Writer To Director: Christopher McQuarrie made his name as screenwriter of The Usual Suspects. A school buddy of Suspects director Bryan Singer, McQuarrie got practically every award going for his superbly twisty crime drama, including a BAFTA and an Oscar.

McQuarrie shot his directorial debut The Way of the Gun (which was based on his own script) in 2000. The kidnap-gone-wrong action flick had fun subverting genre conventions and proved that McQuarrie was as assured a hand at directing action scenes as he was behind a typewriter.

Don't Quit The Day Job? We'd happily see McQuarrie get behind the megaphone again, especially considering his recent scriptwork on the lacklustre Valkyrie.