James Marsden worked with a director.
Following his breakthrough in comic book films , Marsden went on to star in various genre films including 2007 's Hairspray which was a critical and commercial success and won many awards for its ensemble cast .	comic book films	comic book films	Hairspray	Hairspray (2007 film)
Adapted from both Waters 's 1988 script and Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell 's book for the stage musical by screenwriter Leslie Dixon , the 2007 film version of Hairspray was directed and choreographed by Adam Shankman and has an ensemble cast including John Travolta , Michelle Pfeiffer , Christopher Walken , Amanda Bynes , James Marsden , Queen Latifah , Brittany Snow , Zac Efron , Elijah Kelley , Allison Janney and Nikki Blonsky in her feature film debut .	Adam Shankman	Adam Shankman	Leslie Dixon	Leslie Dixon	Hairspray	Hairspray (musical)	Mark O'Donnell	Mark O'Donnell	Thomas Meehan	Thomas Meehan (writer)	Nikki Blonsky	Nikki Blonsky	John Travolta	John Travolta	Michelle Pfeiffer	Michelle Pfeiffer	Christopher Walken	Christopher Walken	Amanda Bynes	Amanda Bynes	James Marsden	James Marsden	Queen Latifah	Queen Latifah	Brittany Snow	Brittany Snow	Zac Efron	Zac Efron	Elijah Kelley	Elijah Kelley	Allison Janney	Allison Janney	musical	Musical film	ensemble cast	ensemble cast
