15 Movies That Changed Directors During Production
![15 Movies That Changed Directors During Production](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/4/9/843949_320x180.jpg)
Movies are hard to make, and sometimes you just gotta quit, because hey, if you're making Red Sonja, that's gonna be a cool experience, but you know what isn't? Trying to force a huge robot in there because the producer keeps insisting you need, you just NEEEED a giant spider robot in act three, even though this a drama set in New England in 1850. Giant Spider Bot. For this reason, and many more, directors often call off the project. Sometimes, though, this happens when the film is already underway -- in pre-production or even half-way through filming.
Listen, if you were taking over a project someone made halfway through, how well do you think you'd do? Some of these films are abysmal, a small few are great, but all of them are weird as hell, because… well, because of everything. Here are the orphaned children adopted into new good homes.
Thor: Ragnarok
![Movies That switched Directors Thor: Ragnarok Alan Taylor Taika waititi Taylor departed after his reportedly terrible experience making Thor: The Dark World, and Waititi came aboard to helm the best Thor film (and funniest MCU movie) yet. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/7/843957.jpg)
Source: Screen Rant
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
![Movies That switched Directors Doctor strange in the Multiverse of Madness scott Derrickson sam Raimi Raimi took over from Derickson as the Multiverse moved from madness to cameos. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/8/843968.jpg)
Source: UPROXX
Solo
![Movies That switched Directors solo Phil Lord and chris Miller Ron Howard Howard made a mediocre Star Wars film after Lord and Miller were fired for trying to make a Lord and Miller movie. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/8/843958.jpg)
Source: Looper
Cape Fear / Schindler's List
![Movies That switched Directors cape Fear steven spielberg Martin scorsese Spielberg and Scorsese swapped films, as both were more interested in the others' project. schindler's List CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/5/843955.jpg)
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Deadpool
![Movies That switched Directors Deadpool David Goyer Tim Miller Goyer was trying to do Deadpool with Ryan Reynolds before X-Men Origins: Wolverine happened - a vision that Miller helped become a reality. GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/2/843952.jpg)
Source: Looper
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
![Movies That switched Directors Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 James Gunn James Gunn Gunn was removed for decades-old offensive jokes - but every director Marvel Studios met with refused to take the film, insisting it was Gunn's. And so it was. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/7/843967.jpg)
Source: Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
The Rise of Skywalker
![Movies That switched Directors The Rise of skywalker colin Trevorrow J. J. Abrams After the critical failure of That Movie About a Kid Who Hooks His Mom Up with a Teacher, and the Princess Leia recasting issue, Trevorrow was removed from Star Wars and Abrams returned. Yay. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/1/843961.jpg)
Source: Collider
The Batman
![Movies That switched Directors The Batman Ben Affleck Matt Reeves Affleck fell off the DCEU bandwagon after Justice League, and Reeves came in to make this stand- alone Batman film, removed from the wider DC plans (and featuring the third Joker in as many years). CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/5/843965.jpg)
Source: The Wrap
Justice League
![Movies That switched Directors Justice League JOSS whedon zack snyder After a personal tragedy and numerous production issues, Snyder left the movie to Joss Whedon - who drove the DCEU into the toilet. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/2/843962.jpg)
Source: Flickering Myth
Spartacus
![Movies That switched Directors spartacus Anthony Mann stanley Kubrick Kirk Douglas personally brought Kubrick in after firing Mann for being a coward. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/3/843963.jpg)
Source: Express
The Hobbit
![Movies That switched Directors The Hobbit Peter Jackson Guillermo del Toro Peter Jackson Jackson wasn't available or interested, so del Toro stepped in-until executive meddling and development hell led to him leaving the project with only enough time for Jackson to come back on. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/6/843956.jpg)
Fantastic Four
![Movies That switched Directors MARVEL STUDIOS Future Fantastic Four movie Jon watts ? No Way Home's Watts has left the Fantastic Four franchise, and may be returning to the Spidey realm. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/4/843954.jpg)
Source: Deadline
Batman Begins
![Movies That switched Directors Batman Begins Darren Aronofsky christopher Nolan Aronofsky's impossibly down-to-earth movie (Alfred is a mechanic, Bruce's suit is made of scraps) was canned, and Nolan came on with a neo-noir take. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/3/843953.jpg)
Source: Vulture
Avengers
![Movies That switched Directors Avengers movies Jon Favreau JOSS whedon The RUSSOS Favreau left before the first one, then Whedon fell off after Age of Ultron. The Russo brothers broke the curse, still going on after several movies. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/9/843959.jpg)
Source: The Things, Screen Rant
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
![Movies That switched Directors A.I. Artificial Intelligence stanley Kubrick steven spielberg Spielberg finished the movie after Kubrick died. And guess what - the weird, sugary ending everyone blames Spielberg for was Kubrick's idea all along. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/6/843966.jpg)
Source: entertainmentdog.com