ANDREW NICCOL
Andrew Niccol is probably not a household name. He wrote and directed Gattaca, an underrated sci-fi film recognized more as the movie where Uma and Ethan fell in love onscreen and off. He also penned The Truman Show (one of my favorites) and The Terminal (I haven’t seen this yet).
I am intrigued by the upcoming Lord of War, starring Nicolas Cage, which Niccol also wrote and directed. At least from the trailer preview, it doesn’t appear to have the same futuristic feel as Gattaca and Truman. Besides, I prefer tragic and/or neurotic Cage in Leaving Las Vegas and Adaptation to action hero fluff like Con Air.