Title: The Host (novel)
Content:  The Host was developed into a film with Andrew Niccol as director and Saoirse Ronan as Melanie. The project was first announced in September 2009 when the producers Nick Wechsler, Steve Schwartz and Paula Mae Schwartz used independent financing to acquire film rights to The Host. Niccol was hired to write the screenplay and to direct the film. In early 2011, before the start of filming, Susanna White had replaced Niccol as the director, but Niccol resumed his role of director in May 2011. In the same month, Ronan was cast to play Melanie in the adaptation. On June 27, it was announced that the film would be released on March 29, 2013, with principal photography to start in February 2012 in Louisiana and New Mexico. Open Road Films acquired the U.S. distribution rights for the film and Meyer acted as producer along with Wechsler, Steve Schwartz, and Paula Mae Schwartz. The film was released on March 29, 2013, to largely negative reviews.
Title: The Host (2006 film)
Content:  The film was the third feature-length film directed by Bong Joon-ho. Following the positive reaction to the director's debut, Barking Dogs Never Bite, coupled with the critical acclaim and box-office success of his previous work, Memories of Murder, the film was given a generous production budget of around (just over US$10 million), huge by local industry standards.
Title: The Host (2013 film)
Content:  Producers Nick Wechsler, Steve Schwartz, and Paula Mae Schwartz acquired the film rights to The Host in September 2009, but Open Road Films later acquired the film rights, and made Stephenie Meyer, Nick Wechsler, Steve Schwartz, and Paula Mae Schwartz the main producers. Andrew Niccol was hired to write the screenplay and to direct the film. In February 2011, Susanna White was hired to replace Niccol as director, but he later resumed the role in May 2011. Saoirse Ronan was also cast in May as Melanie Stryder/Wanderer. On June 27, the release date was set for the film for March 29, 2013, and it was also announced that principal photography would begin in February 2012, in Louisiana and New Mexico.
Title: The Host (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Content:  "The Host" was written by Michael Horvat and directed by Marvin V. Rush. Rush had been the director of photography for the series since the start of the third season and was the first of three members of the series' staff to direct an episode. The filming of Gates McFadden's scenes was complicated by the fact that she was seven months pregnant at the time, requiring different camera angles than would normally be used. Jonathan Frakes, who played Commander Riker, explained later that "they would not address the fact that the actress was pregnant", requiring the cast and crew to hide McFadden's stomach from the camera with furniture or by using camera angles which only showed her from her breasts upwards. Rush was not 
Title: The Host (2020 film)
Content:  The Host is a 2020 English-language mystery crime thriller film produced in the Netherlands by Pearl Pictures Productions. The film is directed by Andy Newbery and produced by Zachary Weckstein, both of whom are making their feature film debut. The Host is the story of a London banker who seizes the opportunity to change his mundane life by taking a risk with his employer's money. A series of events leads him to travel to Amsterdam, a city of dark secrets where all is not as it seems. Driven by power players, drugs, seduction, and violence, the film portrays a deadly game of choice and consequence.
Title: The Host (2020 film)
Content:  The Host premiered at the May Fair Hotel in London on 6 January 2020. The film had both its theatrical and VoD/streaming first release in North America on 17 January 2020 by Vertical Entertainment.
Title: The Host (2006 film)
Content:  - Go Ah-sung • ;2007 Grand Bell Awards • Best Director - Bong Joon-ho • Best Editing - Kim Sun-min • Nomination - Best Film • Nomination - Best Actor - Song Kang-ho • Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Byun Hee-bong • Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Go Ah-sung • Nomination - Best Cinematography - Kim Hyung-koo • Nomination - Best Visual Effects - The Orphanage, EON • Nomination - Best Sound - Lee Seung-chul, Choi Tae-young • ;2007 Busan Film Critics Awards • Jury Prize • ;2008 Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics • Nomination - Grand Prix
Title: The Host (2013 film)
Content:  The film grossed $63,327,201 worldwide, of which $26,627,201 was from North America, and $36,700,000 from other territories. It opened at #6 at the US box office, and for its opening weekend grossed $10,600,112; screened at 3,202 theaters it averaged $3,310 per theater.
Title: The Host (2006 film)
Content:  Actor - Song Kang-ho • Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Bae Doona • Nomination - Best Screenplay - Bong Joon-ho • Nomination - Best Cinematography - Kim Hyung-koo • ;2006 Korean Film Awards • Best Film • Best Director - Bong Joon-ho • Best Cinematography - Kim Hyung-koo • Best Visual Effects - The Orphanage, EON • Best Sound - Choi Tae-young • Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Go Ah-sung • Nomination - Best Art Direction - Ryu Seong-hee • Nomination - Best Music - Lee Byung-woo • ;2006 Director's Cut Awards • Best Performers Award - Ensemble cast 
Title: The Host (2006 film)
Content:  The Host (lit. "Monster") is a 2006 South Korean monster film directed by Bong Joon-ho and starring Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona and Go Ah-sung. The film concerns a monster kidnapping a man's daughter, and his attempts to rescue her. According to the director, his inspiration came from a local article about a deformed fish with an S-shaped spine caught in the Han River. Following the success of the director's work Memories of Murder, The Host was highly anticipated. It was released on a record number of screens in its home country on July 27, 2006. By the end of its run on November 8, 13 million tickets had been sold, making it (at the time) the highest-grossing South Korean film of all time. The film was released on a limited basis in the United States on March 9, 2007, and on DVD, Blu-ray, and HD DVD formats on July 24, 2007. It won several awards including Best Film at the Asian Film Awards and at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.

Question: Who was the director of The Host?
Answer: Andrew Niccol.
Andrew M. Niccol.