Filmmaker Most likely To Become Legendary

Dick Darlington

What filmmaker with only a few films to his name r is at least not that well known yet is the most likely to gain legendary status in the years to come:

as many as u want and reasons too if you like,

My 3 are

Wes Anderson
Michel Gondry
Spike Jonze
Jonathan Glazer

Bacchus

My 3 are

Wes Anderson
Michel Gondry
Spike Jonze
Jonathan Glazer

That's 4 choices.

Might as well be constructive though.

Neil Marshall - seems to have the knack for making good horror movies (a rariety these days)

Christopher Nolan - Batman Begins, Insomnia and Memento says it all really

Of your 4 directors I think only Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze could become legendary. Even Spike has only really made Being John Malcovich and that was 6 years ago. It'll be interesting to see what Michael Gondry's next movie is like.

monkeyfudge

Alan Smithee.

TerrorFirmer

Uwe Boll for the same reason Ed Wood is legendary today

BlitzKrieg

i dont really think uwe boll will reach the levels of ed wood. Ed Wood made bad films, but they were absurb bad films from the beginning storyline, premise...everything. Uwe boll bought Game Licences and took a nice big d*mp on them.

so shockingly Ed Wood can at least be original, Uwe Boll is just sh*te from beginning to end...

Basq

My opinions:

Christopher Nolan (loved the fantastic 'Memento' and 'Insomnia' to bits.. and the man wowed me with 'Batman Begins' - looking forward to future projects)

David Fincher (yeah.. disappeared after Panic Room but currently in pre-production of a new film chair again. Look at this guy's filmography though: Seven, Fight Club, The Game... fantastic!)

Quentin Tarantino (love the man's films and has probably already achieved legendary status with the 5 films he's made, not to mention all he's wrote)

M. Night Shyamalan (yes.. i know you all hate 'The Village' but the guy continues to impress me. Not with the twists but with the ways he's different elements of his movies - paranormal drama, comic book movie etc.

Peter Jackson (the man became legendery after 'Bad Taste' in my opinion but with the 'Lord Of The Rings' under his belt and 'King Kong' on the way,

Wes Anderson (very unique director and has a great style to his film-making)

Richard Kelly (yes.. only one film but 'Southland Tales' sounds promising!)

- all great director's but whether they become legendery depends on their future films!

Playboy

Paul Thomas Anderson

Todd Solondz

Sam Mendes

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Kazaanova

Fincher is a brilliant director, and would be my pick. His films are already legendary. Its easy to overhype the guy, because the Game, Se7en and Fight Club were so well written with very unique stories, but I've seen all of his films, music videos and nearly all his ads and hes a very talented director. It will be interesting to see if he can top Se7en with Zodiac. I've heard his name being attatched to a lot of films that would of been brilliant under his direction, like MI:3.

Quentin Tarantino is already a legend. I always thought the guy was kind of a fluke, but Kill Bill showed me that he is without question a great filmmmaker.

Michael Gondry...I've really only seen Eternal Sunshine, and that was written by Charlie Kauffman. Michael Gondry did a great job though.

koneko

Wes Anderson - all pure gold, and I believe he'll continue to release great films

Tarantino - he's already a pop culture icon of sorts, Pulp Fiction is a classic, and secures his place

Tim Burton - wonderful and very distinct style, I believe it deserves him a place on my list

I would like to say Takashi Miike, but he's not mainstream/well known enough to become legendary.

Lochaber

I suppose it depends on what you mean legendary...

I'd definitely go with Tim Burton however he already is pretty well known so I don't know if it fits your criteria...

I'd like to think Wes Anderson but as much as I love his films I know that lots of people don't so... legendary? maybe in a cult kinda way...

Michel Gondry - big fan of his music videos and Eternal Sunshine... definitely a contender I think!

Peter Jackson - he's on the cusp already, if King Kong turns out well then he's there.

Miike Takashi's already a legend ;-)

nadir

'Park Chan wook'
'Takashi Miike'
and possible Reiuhi Kitamura (i hope so anyway)
will achieve cult legendary status if that counts, like the way john carpenter is now.

Karl Hungus

nadir wrote:

'Park Chan wook'
'Takashi Miike'
and possible Reiuhi Kitamura (i hope so anyway)
will achieve cult legendary status if that counts, like the way john carpenter is now.

