Shawshank Redemption and The Mist helmer Frank Darabont has pulled out of directing the Gerard Butler/Jamie Foxx thriller Law Abiding Citizen. That old chestnut "creative differences" is being cited as the reason, with no other director yet attached. Apparently things got quite heated between the notoriously no bullshit Darabont and the exec's in charge of the production. There's no word yet on if Foxx and Butler will remain attached, but there's generally a short window to find a replacement with this things before the actors bounce. Brett Ratner's agent is probably negotiating as I type...