Directors are the people most responsible for the quality of a film, and director with a good track record automatically makes a movie more intriguing. It sometimes takes a film director several attempts before he/she can hit on a formula that works best for them, while some directors come out of the gate already fully formed. The following ten directors have already shown that they have directing talent of the highest caliber but either have only directed a few movies or have only recently come to the attention of moviegoers. These directors represent the next wave for movies and in the next few years they should take their place as some of the most prominent filmmakers working in movies today. The directors were ranked both by the quality of their films so far as well as on their potential to make future great films.
10. John Michael McDonagh
Brother of playwright/film director Martin McDonagh,who will show up later on the list, John Michael McDonagh got his start in the film industry with the short film the Second Death in 2000. He helped write the screenplay for the 2003 film Ned Kelly but didn't achieve his breakthrough until his 2011 film The Guard, which he wrote and directed. Starring Brendan Gleeson as an eccentric Irish policeman and Don Cheadle as American FBI agent who is brought in to find some drug traffickers. The Guard went on to become the most financially successful independent Irish film ever made and received some of the best reviews of 2011. McDonagh's next film will be this years Calvary, again starring Brendan Gleeson. Although he only has one feature length film to his credit, its one of the more impressive debut films of recent years and with a number of projects in development, McDonagh is definitely one of the more intriguing new directorial talents.
Filmography: The Guard (2011)