10 Most Diverse Directors In Hollywood

To the English speaking world it almost seemed like he came out of nowhere in 2013 with the release of Prisoners and Enemy, but Denis Villeneuve had been making a very respectable name for himself for more than a decade in Canadian cinema.

His work rate is something hardly any director can rival: Prisoners and Enemy were released in the same year, then from 2015 through 2017 he released Sicario, Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 in consecutive years. It's no wonder that there will have been a 3 year break between projects by the time Dune rolls round in 2020.

Prisoners combines elements of police procedural films with intense psychological thrillers, whilst Enemy took the psychological element to a whole new level, veering more into abstract and absurd territory.

Sicario was set firmly in the "real" world, whilst maintaining his visual flair alongside legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins.

With Arrival he took the more cerebral approach to science fiction, opting for a more reserved character driven take on the genre as opposed to the CGI bonanzas we are used to.

Then came Blade Runner 2049. He had the almost impossible task of living up to one of the most influential movies in the sci fi genre. And not only did he match it, some would argue that he surpassed the original.

It seems he has found a knack for making thought provoking sci fi films with his last two efforts, and there is little doubt that Dune will be any different. However we mustn't forget his true versatility. In the space of only 4 years, he had almost perfected sci fi, action, crime drama and psychological thrillers.

As adept as he is right now at the science fiction film, it is well within his capability to branch out once again into other territories.