chilling movies. This makes both Wan and Sandberg potential fits for Justice League Dark, as long as Aquaman and Shazam! are well received. Hamada might also look to other filmmakers he’s worked with before, like Andy Muschietti. However, Muschietti will be busy with It: Chapter 2 for at least the next year and a half, and might not want to transition to another big project immediately afterward.


With both Liman and del Toro left JLD because of scheduling reasons, it’s clear that the timetable DC has for the film’s production will have a huge impact on who ends up making the movie. It’s been reported that DC wants to pick a director soon, but with at least six other films currently being prioritized ahead of Justice League Dark, there’s no guarantee an announcement will be made soon. Like much of the DCEU at the moment, the state of this movie is very much up in the air.


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HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 1/24/2018, 11:22 AM
How do we know this film is even going to happen?
jph152
jph152 - 1/24/2018, 11:23 AM
@HeavyMetal4Life - I mean..it probably won't happen. But DC is throwing so much stuff at the wall that some of it is bound to stick
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 1/24/2018, 11:24 AM
@jph152 - Haha, I don't know how much will stick but everything else I agree with!
ChangAlang
ChangAlang - 1/24/2018, 12:37 PM
@jph152 - Spaghetti is suppose to stick if thrown against the wall to know if it’s ready.

I hope this is one of DC’s spaghetti😉😁
jph152
jph152 - 1/25/2018, 7:50 AM
@ChangAlang - Fingers crossed!
Kevwebsz
Kevwebsz - 1/24/2018, 11:22 AM
Del Toro knows its a sinking ship.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 1/24/2018, 11:23 AM
@Kevwebsz - Seems like almost every director knows the DCEU is a sinking ship.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 1/24/2018, 11:24 AM
WB should get down on their hands and knees and beg Del Toro to come back.
DarthMoose
DarthMoose - 1/24/2018, 11:29 AM
Should get Uwe Boll. Seems a good fit for the dceu.
interoBang
interoBang - 1/24/2018, 11:31 AM
"Upcoming"
Kevwebsz
Kevwebsz - 1/24/2018, 11:32 AM
Can't get their main heroes right and they wanna give us JLD which has is full of characters that the general audience doesn't know. JL failed but they're really gonna try this movie?
IronGenesis
IronGenesis - 1/24/2018, 11:34 AM
Kathryn Bigelow
She handles units/teams in action set pieces incredibly well.
She can play around and put her stamp on Zatanna.
She could deliever a good, crisp looking film at a good budget.

This isn’t practical at all, BUT! You asked.
Asturgis
Asturgis - 1/24/2018, 12:21 PM
@IronGenesis - I wish I could upvote you a million times.
Inktown03
Inktown03 - 1/24/2018, 11:34 AM
This will never get off the ground, DC sucks!
Dedpool
Dedpool - 1/24/2018, 11:35 AM
Dunno, but I want Colin Farrell for Constantine on the big screen
ShogunOfSorrow
ShogunOfSorrow - 1/24/2018, 11:36 AM
Ahh, Justice League Dark. The DCEU's on again off again paramour.
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 1/24/2018, 11:36 AM
Surely they need a new title for this, right? There’s no way that “Justice League Dark” at all sounds like the selling point they must have envisioned it being when they originally slapped it on this concept.
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 1/24/2018, 11:54 AM
DC Executives: “Sure, People soundly rejected our last Justice League film, but we can show that we’re learning what audiences want... let’s clearly promise that our next Justice League film will be even darker, and have no Wonder Woman!”
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