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Burton just the wrong director for this story?

posted 5 years ago by HarlemEagle42 (16265)
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On paper, I can see why they picked him. Name recognition and his signature weird style. But maybe Gore Verbinski would had been better?

[–] AndyKing1967 (34249) 5 years ago

Maybe Guillermo del Toro could’ve taken it even further left field?

[–] HarlemEagle42 (16265) 5 years ago

Oh yeah, that's not bad.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

I would have thought Jake Kasdan would have been a better choice, because he wouldn't try to make it weird and would have made it more like a simple live version of the original which would probably have been an easier sell than a weird Burton remake.

[–] Kurt (189) 5 years ago

It's already a pretty insane story about an elephant using its ears to fly. It just doesn't get any weirder than that.