David Green (born 1983) is an American film and music video director. He is well known for directing several music videos and short films, especially working with Miles Fisher. After making his directorial debut with the 2014 film Earth to Echo,^[1][2] he went on to direct other films such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) and later the Warner Bros. Pictures film Coyote vs. Acme.

Green directed several music videos, including Miles Fisher's 2009 cover of Talking Heads' "This Must Be the Place".^[3] He also co-directed the short animated comedy film Meltdown in 2009 with David Cross,^[4] in which David Cross voiced over the main role.^[5]

In 2010, Green directed a short film spoof titled Pinkberry: The Movie, starring Miles Fisher.^[6] Later, he directed a television short series, Zombie Roadkill, starring Thomas Haden Church and produced by Sam Raimi.^[7]

In 2011, Green and Fisher made a viral short film New Romance along with Jake Avnet to promote Final Destination 5.^[8] Later, he directed another short film, Dial M for Murder, for the Funny or Die.^[9]

On 22 May 2012, Walt Disney Pictures set Green to make his directorial debut with a science-fiction adventure film entitled Earth to Echo,^[1][2] scripted by Henry Gayden, produced by Andrew Panay, and starring Astro, Reese Hartwig, and Teo Halm.^[10] The film was released on 2 July 2014, grossing more than $45 million.^[11] Disney sold the film's rights to Relativity Media in 2013.^[12]

In August 2013, Warner Bros. set Green to direct sci-fi action film Lore, based on the graphic novel of the same name, written by Ashley Wood and T.P. Louise, that Warner Bros. had gained in 2012.^[13]

On 4 December 2014, Green was set by Paramount Pictures to direct Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, a sequel to the successful 2014 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles directed by Jonathan Liebesman.^[14] Filming began in April 2015 in New York City and Buffalo.^[15] and the film was released on 3 June 2016.^[14][16]

On 17 December 2019, it was reported that Green would direct a live-action/animated film based on Looney Tunes character Wile E. Coyote, titled Coyote vs. Acme.^[17][18] Coyote vs. Acme was originally set to be released on 21 July 2023, however, the Greta Gerwig film Barbie had taken over the summer slot.^[18][19] Green and his team had worked for three years on the project,^[20] moved away from his friends and family to London for 18 months to save the studio money on post-production costs, and ensured the $70-72 million of spending was on budget.^[21] In spite of this, Warner Bros. made a decision to shelve the completed film in November 2023.^[22] Green and its top producers were informed of the decision to shelve film project after Warner Brother had already began undergoing the process of using it as a $30 million tax write-off.^[20] In a statement on 9 November 2023, Green stated “I am beyond proud of the final product, and beyond devastated by Warner Bros.' decision."^[20] Upon reports that Warner Bros. had reversed their decision, thus allowing its film-makers (including Dave Green^[21][23]), the option to shop the film to other distributors,^[24][25] a number of distribution services signaled an interest in the purchase of the film, including Amazon Prime, Apple Studios, and Netflix.^[26] The studio is considering to shelve and delete the film once again, as of February 2024.^[27]