5) Guillermo del Toro
Visionary director Guillermo del Toro is the king of unmade movies and over his career he has notched up un-produced projects for both Marvel and DC – a Doctor Strange and Justice League Dark movie, respectively. With both of those properties finding their way to the big screen without him, you might think that he’s done with both studios. However, we sincerely hope that’s not the case.
As shown in his Hellboy films, del Toro is a natural at bringing the supernatural side of the genre to life. After helming Blade II back in 2002, he would be a brilliant choice to reboot the vampire hunter if Marvel ever felt the need. Either that or DC should put him in charge of the long-awaited Sandman movie.
4) Phil Lord and Chris Miller
After finding big success with family audiences (The LEGO Movie) and with adults (22 Jump Street), directing duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller are hot tickets at the moment, with their next project being the Han Solo prequel movie.
They’re also writing two superhero films – DC’s The Flash and an animated Spider-Man movie, both due in 2018. If they’re not attached to the Star Wars franchise for the long haul, however, it would be great to see the pair direct a superhero film as well.
Currently, Greg Berlanti (of Arrowverse fame and Green Lantern infamy) is attached to DC’s mooted Booster Gold and Blue Beetle movie. If that falls through, though, Lord and Miller would be a great fit for those lighter-hearted heroes.