The new Paramount Wonder Park animation movie has no credited director, and here's why

Have you heard of Wonder Park, The last animated incursion of Paramount Pictures into the world of talkative animals? It would not be terribly shocking if you had not done it: the film was best received with a lukewarm reception and the marketing was rather light, with no last-minute commercials and a mobile Pixowl game. It might have helped if the director had taken a little time to get the positive message about his latest project, right?

In the curious case of Wonder Parkit would have been a bit difficult. By the time the film reached the audience, no director had been credited. Alan Smithee, the famous pseudonym attached to the darlings of cinema, did not even intervene to take credits. So, is there a secret director or is it just the first film to be created?

Well, there may indeed be a good reason for this omission. Back in January, when the film was originally titled Park of attractions, The director at the time, Dylan Brown, was fired from the project after several complaints of "inappropriate and undesirable behavior".

"We are committed to creating a safe, professional workplace without harassment or inappropriate behavior. We therefore take allegations of misconduct and irregularities very seriously, "said a Paramount representative in a statement. "We received allegations of inappropriate and unwanted behavior from Dylan Brown at the workplace and we conducted a thorough investigation. He is no longer employed by society. "

At that time, the film was in production – perhaps over – and was due out in March. This, you note, came after Jeffrey Tambor, who was originally part of the cast, was replaced because of his own complaints of harassment.

Here. No ghost director, even if it could have created a more interesting final product.

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