▁the ▁screen play ▁was ▁being ▁re - written ▁by ▁K aj gan ich . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁dream ▁choice ▁for ▁Pen ny wise ▁would ▁be ▁B uster ▁Ke aton ▁if ▁he ▁were ▁still ▁alive , ▁and ▁the ▁Pen ny wise ▁that ▁K aj gan ich ▁script ed ▁being ▁" less ▁self - cons cious ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁ir ony ▁and ▁sur re ality ." ▁▁ ▁C ary ▁F uk un aga ▁( 2 0 1 2 – 2 0 1 5 ) ▁▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁ ▁had ▁revealed ▁that ▁C ary ▁F uk un aga ▁was ▁board ing ▁the ▁project ▁as ▁director ▁and ▁will ▁co - write ▁the ▁script ▁with ▁Ch ase ▁Pal mer , ▁while ▁Roy ▁Lee ▁and ▁Dan ▁Lin ▁are ▁producing , ▁as ▁with ▁S eth ▁Gra h ame - Smith ▁and ▁David ▁Kat zen berg ▁of ▁K atz Smith ▁Produ ctions . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁was ▁announced ▁to ▁have ▁moved ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁its ▁New ▁Line ▁Cinema ▁division , ▁with ▁over se er ▁duties ▁conduct ing ▁by ▁New ▁Line ' s ▁Walter ▁Ham ada ▁and ▁Dave ▁Ne ust ad ter , ▁along ▁with ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Production ▁at ▁Warner ▁B ros ., ▁Ni ija ▁K uy k end all . ▁On ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁V ulture , ▁Dan ▁Lin ▁announced ▁that ▁the