Michelle MacLaren has pulled out of directing Wonder Woman for Warner Brothers, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Allegedly, there were creative differences between MacLaren and the studio over the direction of the superhero project due in theaters on June 23, 2017.
Gal Gadot has already been cast to star as the Amazonian superhero who will first appear in next spring’s Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice before Wonder Woman hits the screen. The character will follow through to November 17, 2017’s Justice League: Part One.
The news comes as a disappointment as MacLaren seemed like a good pick for the job. Although this would have been her feature film debut, she already has gained plenty of experience directing episodes of Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and Better Call Saul.
Warner Brothers had been developing multiple screenplays for Wonder Woman, with MacLaren supposedly working with the writers and their various takes. The studio will need to move fast to get another director in to get the project into shape and in front of cameras to meet its scheduled release date in 26 months.
