Tom Rothman and Jim Gianopulos
Fox’s controversial tag-team co-chairmen, rallying for James Cameron’s Avatar to re-boost popularity.
JK Rowling
Fairy-tale success story whose wizardry made children read again.
Adam Sandler
Über-bankable ‘dork star’ of colourful, goofball critic-proof comedy and sometime producer.
Peter Sciretta
Founder and Editor-in-Chief at well respected breaking-news mega-blog /Film.
Martin Scorsese
‘America’s Greatest Living Filmmaker’, finally Oscar-blessed and readying Shutter Island.
Tony and Ridley Scott
Former ad men turned cine-stylists and A-Team production brothers. Alien prequel looming.
Joel Silver
Crowd-pleasing slam-bang action producer, currently nurturing Ninja Assassin and Sherlock Holmes.
Bryan Singer
Geek-loved X-Men auteur, vacillating post Valkyrie but attached to modern-day fairy tale Jack The Giant Killer.
Will Smith
The former Fresh Prince is part every guy, part career racehorse and one of few big names still able to “open a film”. He carried I Am Legend alone, and Hancock and Hitch proved critic-resistant.
Collapses of Spielberg’s OldBoy remake and McG’s mooted 20,000 Leagues needn’t worry him: rumoured sequels to ID4, Hancock and I, Robot will always secure brand Will’s standing.
Steven Soderbergh
Multi-purpose indie-mainstream crossover auteur, heating up lady-actioner Knockout.
Comments
bentgaga
Dec 17th 2009, 0:35
I'm sorry, but where is anything Harry Potter? Apart from JK and a WB dude.. Heyman? Yates? The 3 stars? Pretty sure they should rate according to the other selections on here...
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ASHORT
Dec 18th 2009, 18:17
Michael Cera? Influential?
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RastaFresh
Dec 18th 2009, 19:25
WHAT THE F*CK ! ! ! Spielberg is making remake of "Oldboy" !!?? That SOB!!!! We have to do something about that! I mean NOW!!!
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RastaFresh
Dec 18th 2009, 19:26
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd-hViLpXrs I'm not the only one that thinks that way.
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andyprice
Dec 21st 2009, 12:11
To many influentials missed out for this to be really credible
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BabuP
Dec 28th 2009, 12:46
Where is Sergio Leone, Alfred Hitchcock, Al Pacino, Robert deniro,.. This is a stupid list...
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mizamon
Dec 28th 2009, 14:09
Why do you ppl question the validity of lists like these at all? Even the Academy Awards is BS. It's not written in stone. They're compiled & judged by a small group of ppl. What, because it's called 'TotalFilm' it must be 1000% accurate? Make up your own mind for once.
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emily500
Dec 28th 2009, 17:44
interesting list but you used the same picture for barbara broccoli as you did for Bonnie Timmermann, whoops!
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DaMama
Dec 29th 2009, 3:08
Megan Fox? Seth Rogan? Natalie Portman? Give me a break. Megan Fox can't act her way out of a wet paper bag. She's famous because of her looks alone. Seth Rogan? The guy is crass and nasty. Natalie Portman? Have you seen "Star Wars 3"? Ugh! These people do not deserve to be on this list.
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