The 31 Most Exciting Actor-Director Collaborations to Come in 2021

With new films on the horizon from Paul Thomas Anderson, Guillermo del Toro, Jane Campion, Paul Schrader, Mia Hansen-L?ve, and more, it appears 2021 could be a major year for cinephiles. Now if only the coronavirus pandemic would get under control. While no release date is a certainty these days, a survey of the upcoming projects set for release in 2021 and the films now in post-production confirms some of the best auteurs in the world are waiting in the wings with new movies. Any year where it’s a possibility for Bj?rk to return to screens in a new Robert Eggers movie is a promising one, and such is the case for 2021.

Below are 31 of the most exciting director-actor film collaborations we hope to see released in 2021.

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