Back in February, Mel Gibson confirmed that he had been approached for the job, but no offer had been made, since it was still the early stages. Warner Bros. had also been looking at Daniel Espinosa ("Safe House"), Ruben Fleischer ("Zombieland"), and Jonathan Levine ("Warm Bodies"). At the time, Gibson was said to be the studio's first choice, but The Hollywood Reporter just posted that script delays pushed the production start and Gibson moved on. Their report also listed Collet-Serra as the new frontrunner.
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