Directors/Writers/Creators to avoid
When creative people sign off on crap, one may opt to avoid or question later production involvement as well. No need to suffer through works of people who just seem to be unable to deliver something worth watching. Obviously some will evolve into greatness with experience, but that'll likely be the minority. In no particular order and main reason for inclusion on the list stated under the portrait image.
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David Macpherson grew up in the Highlands of Scotland and now lives in Edinburgh. He is the creator and writer of the Amazon Prime Original series 'The Rig'. After a series of short careers including working in the UK parliament, working for the police in the area of youth justice and working on environmental policy alongside the Scottish Government, David transitioned into writing for the screen when his spec script 'Wrath' was nominated for the Edinburgh TV Festival's New Writing Award and also made it onto the Brit List of the best unproduced screenplays in the UK. He now works across TV and film with a number of projects in development.The Rig TV-series.- Writer
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Tomas Tivemark was born on 21 March 1966. He is a writer and actor, known for Champagne & Cyanide (2020), Pappas flicka (1997) and Ett litet rött paket (1999).The wholly crappy "Ängelby" TV-series.- Writer
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Johan Kindblom was born on 31 December 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is a writer and actor, known for Cleo (2002), Ängelby (2015) and The Unknown (2000).The wholly crappy "Ängelby" TV-series.- Producer
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Scott Derrickson is an American filmmaker who is known for directing horror films such as Deliver Us from Evil, Hellraiser: Inferno, Sinister and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. He also directed the superhero film Doctor Strange starring Benedict Cumberbatch. He decided not to direct Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which resulted in Sam Raimi directing the sequel.- Producer
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Rowan Joffe was born in 1972. He is a producer and writer, known for The Informer (2019), Before I Go to Sleep (2014) and Tin Star (2017).The Informer and Before I Go to Sleep- Actor
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Andrea Di Stefano was born on 15 December 1972 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for The Informer (2019), Life of Pi (2012) and Nine (2009). He is married to Anissa Bonnefont. They have two children.The Informer- Writer
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Roland Emmerich is a German film director and producer of blockbuster films like The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Godzilla (1998), Independence Day (1996) and The Patriot (2000). Before fame, he originally wanted to be a production designer, but decided to be a director, after watching the original Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). Emmerich began his career in his native Germany. In his youth, he pursued painting and sculpting. While enrolled in the director's program at film school in Munich, his student film The Noah's Ark Principle (1984) went on to open the 1984 Berlin Film Festival. The feature became a huge success and was sold to more than 20 countries. In an amazing trivia, he directed his first feature, The Noah's Ark Principle (1984), in 1984. He is openly gay and a campaigner for the LGBT community.
A director/writer/producer with a flair for special effects-driven action, German Roland Emmerich made himself at home in blockbuster-hungry 1990s Hollywood. Born and educated in West Germany, Emmerich studied production design as well as direction at the Munich Film and Television School. After his student film, The Noah's Ark Principle, debuted at the 1984 Berlin Film Festival, Emmerich formed his production company Centropolis and directed supernatural fantasies Making Contact (1986) and Ghost Chase (1987), and the straight-to-video action film Moon 44 (1990). On the latter, he met actor Dean Devlin who subsequently switched jobs to become Emmerich's writing and producing partner once Emmerich set up shop in Hollywood.
After making his solo Hollywood debut directing Jean-Claude Van Damme in the cyborg action fest Universal Soldier (1992), Emmerich and Devlin revealed a talent for conjuring A-level action spectacles out of B-movie scenarios with their first film together, Stargate (1994). A space odyssey mixing ancient Egyptiana and high-tech wizardry, Stargate became an unexpected hit. Emmerich hit his blockbuster stride with his next film, Independence Day (1996). With its eye-popping destruction of major cities and climactic annihilation of a spacecraft via portable computer, Independence Day blew away its summer movie competition on the strength of its visual flash. Geared to repeat with the endlessly- and creatively-hyped version of Godzilla (1998), Emmerich instead faced the conundrum of directing a $100 million grossing film that did not live up to box office expectations. Emmerich and Devlin next turned their epic visions to the decidedly lower-tech (but still CGI-enhanced) action of the American Revolution in the Mel Gibson summer vehicle The Patriot (2000).Independence Day- Producer
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Juan Carlos Fresnadillo was born on 5 December 1967 in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. He is a producer and director, known for 28 Weeks Later (2007), Intacto (2001) and Linked (1996).28 Weeks Later- Producer
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Born in Puducherry, India, and raised in the suburban Penn Valley area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, M. Night Shyamalan is a film director, screenwriter, producer, and occasional actor, known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots.
He is the son of Jayalakshmi, a Tamil obstetrician and gynecologist, and Nelliate C. Shyamalan, a Malayali doctor. His passion for filmmaking began when he was given a Super-8 camera at age eight, and even at that young age began to model his career on that of his idol, Steven Spielberg. His first film, Praying with Anger (1992), was based somewhat on his own trip back to visit the India of his birth. He raised all the funds for this project, in addition to directing, producing and starring in it. Wide Awake (1998), his second film, he wrote and directed, and shot it in the Philadelphia-area Catholic school he once attended--even though his family was of a different religion, they sent him to that school because of its strict discipline.
Shyamalan gained international recognition when he wrote and directed 1999's The Sixth Sense (1999), which was a commercial success and later nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Shyamalan team up again with Bruce Willis in the film Unbreakable (2000), released in 2000, which he also wrote and directed.
His major films include the science fiction thriller Signs (2002), the psychological thriller The Village (2004), the fantasy thriller Lady in the Water (2006), The Happening (2008), The Last Airbender (2010), After Earth (2013), and the horror films The Visit (2015) and Split (2016).Signs. Only redeeming exception would be The Sixth Sense.- Director
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Staffan Hildebrand was born on 14 July 1946. He is a director and writer, known for Stockholmsnatt (1987), G (1983) and Ingen kan älska som vi (1988).G- Director
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Sharat Raju is known for The Walking Dead (2010), Bosch: Legacy (2022) and Fear the Walking Dead (2015).Bosch: Legacy first 3 episodes (This is NOT the original Bosch)- Writer
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David Schickler is known for Banshee (2013), Borrowing Girls and Banshee Origins: Checking In (2013).Banshee- Writer
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Jonathan Tropper was born on 19 February 1970 in Riverdale, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Banshee (2013), The Adam Project (2022) and This Is Where I Leave You (2014). He has been married to Stephanie Abram since 13 November 2016. They have one child. He was previously married to Elizabeth A. Parker.Banshee