The next great director?

[koontz1973]

Who will follow in the footsteps of the like of;

Capra, Ford, Huston, Eastwood, Scorsese, Kubrick, Spielberg, Cameron, Coppola, Lumet, Hitchcock, Lean and many more who have produced great films that are regarded as classics. Like them or hate them, we can all name at least one great film from each of these directors. (If not,shame on you )

I do not believe that the current crop of directors can or will ever produce a film of the likes of, Godfather, Schindler's List, Taxi Driver, It's a Wonderful Life and 2001.

I know that I have left many directors of the list that many people will regard as great so forgive my over site, but I want to know who you believe will make, or if ever, the classic films for my children?

[P@t_Mtl]

Well you know know what they might producer later in their careers. Many of them are still in their late 20's or early 30's. A man (or woman) change a lot. What a director wanted to make as movie in his 20's he will not want to do again in his 50's.

Let's not forget that before the mid 80's Spielberg was not known for drama movies, yet before long he did Color Purple. He even said many times that he waited more then 10 years before doing Schindler's List. He felt that he was not ready to do so as a younger man.

[BluLobsta]

My vote is Roderick Jaynes....

[Budke]

Alfonso Cuaron
Michael Gondry

[Fabio13]

I´m not too worried about who´s the next one.

Clint Eastwood keeps making great movies, and he really got into directing a long way into his career. It seems to me that a lot of actors take the same step (making great movies that is).

Every year it seems we are treated to a couple of good movies from up-and-coming directors.

Besides, I still consider guys like Guillermo Del Toro, Christopher Nolan, Peter Jackson as young guys.

[LifeOfAPirate13]

Neil Marshall I can see being good at doing the horrorish genres and he has two movies coming out that aren't horror but look cool. Drive and Centurion.

[broganreynik]

Paul Thomas Anderson

[Teabaggins]

Uwe Boll.

he's just waaaay ahead of this time, in 200-300 years his genius will be appreciated.

seriously though, with the idiocracy we see taking place everyday our kids might actually look at his movies as "classics" along with Jason Statham movies like the Transporter and Crank.

tastes change over time, for better or worse, and so will what we as a society consider to be "classics".

[Blu-Malibu2009]

Originally Posted by broganreynik

Paul Thomas Anderson

He's already great.

[Riff Magnum]

Originally Posted by broganreynik

Paul Thomas Anderson

+1

And yeah, he's already great, but he's still under 40. Each movie seems completely different from the last, and in that regard he's the closest to Kubrick we've got so far.
Maybe Lars Von Trier?

[Monkey]

Michael Bay
Christopher Nolan ( Prestige )
Peter Jackson


Not ready to add but potentional:
Danny Boyle (Sunshine )
J.J. Abrams but if he continues with more Star Trek and makes some other great movies,Tarsem Singh though he seems low budge, The Fall and The Cell are fantastic
Alex Proyas Dark City and The Crow make me want to add Alex Proyas, but really need to see more work (haven't watched Knowing yet).
Guillermo del Toro - Pan's Labyrinth + Helloby II

[FindYourWay]

Brad Anderson
Mike White

[kpkelley]

I would have said Joe Wright, but the Soloist was disappointing. Hopefully his next effort is better.

Maybe Carlos Cuaron can follow his brother's footsteps.

[KubrickFan]

Definitely Paul Thomas Anderson. Every movie he made was absolutely fantastic, and I have the feeling the majority of them (at least those he already made) will become classics. I only wish he would make more films, but I guess it's quality over quantity. So it's probably for the best.
Christopher Nolan is also very good. The Prestige is very underrated in my opinion. I was stunned when I left the theater after it was finished.
Darren Aronofsky is also a very talented director. I loved The Fountain and didn't think it was hard to grasp at all. The graphic novel is recommended as well, gives a bit richer story and has great art. I haven't seen The Wrestler yet.

Guys like Guillermo Del Toro and J.J. Abrams don't really do it for me. After Hellboy, Del Toro seems a bit too much style over substance (have not seen Pan's Labyrinth yet, so I may be wrong) and Abrams seems a bit too generic to be anything special, to me.

[Batman1980]

Danny Boyle, Christopher Nolan and Guillermo del Toro, at least one of them will be viewed as a legendary director in Hollywood before long.