You mean they're start making some of the worst films imaginable, yet beyond all logic, someone will keep financing them?

Retr0gamer

I bought Versus recently. God that was a waste of my time and money. He also made a mess of the cutscenes in Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes.

koneko

I liked Versus for what it was, it isn't very deep and meaningful, just fun. But having said that, I'd never place Ryuhei Kitamura in any "top directors" lists. He's too "MTV" for that. Fun brainless popcorn movies.
I guess Takashi Miike shouldn't be either, I just really love the visual styles he uses, and the themes in his films. They're just so out there, and weird. Then again he's made a few stinkers, but with the amount of films he cranks out (loves to work at a fast pace), it's bound to happen.

ixoy

I don't think Tarantino can count - he's one of the most well known directors in the world!

I'm hoping "The Fountain" will start pushing Darren Aronofsky to the limelight. He's only 36, so he's plenty of film-making years in him yet.

Christopher Nolan, only 34, has also potentially got what it takes to achieve legendary status. He's got 3 firm works behind him - all solid, and some showing remarkable inguenity. He's starting to enter the big league now, so he may be about to attempt the legendary status.

Potentially David Fincher too - 'Se7en' and 'Fight Club' are more cult classics and his most mainstream movie 'Panic Room' was plagued with problems (there's a reason he's taken so long to make a new movie..). 'Zodiac' will hopefully let him get a broader recognition, although his tendancy towards darkness may hold him back.

I'd like to say David Lynch but I think he's too weird, too hit'n'miss for the mainstream, and if he was going to become a legend, he'd have done so by now. Love his work though.

koneko

It depends how you define "legendary". I don't think legendary means "popular now", but well known and respected many many many years from now. Like Hitchcock, Kurosawa, etc are now.

Playboy

ixoy wrote:

I don't think Tarantino can count - he's one of the most well known directors in the world!

I'm hoping "The Fountain" will start pushing Darren Aronofsky to the limelight. He's only 36, so he's plenty of film-making years in him yet.

Christopher Nolan, only 34, has also potentially got what it takes to achieve legendary status. He's got 3 firm works behind him - all solid, and some showing remarkable inguenity. He's starting to enter the big league now, so he may be about to attempt the legendary status.

Potentially David Fincher too - 'Se7en' and 'Fight Club' are more cult classics and his most mainstream movie 'Panic Room' was plagued with problems (there's a reason he's taken so long to make a new movie..). 'Zodiac' will hopefully let him get a broader recognition, although his tendancy towards darkness may hold him back.

I'd like to say David Lynch but I think he's too weird, too hit'n'miss for the mainstream, and if he was going to become a legend, he'd have done so by now. Love his work though.

David Lynch is already a legend

TerrorFirmer

David cronenberg.

Whevever I see a sex scene in a movie, or something absurd, I think hmmm....its no "crash"!

nadir

koneko wrote:

I liked Versus for what it was, it isn't very deep and meaningful, just fun. But having said that, I'd never place Ryuhei Kitamura in any "top directors" lists. He's too "MTV" for that. Fun brainless popcorn movies.
I guess Takashi Miike shouldn't be either, I just really love the visual styles he uses, and the themes in his films. They're just so out there, and weird. Then again he's made a few stinkers, but with the amount of films he cranks out (loves to work at a fast pace), it's bound to happen.

I loved azumi, I think he has it in him to make great movies in the future, if he would only just go for it.

Earthhorse

Though I love Wes Andersons's films I can't see what he's done that will accord him the status of legendary. Influential, maybe, but not legendary. Not yet.

Fincher and Lynch on the other hand have done enough to have left their mark and I believe will be talked about for years to come.

Gondry has proved himself as a music video director; one of the greatest of all time in fact. Haven't seen Eternal Sunshine but from what I hear his promise is greatest amongst those who haven't yet a substantial body of work behind them.

Playboy

I dont think Fincher has even come close to doing enough to become legendary. He isnt even in the same league as David Lynch. Lynch is the ultimate auteur and his movies have had and will keep having an influence on a huge amount of filmakers. The most influential thing Fincher has done is the opening credits sequence in Seven.