Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Exits 'Collateral Beauty' Starring Will Smith

Well, this has been a pretty weird year for Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. The director broke hot out of Sundance with "Me And Earl And The Dying Girl," where it won the Audience Award and the Grand Jury prize. But by the time that the summer release date had rolled out, the buzz had quieted down significantly, with the movie earning a paltry $6.7 million at the box office. Still, the filmmaker made a name for himself and lined up a hot project, "Collateral Beauty," with Hugh Jackman and Rooney Mara slated to star. But scheduling soon forced out Jackman, who was replaced by Will Smith. But then Mara bailed on the project in September, with cameras gearing up to roll this month. It now looks like the movie is now in serious trouble.

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Deadline reports that Gomez-Rejon himself has exited the movie over —say it all together, class— "creative...