EXTREME TEAM
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The directors Hollywood most wants to do business with right now are young, extremely adventurous--and almost exclusively male
Paul Thomas Anderson
filmography: “Boogie Nights,” “Hard Eight”
style: Nervy, open-eyed examinations of seedier side of middle-class America; episodic storytelling
upcoming project: “Magnolia”
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Wes Anderson
filmography: “Rushmore,” “Bottle Rocket”
style: Deadpan look at ordinary folk in off-the-wall situations
upcoming project: Co-writing a movie for Touchstone with “Rushmore” collaborator Owen Wilson
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Darren Aronofsky
filmography: “Pi”
style: Intellectually rigorous stories; grainy black-and-white photography
upcoming projects: “Proteus,” “Requiem for a Dream”
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Danny Boyle
filmography: “A Life Less Ordinary,” “Trainspotting,” “Shallow Grave”
style: Clever, profane, ultra-violent look at criminal underworld
upcoming projects: “The Beach,” with Leonardo DiCaprio; “Alien Love Triangle”
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Spike Jonze
filmography: “Being John Malkovich”; music videos for Fat Boy Slim, Weezer, Beastie Boys; commercials for Volkswagen; cinematographer on “Free Tibet” documentary
style: Quirky, philosophical humor; distinctive visual style
upcoming projects: Attached to direct “Adaptation,” by “Being John Malkovich” scribe Charlie Kaufman. Rumored to be developing a series for MTV
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Doug Liman
filmography: “Go,” “Swingers”
style: Turbo-paced, nonlinear, young-adult-oriented urban tales
upcoming project: Producing “See Jane Run”
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Baz Luhrmann
filmography: “William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet,” “Strictly Ballroom”
style: Visually striking romances
upcoming project: “Moulin Rouge” with Nicole Kidman
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Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez
filmography: “The Blair Witch Project,” “Curse of the Blair Witch” (for TV)
style: Masters of guerrilla filmmaking and grass-roots marketing
upcoming projects: “Blair Witch” sequel, comedy “Heart of Love”
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Trey Parker and Matt Stone
filmography: “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut” (Parker directed); “Orgazmo” (Parker directed); Comedy Central series “South Park” (both direct); “Cannibal!: The Movie” (Parker directed); “Spirit of Christmas” (both directed)
style: Outrageous, caustic, raunchy humor; primitive animation
upcoming projects: Writing prequel to “Dumb and Dumber,” producing 39 animated shorts for Shockwave.com
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Alexander Payne
filmography: “Election,” “Citizen Ruth”
style: Edgy satire of American mores and morality
upcoming project: “Sideways”
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Kimberly Peirce
filmography: “Boys Don’t Cry”
style: Socially conscious, realistic drama
upcoming projects: Developing several projects
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Guy Ritchie
filmography: “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”
style: Cheeky, off-the-cuff, violent
upcoming project: “Diamonds” with Benicio Del Torro, Ewen Bremner and Brad Pitt
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David O. Russell
filmography: “Three Kings,” “Flirting With Disaster,” “Spanking the Monkey”
style: Puts an intelligent and irreverent spin on classic genres; quick camera moves
upcoming project: Undecided
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Bryan Singer
filmography: “Apt Pupil,” “The Usual Suspects,” “Public Access”
style: Fast-paced, ironic thrillers
upcoming project: Comic-book adaptation “X-Men”
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M. Night Shyamalan
filmography: “The Sixth Sense,” “Wide Awake,” “Praying With Anger” (not released in the U.S.)
style: Dramatic fare with spiritual, supernatural overtones
upcoming project: Supernatural thriller “Unbreakable”
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Andy and Larry Wachowski
filmography: “The Matrix,” “Bound”
style: Visually arresting; inventive and unconventional storytelling
upcoming project: “The Matrix 2”
