Why do some directors always work with the same actors? A similar question is why do we do business with people we trust? Because when you work with people you know and trust, the results are better, not to mention there is a level of comfort and familiarity that tends to make things go smoother.
Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino (and many more), almost all of the finest directors have a few actors they love to cast again and again. Some of these directors even write roles specifically for their favorites, and year after year fans dig these popular pairings and their work.
Give Us More: Martin Scorsese & Leonardo DiCaprio
This duo's movies have made it onto many lists of the best films of the decade. They have even been awarded the National Board of Review Spotlight Award for Career Collaboration.
Martin Scorsese confirmed his next project with Leonardo DiCaprio in January this year.
Call It Quits: Will Smith & Barry Sonnenfeld
The director who made Will Smith the talk of the town with the franchise Men In Black, Barry Sonnenfeld feels he and everyone on the MIB team have worked too hard and too long. The pair of Will Smith and Sonnenfeld have teamed up for MIB three times so far.
The last film in the series MIB III didn't fly the way it was expected. The two should quit the pair now and hand over the franchise to the next best people they find.
Give Us More: Quentin Tarantino & Christopher Waltz
We can all it that Inglorious Basterds.
The history repeated itself when both teamed up again in Django Unchained (Waltz played a character which Tarantino wrote exclusively for him). We surely crave for more from the duo, but, only time will tell.
Call It Quits: Ron Howard & Tom Hanks
The pair have worked together in about 5 movies so far, and have been working together for more than thirty years now. One of their films Apollo 13 was brilliant and is still loved. But, apart from that, none has made any significant impression.
Their movies have been okay, with most of them a one time watch, where not even Hanks’ performance seems to be able to lift the whole thing up. We sincerely hope Inferno was the last from this duo in the Dan Brown series.
Give Us More: Christopher Nolan & Tom Hardy
Who can forget the intense performance from Tom Hardy in The Dark Knight Rises made world records and gave us one more legend aside from Heath Ledger. The pair of Nolan and Hardy has worked in 3 movies so far and all have been major hits.
Numerous fan pages and discussion groups all over the internet go on to prove that this pair is an evergreen pair. Really, fans would watch anything they produce.
Call It Quits: Tim Burton & Johnny Depp
The pair has been churning out decent movies, but, they might call it quits because of the criticism they receive. It is quite evident that Depp mostly has kind of repetitive roles in all of Burton's movies. Critics say that his roles are almost always based on real-life Tim Burton.
Furthermore, Depp has been accused of domestic violence, which should be a good enough reason for any director-actor duo to call it quits.
Give Us More: Steven Spielberg & Tom Hanks
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks' collaboration have always proved to bring amazing movies out on the screens. Movies like Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal are masterpieces and if they are anything to go by, any movie or series from Spielberg with Tom Hanks in the lead ought to be a gem.
If you still have doubts, go watch any of these films.
Call It Quits: Michael Dougherty & Kyle Chandler
As charismatic and talented Kyle Chandler is, let's acknowledge that this Godzilla series is not working anymore. The latest movie from the series fell flat at the box office.
Michael Dougherty needs to look for other interesting ideas and a different lead actor to portray them. Perhaps trying something different will boost his films' ratings once again.
Give Us More: Martin Scorcese & Robert De Niro
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro's collaborations have all been ranked as the greatest movies of the era, with the latest being The Irishman which has already been critically acclaimed.
They have worked for more than 40 years together, in nine movies so far and DiCaprio confirmed at the SAG awards 2020 that he and De Niro both have been confirmed for another movie with Scorsese.
Call It Quits: Quentin Tarantino & Uma Thurman
Kill Bill 3 has been teased about for at least a year now. Uma Thurman power packed the first two movies in the series with her incredible performance and went on to win several prestigious awards.
Recently in an interview, Tarantino said he thinks the sequel is still 3 years away from the screens. In such turn of events, we believe Tarantino should give a chance to up and coming actors for the role now. Also, Uma Thurman has been seriously injured working with Tarantino in the past, meaning that it may be time for the duo to call it quits before more injuries occur.
