Michel Gondry is taking over the job of directing Green Hornet.

The Eternal Sunshine/Be Kind Rewind dreamweaver feels more suited to the free-wheeling, endlessly inventive, non-merchandised world of indie pics.

But he's not the first leftfield choice to take on a big-budget, high-risk superhero flick...

Here's some other directors who've made the move from art house to multiplex...

The Director: Alex Proyas

The Film: The Crow (1994)

Before They Took The Job: Few people knew about Proyas, who took a familiar route through music videos, adverts and short films to his first feature, Spirits of the Air, Gremlins Of The Clouds.

How Did It Work Out? The Crow is a moody, romantic and dark adaptation of James O’Barr’s comic adventure that still stands up today.

We’re frankly bemused as why it needs to be remade, but that’s not stopping producer Edward Pressman and director Steven Norrington.

How It Could Have Gone: In a scene new to fans of the graphic novel, our Crow anti-hero straps on a pair of Nikes, takes a swig of Coke from one hand and a swig of Pepsi from the other, turns to the camera, and says 'Just do it. The real choice for a new generation." while his criminal foes look on, totally baffled.