Hollywood is always
tapping upcoming directors to helm a potential franchise. Sometimes those crazy
bastards make a genius pick (Chris Nolan and Batman), other times their pick is
a bust (Tim Story and Fantastic Four). With that in mind, we here at Mania take
a look at some upcoming directors to find out the compatibility these directors
have with their respective new projects.
Juan Carlos FresnadilloJuan
Carlos Fresnadillo is known for his film, 28 Weeks Later. The sequel to 28 Days
Later was a surprisingly welcomed addition to the played out zombie horror genre
and featured an opening sequence that was scary, tense and action filled. The
film never let up and may have bested Danny Boyle work on the original.
Fresnadillo efforts earned him the unenviable task of trying to deliver a video
game movie that doesn suck and is now attached to give movie going audiences
their first trip into the dystopian city of Rapture with the video game movie
adaptation of BioShock.
Is he compatible? As they say in his native
Spain, Si! Search your feelings; you know it to be true. Just switch the with
Splicers and the Isle of Dogs with Rapture. BAM! You got BioShock.
Marc Webb When most romantic comedies make you poke your eyes out so you won
endure the pain of sitting through another minute of film, Mr. Webb delivered
(500) Days of Summer and actually made you care about what you were watching.
Due to his work on that movie, Sony Studios tapped him to rescue the SpiderMan
franchise from the grip of Saturday Night Fever inspired emo dancing.
