Rob Reiner Takes Over The Graduate Project

[Tuesday, August 10th, 2004]
Rob Reiner is to replace Ted Griffin as director of Warner Bros. Pictures' The Graduate, according to Variety.

After just one week of principal photography, Griffin, a screenwriter who was making his directorial debut on the project, is being replaced, with Reiner in negotiations to take over the reins on what has been called the untitled Ted Griffin project. The studio has shut down filming, which it plans to resume Aug. 18.

Griffin wrote the script for the romantic comedy, which centers on a young woman (Jennifer Aniston) who discovers that her grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) was the basis for the character of Mrs. Robinson in the 1967 film "The Graduate." The cast also includes Mark Ruffalo, Mena Suvari and Kevin Costner.

According to one source, Griffin came under criticism for spending too much time with his cinematographer on shots and not enough time with the cast. Another source said issues involving the lighting of the actresses was at the center of the decision to change directors. The studio declined comment.

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