‘The Flash’ director leaves over “creative differences”; ‘Aquaman’ director unhappy

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What happens when your cinematic universe is led by a Meat Head Fuccboi? You begin discouraging talent, and even losing some. Oh, DCU. What a fucking mess.

io9:

One of the key members of the Justice League just lost his boss. Seth Grahame-Smith, who wrote and was planning on directing The Flash solo movie slated for 2018, has left the project due to “creative differences.”

The Hollywood Reporter broke the news. No other details were given except that Grahame-Smith’s script is still in play and, with a March 3, 2018 release date, there’s lots of time to get a new director.

In the film, The Flash will be played by Ezra Miller, who made his first appearance in last month’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. He’ll next appear in Justice League Part One, directed by Zack Snyder, before zooming into his own movie.

[Hollywood Reporter]

CBR:

Fast on the heels of news that Seth Grahame-Smith has exited as director of “The Flash” comes word of potential rough seas for another Warner Bros. superhero film.

Citing “multiple, reliable sources,”Birth.Movies.Death contends directorJames Wan, known for his work on “Saw,”“The Conjuring” and “Furious 7,” is “feeling a tremendous amount of trepidation” about the 2018“Aquaman” film.

The website asserts that Warner Bros. executives are in crisis mode following the response to“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” leading to conflicts with director Zack Snyder about the tone of “Justice League: Part One,” now filming in London, and the DC Comics movie universe as a whole.

It’s unknown what “creative differences” led Grahame-Smith to depart his intended his directorial debut, or whether the rumored conflicts about the direction of the shared universe played into his decision or Wan’s purported “trepidation” about “Aquaman.” However, Birth.Movies.Death notes that Wan “doesn’t really need” a big-budget superhero movie.