Shallows Director Rumored to Helm Suicide Squad 2

The director of The Shallows has been thrown into the mix as a possibility.

By Lucy O'Brien

A new rumour suggests that Jaume Collet-Serra is in the mix to helm Suicide Squad 2 if first pick director Mel Gibson passes.

The rumour comes from Entertainment Journalist Jeff Sneider during a recent appearance on Meet the Movie Press (via BatmanNews). "The name that I have heard, who could be in the mix, is Jaume Collet-Serra", said Sneider, who went on to explain that Collet-Serra is a home grown director for Warner Bros., having cut his teeth on Warner horrors House of Wax and Orphan (his most recent film was The Shallows, the Blake-Lively starring shark movie). "He delivers hit on a mid sized budget, he can make a lot out of a little," said Sneider.

Collet-Serra now joins Ruben Fleischer, Daniel Espinosa and Jonathan Levine as a possible Suicide Squad 2 director, but the common sentiment is that the gig is Gibson's if he wants it.

In more Suicide Squad 2 news, Legend of Tarzan writer Adam Cozad is currently in talks with Warner Bros. to write the screenplay.

Lucy O'Brien is an editor at IGN’s Sydney office. Follow her ramblings on Twitter.

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