Harry Potter's David Yates to Direct FX Drama Pilot Tyrant

Harry Potter director David Yates is set to helm FX's upcoming drama pilot Tyrant, THR reports. Yates is stepping in to replace two-time Academy Award-winner Ang Lee, who was scheduled to direct the prestige-filled pilot from from Homeland creators Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff and Craig Wright (Six Feet Under, Lost).

Tyrant follows "an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation."

Lee backed out the the project earlier this month due to exhaustion, saying, "It is one of the most brilliant ideas for a series that I’ve seen and one about which I was very excited. However, after spending over four years making and promoting Life of Pi, I have recently realized that I need some rest."

Source : ign[dot]com