Universal is considering several potential directors for The Wolf Man, following Mark Romanek's departure from the period horror movie earlier this week. Brett Ratner (all three Rush Hour movies, X-Men: The Last Stand), Frank Darabont (The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption), James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma), and Joe Johnston (Hidalgo, Jurassic Park III) have all either already met with the studio or are set to do so soon, according to Hollywood Reporter.
Any director who signs on will be forced to work with a ''locked script'' that cannot be changed during shooting, due to the writers' strike. Romanek had worked on the project for several years, overseeing the script-writing process. It's also possible that Wolf Man's star, Benicio Del Toro, who is known to be choosy about directors, could have a say in the decision. Universal is expected to set a new director in the next week. The film is still scheduled to start shooting in March.
Out of those directors listed above I would prefer Frank Darabont. He seems to be the best out of the group of being able to create an atmosphere within the film, something this kind of horror film would need. He also has the best looking movies out of any of the list. He isn't quite the visual stylist that Romanek is but Darabont has his films look good in an entirely different way.
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