Potential James Bond Directors
by 99Tfl | created - 03 Jun 2021 | updated - 1 month ago | Public
1. J.A. Bayona
Director | La sociedad de la nieve
Juan Antonio García Bayona is a Spanish film director. He directed the 2007 horror film The Orphanage, the 2012 drama film The Impossible, and the 2016 fantasy drama film A Monster Calls. Bayona's latest film is the 2018 science fiction adventure film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the fifth ...
Select Credits: "The Impossible", "A Monster Calls", "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom"
2. Paul McGuigan
Director | Lucky Number Slevin
Paul is a Bafta and Emmy nominated director known for Sherlock, Lucky Number Slevin, Inside Man and Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool. Born in Bellshill, Scotland he started his professional life as a photographer and then documentary filmmaker. His first film was Acid House in 1998 which is an ...
Select Credits: "Lucky Number Slevin", "Sherlock", "Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool", "Dracula"
3. Michel Hazanavicius
Writer | The Artist
Michel Hazanavicius was born and raised in Paris, France. His grandparents were originally from Lithuania, but relocated to France in the 1920s. Hazanavicius attended art school, and moved on to work as a director for commercials and television projects. In 1999, he wrote and directed his first ...
Select Credits: "OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies", "The Artist", "Godard Mon Amour"
4. Joe Wright
Director | Pride & Prejudice
Joe Wright is an English film director. He is best known for Pride & Prejudice (2005), Atonement (2007), Anna Karenina (2012), and Darkest Hour (2017).
Wright always had an interest in the arts, especially painting. He would also make films on his Super 8 camera as well as spend time in the evenings...
Select Credits: "Pride and Prejudice", "Atonement", "Hanna", "Darkest Hour"
5. Guy Ritchie
Director | Sherlock Holmes
Guy Ritchie was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK on September 10, 1968. After watching Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) as a child, Guy realized that what he wanted to do was make films. He never attended film school, saying that the work of film school graduates was boring and ...
Select Credits: "Snatch", "Sherlock Holmes", "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.", "Aladdin", "The Gentlemen", "Wrath of Man"
6. Jaume Collet-Serra
Producer | The Shallows
Jaume Collet-Serra was born on March 23, 1974 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. At the age of 18, he moved to Los Angeles and attended Columbia College Hollywood, working as an editor on the side. Upon graduation, he began shooting music videos and caught the eye of several production ...
Select Credits: "Orphan", "Non-Stop", "The Shallows", "The Commuter"
7. Park Chan-wook
Director | Oldeuboi
Park Chan-wook was born on August 23, 1963 in Seoul, South Korea. He is a producer and director, known for Oldboy (2003), The Handmaiden (2016) and Decision to Leave (2022). He is married to Eun-hee Kim. They have one child.
Select Credits: “Oldboy”, “Lady Vengeance”, “Stoker”, “The Handmaiden”, “The Little Drummer Girl”, "Decision to Leave"
8. Gareth Evans
Writer | Serbuan maut
Welsh born writer/director, in 2003 directed a short film "Samurai Monogatari" telling the tale of a Samurai waiting to be executed. The short was in Japanese language and starred students from Tokyo who were studying at Cardiff University at the time.
In 2003 he also graduated with an MA in ...
Select Credits: “The Raid”, “The Raid 2”, “Apostle”, “Gangs of London”
9. David Mackenzie
Director | Starred Up
David Mackenzie was born on May 10, 1966 in Corbridge, Northumberland, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Starred Up (2013), Perfect Sense (2011) and Hell or High Water (2016).
Select Credits: “Young Adam”, “Starred Up”, “Hell or High Water”, “Outlaw King”
10. Francis Lawrence
Director | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Francis Lawrence is an American filmmaker. He started directing over sixty music videos before he directed the cult classic Keanu Reeves film Constantine, I Am Legend and Water for Elephants. He also directed The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 and 2, and Red ...
Select Credits: "Constantine", "Water for Elephants", "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", "Red Sparrow"
11. Steve McQueen
Director | 12 Years a Slave
Steve McQueen was born on October 9, 1969 in London, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for 12 Years a Slave (2013), Shame (2011) and Hunger (2008). He is married to Bianca Stigter. They have two children.
