Yeah, I thought since he left that it couldn't be a bad thing if it meant he was having creative differences with Reynolds. The guy obviously absolutely loves this character, it would be really strange for him to want to be steering it in the wrong direction.
Depends on who replaces too. Would someone from comedy come to it? Maybe Reynolds would end up doing it himself (half kidding).
He's usually a family-friendly guy, but I'd like to see what Brad Bird would do with something like this. He's got an eye for self-referential things.
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