Music video directors turned big time auteurs

Resume: McG first ventured from music videos to the film world after winning the attention of Drew Barrymore, which helped him earn the chance to direct "Charlie's Angels." One of his most well-known videos is Offspring's "Pretty Fly for a White Guy."

Best work: With a franchise as guarded as "Teriminator," the new installment's success will really tell whether McG can move beyond the lampooned "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle."