John Roger Spottiswoode[2] (born 5 January 1945) is a Canadian-British director, editor and writer of film and television.
[5] He wanted to direct and Walter Hill advised him the best way in was to write a script.
Hill and Spottiswoode collaborated on the scripts for 48 Hours and the never-made The Last Gun.
[6] Spottiswoode turned to directing in the early 1980s and has since directed a number of notable films and television productions, including Under Fire (1983)[7] and the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies starring Pierce Brosnan.
[9] In 2000, he directed the science fiction action thriller The 6th Day starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.