20 Major Projects Where The Original Filmmaker Was Fired

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In Hollywood, even the director's chair isn't on sacred ground.

There are many ways that a film production can go south, from financial troubles to performer issues to COVID-19 outbreaks that threaten to shut the whole shoot down.

However, one of the most devastating and jaw-dropping moves that a production can make is dropping a filmmaker altogether, which in itself can mark a film or television series with an unbeatable stigma.

Nevertheless, this is far from a rare occurrence in Hollywood, as evident by these 20 times when film and television directors found themselves on the chopping block.

1. Season 3 of True Detective (2019)

2. Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

5. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

7. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

11. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

12. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

14. Jane Got A Gun (2015)

18. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

19. Under the Cherry Moon (1986)

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