The Decade So Far Pt. 2: The New Blood + other ramblings

This decade has already brought out tremendous new talent. Last year alone gave us Chazelle (Whiplash), Saulnier (Blue Ruin), Simien (Dear White People) and Kent (The Babadook). These guys were the biggest surprises. Here's a roundup of the directors who released films that came out of left field and surprised me due to the fact I was not aware of their careers beforehand. 

DAMIEN CHAZELLE

Films: Whiplash

Upcoming Projects: La La Land

DEREK CIANFRANCE

Films: Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines

Upcoming Projects: The Light Between the Oceans

RYAN COOGLER

Films: Fruitvale Station

Upcoming Projects: Creed

SEAN DURKIN

Films: Martha Marcy May Marlene

Upcoming Projects: Janis

JENNIFER KENT

Films: The Babadook

JEREMY SAULNIER

Films: Blue Ruin

Upcoming Projects: The Green Room

JUSTIN SIMIEN

Films: Dear White People

DENIS VILLENEUVE

Films: Polytechnique, Incendies, Prisoners, Enemy

Upcoming Projects: Sicario

Since we're talking new, I decided to update my list of Anticipated films of 2015. New list: 

The Hateful Eight (By the guy pictured above)
The Look of Silence (Joshua Oppenheimer)
Sicario (Denis Villeneuve)
Our Little Sister (Hirokazu Koreeda)
Midnight Special (Jeff Nichols)
Silence (Martin Scorsese)
31 (Rob Zombie)
The Revenant (Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu)
Bridge of Spies (Steven Spielberg)
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (JJ Abrams)
Carol (Todd Haynes)
The Green Room (Jeremy Saulnier)
Sea of Trees (Gus Van Sant)
Knight of Cups (Terrence Malick)
Light Between Oceans (Derek Cianfrance)
The Walk (Robert Zemeckis)
The End of the Tour (James Ponsoldt)
Spectre (Sam Mendes)
Yoga Hosers (Kevin Smith)
Louder Than Bombs (Joachim Trier)
Dheepan (Jacques Audiard)
Beasts of No Nation (Cary Fukunaga)
Mad Max Fury Road (George Miller)
The Early Years (Paolo Sorrentino)
The Tale of Tales (Matteo Garrone)