How to Use directorial in a Sentence

directorial

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• The movie marks the directorial debut of Adam Cooper, who co-wrote the script with Bill Collage.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Nov. 2022
• But this is not a permanent goodbye: Tee will return behind the camera and make his directorial debut on episode 16.
  — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2022
• In what marks his directorial debut, the New Jersey native spoke about what prompted his decision to make this career pivot.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 18 Oct. 2022
• The film will be the directorial, feature-length debut for writer and director A.V. Rockwell.
  — Alexis Oatman, Essence, 1 Nov. 2022
• Wilde’s directorial debut, Booksmart, transformed the way Hollywood saw her, after nearly two decades in the business.
  — Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 13 Oct. 2022
• The project will be the feature directorial debut of Karen Slade.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
• Brolin even got to make his directorial debut on an episode of the series.
  — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 July 2024
• While Levy helmed episodes of Schitt’s Creek over its six-season run, the film marks his feature-length directorial debut.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2023
• Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, seems like the kind of story that’s too far-fetched to be believed.
  — Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024
• The project, which will mark Gad’s directorial debut, has the blessing of the Farley family.
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
• He’s been acting since childhood on stages and screens big and small, released music with the band Mook and made his directorial debut in 2018.
  — Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
• The directorial team wanted to take the journey from Leticia to Manaus to immerse themselves in the Amazon.
  — Natalie Meade, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
• Tony-winning playwright Matthew López cowrote the film with Ted Malawer and also makes his directorial debut with the project.
  — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 12 June 2023
• The film marks the feature directorial debut of Kyra Sedgwick and co-stars her husband, Kevin Bacon.
  — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
• The 27-minute film, about the rising tide of book banning efforts around the United States, marks docu titan Sheila Nevins‘ directorial debut.
  — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
• She's been busy gearing up for her directorial debut on her film, September 17th, that's set to come out soon.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 10 June 2023
• The two met ahead of Spielberg’s feature directorial debut, 1974’s The Sugarland Express, and have rarely worked apart since.
  — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
• Franco directs in his follow-up to the horror-thriller The Rental, his directorial debut that also starred Brie.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 1 Feb. 2023
• The pop star is set to make her feature directorial debut with Searchlight Pictures.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
• Scoular made his feature directorial debut with Survival Box, a thriller penned by Halfnight, which was released in 2019.
  — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
• Danielle Deadwyler is a strong performer, but I was struck by how certain directorial choices seemed to crowd out her work onscreen.
  — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2022
• In fact, her 2015 flick about a single mother (Lacey Chabert) who moves back to her hometown with her growing daughter marked the songstress's directorial debut.
  — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
• Tim Burton’s first directorial debut in the world of television is here at last with the release of Wednesday on Netflix.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 Nov. 2022
• Raven Jackson’s directorial debut is a feast for the senses.
  — Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2023
• The 24-year-old makes her feature directorial debut with the new thriller The Watchers, starring Dakota Fanning.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
• Perez and Jayne made their directorial debut with Mean Girls, adding an internet-savvy twist to the early 2000s high school dramedy.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2024
• In fact, his goal with his directorial debut is not to beat action moviemakers and A-list asskickers at their own game but to work his way into their ranks.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2024
• Self Reliance Jake Johnson’s directorial debut has one hell of a premise.
  — Helen Murphy, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
• Now in the crispy year of 2023, Park makes his directorial debut with an adaptation of Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel.
  — Vulture, 22 Jan. 2023
• His third directorial venture, The Host, is a delirious, exciting, funny, and at times quite terrifying genre mash-up with a side of social commentary.
  — Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024