Select Credits: "Shame", "12 Years a Slave", "Widows", "Small Axe"
12. Justin Kurzel
Director | Snowtown
Known for his bold career growth, Australian director Justin Kurzel, who, after the striking debut feature The Snowtown Murders (2011), which conquered hearts of people on many festivals, has chosen a Shakespearean adaptation (Macbeth (2015)) starring famous international film actors Michael ...
Select Credits: "The Snowtown Murders", "Macbeth", "Assassin's Creed", "True History of the Kelly Gang"
13. Joseph Kosinski
Director | Top Gun: Maverick
Joseph Kosinski is a director whose uncompromising style has quickly made a mark in the filmmaking zeitgeist. His four theatrical releases have grossed $2.2 billion worldwide and been nominated for 7 Academy Awards and 2 Grammys.
His film debut, "Tron: Legacy" for Walt Disney Studios, grossed $400 ...
Select Credits: "TRON: Legacy", "Oblivion", "Only the Brave", "Top Gun: Maverick"
14. J.C. Chandor
Producer | A Most Violent Year
J.C. Chandor is known for A Most Violent Year (2014), Margin Call (2011) and All Is Lost (2013). He has been married to Mary Cameron Goodyear since 2004. They have two children.
Select Credits: "All is Lost", "A Most Violent Year", "Triple Frontier"
15. Craig Gillespie
Producer | I, Tonya
Craig Gillespie is an Australian film director, best known for his films Lars and the Real Girl (2007), I, Tonya (2017) and Cruella (2021). Born and raised in Sydney, Gillespie moved to New York City at the age of nineteen to study illustration, graphic design and advertising at Manhattan's School ...
Select Credits: “Lars and the Real Girl”, “Fright Night”, “The Finest Hours”, “I, Tonya”, “Cruella”
16. Mélanie Laurent
Actress | Inglourious Basterds
Mélanie Laurent was born in Paris, France. She is the daughter of Annick, a ballet teacher, and Pierre, a voice actor, who is most recognized for the French version of The Simpsons (1989). She has a younger brother, Mathieu, and has both Sephardi Jewish (from Tunisia) and Ashkenazi Jewish (from ...
Select Credits: “The Adopted”, “Breathe”, “Galveston”
17. Baltasar Kormákur
Producer | Mýrin
Baltasar Kormákur is an actor, producer and director whose work spans theater, movies and television. Born in Reykjavik, Iceland, he graduated as an actor from Iceland's National Academy of Fine Arts in 1990. He was immediately signed on by the National Theatre of Iceland, where he worked as one of...
Select Credits: “Contraband”, “The Deep”, “2 Guns”, “Everest”, “Adrift”
18. 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...
Select Credits: “Shaun of the Dead”, “Hot Fuzz”, “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World”, “The World’s End”, “Baby Driver”
19. Deborah Chow
Director | The High Cost of Living
Deborah Chow is known for The High Cost of Living (2010), Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) and The Mandalorian (2019).
Select Credits: "The High Cost of Living", "Reign", "Flowers in the Attic", "The Mandalorian"
20. J Blakeson
Writer | I Care a Lot
J Blakeson is known for I Care a Lot (2020), The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009) and Culprits (2023).
Select Credits: "The Disappearance of Alice Creed", "The 5th Wave", "Gunpowder", "I Care a Lot"
21. Anthony Byrne
Director | Peaky Blinders
Anthony Byrne was born on September 9, 1975 in Dublin, Ireland. He is a director and producer, known for Peaky Blinders (2013), Special Ops: Lioness (2023) and Nine Perfect Strangers (2021).
Select Credits: "Short Order", "Love/Hate", "Silent Witness", "Ripper Street", "Peaky Blinders"
22. Carlos López Estrada
Director | Raya and the Last Dragon
Carlos López Estrada was born on September 12, 1988 in Mexico City, Mexico. He is a director and writer, known for Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), Blindspotting (2018) and Summertime (2020).
