Sucks to be McG - Universal Kills Ouija

The fantasy-adventure/board-game adaptation Ouija was supposed to be McG's second chance at grabbing the bull and repositioning his directorial career post-Terminator: Salvation underperforming and it sounded like a bright enough of an idea that it could work. Universal was game and slotted it in a prime November 2012 release aiming for families wanting something fun to sit through and munch on their popcorn during the Thanksgiving holiday season next year. Not anymore.

Ouija is dead, reports Vulture.

McG and producer Michael Bay are said to be bringing it to rival studios, but generally speaking executives don't want to buy ideas that not only came from someone else but weren't even deemed good enough to keep around their shop. It happens, yes. But I wouldn't bank it. Cut to me being wrong and we see Disney make it their big Christmas 2013 tentpole against The Hobbit: There & Back Again.

You gotta feel bad for McG. For those of you who've followed my ranting and ravings since getting into this arena in 2008, you know I'm not fan of his. But Jesus can the dude catch a break? Terminator: Salvation was perfectly enjoyable. It was just his mouth that did him in with the fan community.

Is he going to get any of the credit for The Man of Steel if it's a big hit in two years? Nope. Even though the casting of new Superman Henry Cavill originated from him and this latest cinematic riff on the red-and-blue suit is the design drawn up for his ill-fated Superman: Flyby.

But no, if the Supes do-over goes over like gangbusters, it's all going to be "Ya, Zack Snyder! Ya, Chris Nolan!" and "Fuck McG!" from fanboys.