Los Angeles, Aug 21 (IANS): Filmmakers Daniel Espinosa and Gerard Johnstone are reportedly in the race to helm upcoming film "Justice League Dark".

Warner Brothers has narrowed down the search for "Justice League Dark" helmers to Espinosa and Johnstone, reports aceshowbiz.com.

Espinosa is a Swedish filmmaker whose credits include "Easy Money", "Safe House" and "Child 44". He recently directed a horror sci-fier "Life" that reunited him with his "Safe House" actor Ryan Reynolds. The movie also starred Jake Gyllenhaal and Rebecca Ferguson.

On the other hand, Johnstone is a director from New Zealand. He only has one movie under his belt -- 2014's horror comedy "Housebound". It premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival and revolved around a woman sentenced to house arrest in a haunted house.

"Justice League Dark" centers on a dark and less popular "Justice League" team.

The band consists of John Constantine, Swamp Thing, Deadman, Zatanna and Etrigan the Demon. It's developed as part of DC Extended Universe which started with "Man of Steel" that introduced Henry Cavill as Superman.