3. Jon Favreau
Have people forgotten about this man here? Jon Favreau more or less put Marvel back on the cinematic map by making Iron Man a film that was filled with joy and action and comedy, making us root for both Tony Stark as well as Robert Downey, Jr. If anyone can carry a franchise successfully, it’s The-Actor-Formerly-Known-As-Gutter. When it also comes to big action films set in space, don’t forget Zathura (which a lot of people unfortunately did).
2. Kenneth Branagh
I was shocked at how majestic Thor was. Kenneth Branagh treated the material like it was Shakespeare, and did not drown us with exposition about how Gods walked among us. He gave us the premise and then ran with it. Star Trek can be bogged down with technobabble, but Branagh can cut through all of that and give us great character development. Plus, he’ll be able to handle it with the same seriousness that Patrick Stewart gave Jean-Luc Picard.
1. Pete Docter
It’s just a matter of time before Pete Docter makes the live-action jump similar to Brad Bird. More and more directors are making amazing action films even though they did not have those origins. Marc Webb directed Amazing Spider-Man, but was known for 500 Days of Summer. The Russo Brothers, before being Marvel’s current go-to guys, directed episodes of Community and Arrested Development. Pete Docter has proven that he can take animated characters and have audiences laugh, cry, and cheer at their actions. Imagine what he can do with actors wearing pointy ear prosthetics. Paramount, give this guy the football and let him run with it.
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