Joe Wright is a very capable director whos best known for delivering solid takes on older novels (Pride and Prejudice, Anna Karenina and Atonement). He also showed to have a unique take on action with the thriller Hanna. Unfortunately, it seems that his success streak came to an end this year. Big budget movies are not for everyone and whether through the loss of creative control or the weight of studio expectations, many great directors have fallen victims to blockbusters gone bad. Despite a unique take on the material, Pan was a commercial failure and while not thought of as outright terrible, it certainly didnt bring in the stellar reviews that Wrights films have gotten in the past. But surely Wrights reputation ought to more than make up for one misstep? Apparently Lionsgate doesnt think so, because shortly after Pan flopping at the box office, they decided to cut off talks with him in regards to directing their Julius Caesar epic. Its easy to speculate on how a movies failure will impact a directors career, but in this case, one bad film may have already spoiled an entire studio's opinion on an otherwise reliable director.