Original sentence: Prior to Burton's involvement, directors such as Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Rob Minkoff, Robert Zemeckis, Barry Levinson and Gary Ross had been involved, while Warner Bros.either attached, considered or discussed the role of Willy Wonka with Steve Martin, Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Nicolas Cage, Will Smith, Brad Pitt, Mike Myers, Ben Stiller, Dwayne Johnson, Bill Murray, Leslie Nielsen, Patrick Stewart, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Rowan Atkinson, Robert De Niro, Michael Keaton, Marilyn Manson, David Walliams, Eddie Izzard, Dustin Hoffman and Chevy Chase
Edited sentence: Prior to Burton's involvement, directors such as Gary Ross, Rob Minkoff, Martin Scorsese and Tom Shadyac had been involved, while Warner Bros.either considered or discussed the role of Willy Wonka with Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey, Michael Keaton, Brad Pitt, Will Smith and Adam Sandler