Emmy-winning television director Alan Taylor is now set to take the reins for ‘Thor 2,’ Collider is reporting. The news that the helmer, who is remembered for directing episodes of such series as ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Mad Men’ and ‘The Sopranos,’ has been hired comes after previous director Patty Jenkins stepped down from the sequel. Jenkins decided to leave the follow-up to last spring’s hit superhero film over creative differences.
After Jenkins left ‘Thor 2,’ Marvel was deciding between Taylor and fellow television director Daniel Minahan to take her place. Now that a replacement director has been hired, the studio is looking to continue with its planned schedule, and release the sequel during its previously announced month of November 2013.
Also with the announcement that Jenkins has left ‘Thor 2’ is Marvel’s debate over whether it should hire a new screenwriter to work on the script. The first draft of the screenplay was penned by ‘Thor’ co-writer Don Payne. Taylor is on the list to work on the script, along with fellow scribes John Collee, who penned ‘Happy Feet’ and ‘Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World;’ ‘Saving Private Ryan’s Robert Rodat; and Roger Avary of ‘Beowulf.’
Written by: Karen Benardello
