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According to Variety, the director handed in his notice to 20th Century Fox, who had already started booking soundstages for the 2010 production start. A spokesman confirmed Spielberg's departure, but remained silent on a specific reason.
The film is a remake of the 1950 classic starring James Stewart as a man who befriends a six and a half-foot tall invisible rabbit. Spielberg's first choice for the lead was frequent collaborator Tom Hanks, but the actor apparently wanted no part in following Stewart's performance.
The helmer then moved on to Robert Downey Jr. However, Spielberg and the Sherlock Holmes star were never in creative sync, forcing the filmmaker to allegedly squash his participation in the project.
Fox and DreamWorks are said to be continuing with the production.
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