The sequel certainly had some more lighthearted moments, including with the addition of Dylan Sprouse’s Trevor.
His biggest priority was to inject some humor into the script written by After author, Anna Todd and Mario Celaya.
Walking away from the franchise, it sounds like he is happy to hand it off to another female director, considering the entire series is told from Tessa’s POV, and the project will certainly allow Castille Landon to be a part of her highest profile movie yet.
As Roger Kumble explained, he was excited to step into an already established space to direct After We Collided, where Josephine Langford (who told us how big of a Star Wars fan she is earlier this year) and Hero Fiennes Tiffin had already bonded, formed relationships together and with the characters.