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Alfonso Cuaron Might Direct The Tourist with Johnny Depp!
FirstShowing.net —
... that Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, who directed the Oscar winning film The Lives of Others, was being courted by Spyglass Entertainment to direct The Tourist. Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood claims that the producers found him "difficult and demanding" and took him off the project. Now they're going after Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron, who hasn't directed anything since Children of Men in 2006. If he does indeed end up getting the job, that would be quite amazing, as I love Cauron and have been waiting to see what his big follow-up to ...
Talent Switch on The Tourist: Alfonso Cuarón and Johnny Depp
/Film —
... Alfonso Cuarón. I was intrigued by the idea of The Lives of Others director von Donnersmarck taking the film, but I’m just as happy to see him bounce off onto something in which he might have more interest. I’d say the same thing about Cuarón, pretty much — let’s see if he signs on the dotted line. Apparently both Worthington and von Donnersmarck skipped out over ‘creative differences’. That’s the spin, anway. Nikki Finke says the director left (or never properly signed a deal) because he’s ...
'The Tourist' Change-Up: Johnny Depps In Talks To Star, Alfonso Cuaron May Direct
:: The Playlist :: —
... director's struggled to set up anything since. Even though this project seems a little pedestrian for Cuaron's talents, we're happy to see him pairing with two of the biggest stars in the world: he's sure to make it a more interesting picture if he gets the gig, and it'll hopefully buy him enough credit to do something he really wants to do (but Deal Memo says other filmmakers are circling the project too, but doesn't name names). We're sad that von Donnersmarck won't be involved: Nikki Finke says that producers found him "difficult and demanding," so we hope he hasn't burnt ...
