New-ish kids worth crossing the street for
If you like gender balance, then look away, it's PromisingMenDirectors* time.
Who is in the saddle? (There is no explanation for some of these worrying- would you call it homoerotic?- undertones)
First up is Duncan Jones, director of Moon and Source Code (and kudos goes to his FCUK advertisement that had a brief kiss between, get this, two female ladies!). The son of David Bowie, he lived in various locations (from Scotland to Switzerland) and dropped out of a PhD course to attend the London Film School. *Role-Model Alert*
Future Projects: Lost out on the re-booted Superman and the follow-up to Wolverine. The success of Moon (picking up rave reviews and independent film statuettes), however, has inspired Jones to convert the tale into a trilogy. The next installment will be an epilogue to the events of the first film, with Sam Rockwell signed on for a cameo appearance. Aside from the Moon trilogy, there is a planned film which is set in a future Berlin dystopia (Jones describes the film, Mute, as a 'love letter to Blade Runner').
Overall: Expected to be a strong voice in Science Fiction-dom. The genre needs a new Prince.
* Criteria for picking promising directors doesn't stand up to objective scrutiny. Rather, it's all a whim; a fancy!
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