Top 10 underrated Filmmakers
by aljohnsonnyc | created - 11 Jul 2014 | updated - 11 Jul 2014 | PublicRule one. filmmakers must make at least less than 20 films. Rule Two. No fan base on these filmmakers. (sorry, Christopher Nolan, you have your fans). Rule three. Some of them can be hated at times.
1. Zack Snyder
Director | 300
Zachary Edward "Zack" Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter, best known for action and science fiction films. Snyder made his feature film debut with the 2004 remake Dawn of the Dead and has gone on to be known for his comic book movies and ...
This guy has made "Dawn of the Dead" 2004 Remake, 300, Watchmen, Legend of the Guardians: the Owls of Ga'Hoole, and Man of Steel. I give him credit that he puts effort in his new ideas, but there is no love by critics and audiences alike. "Substance over narrative"=/= James Cameron, Tim Burton, or Ang Lee. "Grotesque imagry"=/= to Tarsem. He shows off Penises and Vagina's=/= to Star Trek: the Motion Picture, Michael Bay. His messages are forced and contrived=/= to Avatar or District 9. I will defend because his credentials show less than Michael Bay, ShamHammer, and Uwe Boll combined. I am looking forward for him to do Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice.
2. Genndy Tartakovsky
Producer | Samurai Jack
Genndy Tartakovsky was born and raised in Moscow, USSR. He and his family moved to Chicago, IL when he was 7 years old, after his father defected to the US. His interest in comic books and animation led him to study animation at CalArts in Los Angeles. While he was there he produced two student ...
First film was Hotel Transylvania. Hope he keeps at it with more forward films, please.
3. J.J. Abrams
Producer | Lost
Jeffrey Jacob Abrams was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles, the son of TV producer parents. At 15, he wrote the music for Don Dohler's Nightbeast (1982). In his senior year of college, he and Jill Mazursky teamed up to write a feature film, which became Taking Care of Business (1990)....
He's made Super 8, Star Trek reboot and its sequel. And we're getting Star Wars Episode 7 from him. So excited.
4. Gareth Edwards
Visual_effects | Monsters
Gareth James Edwards was born on June 1, 1975 in the English town of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Growing up, he admired movies such as the 1977 classic "Star Wars", and went on to pursue a film career. He even cites George Lucas and Steven Spielberg as his biggest influences. Edwards studied BA (Hons) ...
Talk about a guy who reprised the Godzilla franchise in a hearts-beat. And I believe he is doing one of the spin-off Star Wars movies. Cool.
5. Edgar Wright
Director | Shaun of the Dead
Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his comedic Three Flavours Cornetto film trilogy consisting of Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), made with recurrent collaborators Simon Pegg...
Nothing like a comedic director for Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End, but this guy did Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World. I was hoping to see him do Ant-man, but was laid off by Kevin Fiege. urgh. Feel bad for him.
6. Dean DeBlois
Writer | Lilo & Stitch
Dean DeBlois is a Canadian writer, director, and producer known best for having co-written and co-directed Disney's Lilo & Stitch (2002) and Dreamworks' How to Train Your Dragon (2010), both Oscar nominated. While working as an assistant animator and layout artist for Hinton Animation Studios ...
He's credited for Lilo & Stitch, How To Train Your Dragon and its sequel. And nobody knows who this guy is. Keep up what you do.
7. Mark Steven Johnson
Director | Finding Steve McQueen
Mark Steven Johnson is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for writing and directing the hit Marvel films "Daredevil" and "Ghost Rider" as well as writing "Grumpy Old Men" and its successful sequel "Grumpier Old Men." Johnson recently wrote, directed and produced "Love...
I will give credit. He's made DareDevil, Elektra, and Ghost Rider, which were ok films. Jack Frost was his children film. And I got to give him credit for his creativity and new.
8. Gary Ross
Writer | The Hunger Games
Gary Ross is an American writer, director and actor born November 3rd, 1956 in Los Angeles, California. His father was screenwriter Arthur A. Ross (1920 - 2008). After writing for television series The Hitchhiker (1983) in 1986, Ross broke through by penning the Tom Hanks hit Big (1988), his first ...
I know he's directed the Hunger Games, Sebiscuit, and Pleasantville, but he wrote the script for both Big and The Tale of Despereaux.
9. Joss Whedon
Producer | Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Joss Whedon is the middle of five brothers - his younger brothers are Jed Whedon and Zack Whedon. Both his father, Tom Whedon and his grandfather, John Whedon were successful television writers. Joss' mother, Lee Stearns, was a history teacher and she also wrote novels as Lee Whedon. Whedon was ...
Ok, ok. I am fully aware he was the director of the Avengers, but this dude produced The Cabin in the Woods for two weeks before the Avengers came out. He was one of the Screenwriters for Toy Story, and he directed Serenity. How'd that go for box office #s?
10. Brad Bird
Writer | The Incredibles
Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird is an American director, screenwriter, animator, producer and occasional voice actor, known for both animated and live-action films. Bird was born in Kalispell, Montana, the youngest of four children of Marjorie A. (née Cross) and Philip Cullen Bird. His father worked in...
I love this guy. But some of his credentials are unappreciated at times. He directed The Incredibles and Ratatouille, but his unknowns are The Iron Giant and Mission Impossible IV: Ghost Protocol. I look forward to his creations every single step of the way. Since he's coming out with the Incredibles 2 and TomorrowLand.
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