'Walking Dead' Creator Frank Darabont Could Direct Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth in 'Snow White And The Huntsman' Sequel

Frank Darabont may have had a messy falling out with AMC over The Walking Dead, but the acclaimed director (Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) could be helming one of the most anticipated big-budget sequel of the next few years: the followup to 2011's Snow White and The Huntsman. But Darabont is just on the alleged shrtlist for now. He's reportedly going up against Gavin O'Connor (Warrior) and Andy Muschietti (Mama) for the job!

If Darabont gets signed on for this sequel, starring Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth, it will be his first feature film since 2007's The Mist.

Meanwhile, O'Connor and Muschietti seem like better, cheaper choices for the gig, but Darabont can easily surprise us with a great sequel.

Deadline reports:

Darabont, after helming The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, hatched The Walking Dead and helped forge it into cable TV's top-rated drama before getting fired. He hasn't helmed a feature since 2007′sThe Mist. Then there is O'Connor, who directed the cult favorite film Warrior as well as Miracle and stepped in and saved the Natalie Portman starrer Jane Got A Gun. Then there is Muschietti, the Mama helmer who was tapped by Universal to reboot its The Mummy franchise, before he fell out of that project. Universal and Roth Films are trying to have the Huntsman movie for 2016 - Chris Hemsworth had to say no to the Legendary sci-fi film Brilliance because he's slotted to reteam with Kristen Stewart and do this sequel after The Avengers 2 - so a decision should be made soon. 

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