10 Surprising Movie Director Choices That Massively Paid Off

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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The studio executives of Hollywood have occasionally hired a particular director to helm a movie which, at the time, seemed like a strange choice. However, in some cases, the risk massively paid off when the movie then debuted to wild critical acclaim and box office profits.

Director Peter Jackson Release Date December 19, 2001 Writers Fran Walsh , Philippa Boyens , Peter Jackson Cast Elijah Wood , Ian McKellen , Liv Tyler , Viggo Mortensen , Sean Astin , Cate Blanchett , John Rhys-Davies , Billy Boyd , Dominic Monaghan , Orlando Bloom , Christopher Lee , Hugo Weaving , Sean Bean , Ian Holm , Andy Serkis Runtime 178 Minutes Expand Previous attempts to capture the scale of The Lord of the Rings on-screen had proved to be unsuccessful when New Line Cinema took a...

If Ross were no longer interested, The Hunger Games would likely have attracted several massively successful directors due to being the pop culture phenomenon of the moment. Lawrence was a somewhat underwhelming choice. However, he proved that he had the best understanding of the Hunger Games books and how to adapt them, and became the regular director the franchise needed to have a consistent tone.

7 Andrew Adamson For The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe Beloved children's fantasy literary franchise helmed by the director of Shrek. Close The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe PG Adventure Fantasy Where to Watch *Availability in USFour siblings travel through a wardrobe to the magical land of Narnia, which they are destined to save from the evil White Witch.

Director Brad Bird Release Date December 15, 2011 Writers Christopher McQuarrie Cast Tom Cruise , Paula Patton , Simon Pegg , Jeremy Renner Runtime 2h 13m After making an understated entry into Hollywood with The Iron Giant, Brad Bird cemented his place in the industry as one of the names at the forefront of Pixar. He is the creative mind behind some of Pixar's best movies, including The Incredibles and Ratatouille.

Director Alfonso Cuarón Release Date May 31, 2004 Writers J.K. Rowling , Steve Kloves Cast Gary Oldman , David Thewlis , Daniel Radcliffe , Emma Watson , Rupert Grint , Robbie Coltrane , Timothy Spall , Maggie Smith , Michael Gambon , Richard Griffiths , Fiona Shaw , Alan Rickman Runtime 144 Minutes At the time of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’s production, Alfonso Cuarón’s most recent movie was the road-trip drama And Your Mother Too.

 

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