Five of Hollywood’s hottest directors are in the discussion to helm the upcoming Twilight Zone movie.
Variety reports that Christopher Nolan, Michael Bay, David Yates, Rupert Wyatt and Alfonso Cuaron have all been approached by Warner Brothers to direct the big-screen version of classic anthology series.
The movie will not be anthology like the 80′s version of the film, which featured short films by several high profile directors. The new Zone will feature one storyline and one director. Nolan is said to be the frontrunner with Cuaron and Bay reportedly next two choices should Nolan not take the project.
Wyatt is described by Variety as the “dark horse” in the race, since he’s relatively unknown but just successfully relaunched the Planet of the Apes franchise for 20th Century Fox. Yates is reportedly in the discussion, but his stock is fading with Warner Brothers. His involvement with a trilogy of films based on The Stand could be part of that.
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