Honestly, what happened with Proyas is kind of a Hollywood tragedy.
DARK CITY bombed and then THE MATRIX, which... lets say "generously" ripped off large parts of his movie and made a mint, he went from Up and Comer to on his aas overnight. The Wachowskis ended a lot of careers, including ones they largely ripped off (looks at John Woo).
I ROBOT was the only bit of major studio work he was offered in the 2000s, and only then because it had been in development hell for years... the fact the end product was actually watchable and profitable should be considered a titanic achievement.
Then of course, there was GODS OF EGYPT, a gig he took because of his Egyptian heritage and love of thier mythology... and he was immediately crucified for having a multiethnic cast. Never stood a chance.
I havr said for years... I long to see what kind of movies we would have seen if Alex Proyas and John Woo been the ones to be given blank checks and whatever projects they want for two decades, and the Wachowskis had been kicked to the curb after a couple of cult classics.