Select Credits: "Blindspotting", "Raya and the Last Dragon"
23. Tobias Lindholm
Writer | Druk
Tobias Lindholm was born on July 5, 1977 in Næstved, Denmark. He is a writer and director, known for Another Round (2020), The Hunt (2012) and A Hijacking (2012).
Select Credits: "R", "A Hijacking", "A War", "Mindhunter", "The Good Nurse"
24. Benjamin Caron
Director | Sharper
Benjamin Caron was born on July 2, 1976. He is a director and producer, known for Sharper (2023), Andor (2022) and The Crown (2016).
Select Credits: "Hollyoaks", "Skins", "Wallander", "The Crown", "Andor"
25. Sean Durkin
Director | Martha Marcy May Marlene
Sean Durkin was born on December 9, 1981 in Canada. He is a producer and director, known for Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), The Nest (2020) and The Iron Claw (2023).
Select Credits: "Martha Marcy May Marlene", "The Nest", "The Iron Claw"
26. Nimród Antal
Director | Kontroll
Antal was born in Los Angeles, California of Hungarian ancestry. He moved to Hungary in 1991 to study at the Hungarian Film Academy. After graduating, he went on to work in the film and television industry. In 2005, he moved back to his hometown of Los Angeles to pursue success in Hollywood.
He is ...
Select Credits: "Vacancy", "Predators", "Servant", "Stranger Things", "Retribution"
27. Steph Green
Director | The Americans
Steph Green is an Oscar and Emmy nominated film and TV director, whose cinematic projects range from independent features to award-winning television. Green was nominated for an Academy Award in 2009 for her short film "New Boy" which she wrote and directed in Ireland. She has directed top TV shows...
Select Credits: "The Americans", "Preacher", "Watchmen", "The Book of Boba Fett", Ahsoka"
28. Edward Berger
Director | Im Westen nichts Neues
Edward Berger was born in 1970 in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), Jack (2014) and Deutschland 83 (2015). He is married to Nele Mueller-Stöfen.
Select Credits: “Jack”, “Deutschland 83”, “Patrick Melrose”, “All Quiet on the Western Front”
29. Hans Petter Moland
Director | Kraftidioten
Hans Petter Moland was born on October 17, 1955 in Oslo, Norway. He is a director and writer, known for In Order of Disappearance (2014), Aberdeen (2000) and Out Stealing Horses (2019). He is married to Maria Sødahl. They have three children. He was previously married to Elizabeth Pacini.
Select Credits: “The Beautiful Country”, “A Somewhat Gentle Man”, “In Order of Disappearance”, “Cold Pursuit”
30. Thomas Cailley
Writer | Le règne animal
Thomas Cailley was born on April 29, 1980 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France. He is a writer and director, known for The Animal Kingdom (2023), Love at First Fight (2014) and Ad Vitam (2018).
Select Credits: "Love At First Fight", "Ad Vitam", "The Animal Kingdom"
31. Julius Avery
Director | Overlord
Julius Avery is known for Overlord (2018), Son of a Gun (2014) and Jerrycan (2008).
Select Credits: “Overlord”, “Samaritan”, “The Pope’s Exorcist”
32. Antoine Fuqua
Producer | The Magnificent Seven
Antoine Fuqua is an American film director, known for his work in the film Training Day as well as The Replacement Killers, Tears of the Sun, King Arthur, Shooter, Brooklyn's Finest, Olympus Has Fallen and The Equalizer.
He has directed music videos for such artists as Arrested Development, Prince, ...
Select Credits: “Training Day”, “King Arthur”, “The Equalizer”, “The Equalizer 2”, “The Guilty”, “The Equalizer 3”
33. Kate Herron
Director | Loki
Kate Herron is a Writer-Director working in film, television and comic books.
She served as Executive Producer and directed the entirety of Marvel Studios "Loki", starring Tom Hiddleston with Owen Wilson, Sophia Di Martino, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku and Jonathan Majors. The show received ...
Select Credits: “Sex Education”, “Loki”, “The Last of Us”
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