McG Lands Directing Job for Universal's Action-Adventure'Ouija'« FirstShowing.net

It almost rhymes… McG andOuija!Deadlineannounces that after quite a line-up of potential directors for theirOuijamovie, Universal's top choice is none other thanMcG(Joseph McGinty Nichol), infamous for theCharlie's Angelsmovies and the rather dislikedTerminator Salvation. Various up-and-coming directors like Pierre Morel and Breck Eisner have beenlinkedpreviously, but McG was in the latest batch and won the job in the end. Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes is producing along with Hasbro. Production begins in summer for a 2012 release, and McG is"about to begin negotiations,"according to Deadline. Is he thebestchoice?

Though the plot is still being kept underwraps, it involves a family getting caught up in some supernatural adventure with flares ofThe MummyandIndiana Jones. So it's a bit more thanParanormal Activitymeets Hasbro supernatural board game. In betweenTerminatorand this project, McG did shoot another romantic comedy calledThis Means War, so he's stayed away from sci-fi and is finally venturing into adventure with this. I think it'll be fun and honestly, with McG and a project like this, I'm sure this is the best we would ever get anyway. Adam Horowitz& Edward Kitsis, the duo behindTron Legacy, wrote the screenplay forOuija. What do you guys think– is there any chance this will turn out fun and entertaining?Is McG a good pick?

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