DC Extended Universe Directors
by dlumyoung | created - 27 Oct 2020 | updated - 08 Sep 2022 | Public
1. Zack Snyder
Director | 300
Zachary Edward "Zack" Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter, best known for action and science fiction films. Snyder made his feature film debut with the 2004 remake Dawn of the Dead and has gone on to be known for his comic book movies and ...
Man of Steel (2013) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Justice League (2017) / Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
2. David Ayer
Producer | End of Watch
David Ayer is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. David Ayer was born in Champaign, Illinois and grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota, and Bethesda, Maryland, where he was kicked out of his house by his parents as a teenager. Ayer then lived with his cousin in Los Angeles, ...
Suicide Squad (2016)
3. James Gunn
Writer | Guardians of the Galaxy
James Gunn was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, to Leota and James Francis Gunn. He is from a large Catholic family, with Irish and Czech ancestry. His father and his uncles were all lawyers. He has been writing and performing as long as he can remember. He began making 8mm films at the age ...
The Suicide Squad (2021)
4. Patty Jenkins
Director | Wonder Woman
Patty Jenkins is a writer/director best known for directing Wonder Woman, the Warner Bros./DC Comics blockbuster of 2017, and her debut feature Monster. Patty also works in television where she is best known for the pilot and finale episode of AMC's hit show The Killing.
Patty began her career as a ...
Wonder Woman (2017) Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
5. James Wan
Writer | Saw
James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian film producer, screenwriter and film director of Malaysian Chinese descent. He is widely known for directing the horror film Saw (2004) and creating Billy the puppet. Wan has also directed Dead Silence (2007), Death Sentence (2007), Insidious (2010)...
Aquaman (2018) Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
6. David F. Sandberg
Director | Shazam!
David F. Sandberg is a Swedish film director from Jönköping who is known for directing the superhero comedy film Shazam and the horror films Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation. He lives on the autism spectrum. He also provided the voice of Mister Mind at the end of Shazam and made several short ...
Shazam! (2019) Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
7. Cathy Yan
Director | Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
Cathy Yan is known for Birds of Prey (2020), Dead Pigs (2018) and According to My Mother (2016).
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
8. Jaume Collet-Serra
Producer | The Shallows
Jaume Collet-Serra was born on March 23, 1974 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. At the age of 18, he moved to Los Angeles and attended Columbia College Hollywood, working as an editor on the side. Upon graduation, he began shooting music videos and caught the eye of several production ...
Black Adam (2022)
9. Andy Muschietti
Director | Mama
Andy Muschietti was born on August 26, 1973 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He is a producer and director, known for Mama (2013), It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019).
The Flash (2023)
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