Joe Johnston's Next Movie Won't Be Captain America 2

Joe Johnston, who directed for my money what was the best Marvel movie since 2008's Iron Man with Captain America: The First Avenger, has chose his next film and won't be a Steve Rogers sequel. The Hollywood Reporter say Johnston has signed on to direct the low-budget thriller Not Safe For Work for Universal and Blumhouse Pictures. Written by Brit writers Simon Boyes and Adam Mason (The Devil's Chair, Broken), Not Safe For Work (although it might go with the title in letters, NSFW) follows a paralegal facing off against a killer from a rival corporation intent on destroying important files. Budgeted at just $2.5 million, the film is a complete left turn from Johnston who usually helms big profile $100 million pictures, his CV including The Wolfman, Jurassic Park III and Jumanji. He has challenged himself to helm a micro film and he has struck a healthy pay deal to earn money on the back end if it does well. As for whether he will helm a Captain America sequel, we have heard mumblings from the cast that it might film in the fall. Johnston helming a low-budget thriller that he can quickly put out shouldn't stop him from sequelizing his own work, something we expect him to be keen on.