Paul Greengrass is believed to be in talks to direct The Stand.
Greengrass is currently in contact with Warner Bros about directing the big screen adaptation of the Stephen King adaptation.
Scott Cooper was originally supposed to helm the film, but has stepped down according to BadassDigest.com.
'The Stand' is about the aftermath of a super-flu virus that wipes out 99 per cent of the human population.
Ben Affleck was previously believed to be directing but quit in August this year after he was cast as Batman in the sequel to 'Man of Steel'.
Greengrass returned to the director's chair earlier this autumn with Captain Phillips.
Captain Phillips was based on the true story of Captain Phillips whose ship was hijacked by a group of Somali pirates.
The movie saw him team up with Oscar winner Tom Hanks for the first time.
Captain Phillips opened up the BFI London Film Festival and has enjoyed huge critical success.
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