"Replacing a director, even a first-timer, during production is rare in Hollywood. On Aug. 6 Warner Brothers booted Ted Griffin as director of his original story inspired by the 1967 classic 'The Graduate' and replaced him with Rob Reiner 12 days into shooting. The script, about a young woman from Pasadena who discovers that her grandmother was the inspiration for the Mrs. Robinson character in 'The Graduate,' was strong enough to lure a cast of top-notch actors, led by Jennifer Aniston," Anne Thompson unveils the Hollywood controversy in the New York Times.