I just looked up Verbinski’s credits. The ones I remember liking a lot is A cure for wellness and the last son. Some of the big budget action stuff kinda bounced off of me I guess. I’ll keep an eye out for this one. He also did a monster magnet video which is pretty cool.
Freegards
The surest thing to a sure bet on Verbinski is that he will strive for something original. If you think the sequel/prequel/spinoff/riding a stale IP into the ground thing is part of Hollywood’s problem, that counts for something.
Verbinski at least is willing to take chances. He’s had some misses, along with huge successes and some critically very well received films that underperformed at the box office. But he will at least try to swing big.