Tony Leondis
| Tony Leondis | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Anthony Leondis March 24, 1972 New York City, United States |
| Occupation | Director, writer, story artist, voice actor |
| Notable work | Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, Igor, Emojimovie: Express Yourself |
Anthony "Tony" Leondis (born March 24, 1972) is an American film director, writer and voice actor of animation.
Leondis started his career as a story artist working on films such as The Prince of Egypt and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. He later joined DisneyToon Studios, where he co-wrote the script for Kronk's New Groove. Leondis made his directorial debut on Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch in 2005. In 2008, he directed his first theatrical animated film, Igor, for Exodus Film Group.[1]
Since 2009, he was directing at DreamWorks Animation an animated feature film about ghosts, titled B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations [2] The film, which was based on his original idea,[3] was scheduled to be released in 2015,[4] but by late 2014, it was pulled from DWA's schedule and went back into restructuring.[5][6]
In July 2015, it was reported that Leondis sold to Sony Pictures Animation a pitch for an animated film Emojimovie: Express Yourself about emoji.[7] Leondis, who will co-write the film with Eric Siegel, is also set to direct it.[7]
Filmography
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) (additional character designer)
- The Prince of Egypt (1998) (story artist)
- The Road to El Dorado (2000) (additional storyboard artist)
- Home on the Range (2004) (story artist)
- Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) (director, screenplay)
- Kronk's New Groove (2005) (story)
- Igor (2008) (director, additional screenplay, voice of Killisuem Fan)
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011) (director, voice of Croc)
- Emojimovie: Express Yourself (2017) (director, screenplay)
References
- ↑ "Weinsteins tap 'Igor' helmer". Variety. August 11, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ↑ Barrett, Annie (June 19, 2009). "DreamWorks greenlights animated ghost project 'Boo U'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
- ↑ DreamWorks Animation (October 31, 2013). "Bill Murray Gets Ghost Busted with Jennifer Coolidge and Octavia Spencer in B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations". Pitch Engine. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ↑ DreamWorks Animation (September 9, 2012). "New Distributor Twentieth Century Fox Unveils DreamWorks Animation's Release Slate Through 2016". DreamWorks Animation. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ↑ Verrier, Richard (November 17, 2014). "DreamWorks Animation shares plummet after Hasbro talks end". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ Fleming Jr., Mike (July 21, 2015). "Emoji At Center Of Bidding Battle Won By Sony Animation; Anthony Leondis To Direct". Deadline. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- 1 2 Fleming Jr., Mike (July 21, 2015). "Emoji At Center Of Bidding Battle Won By Sony Animation; Anthony Leondis To Direct". Deadline. Retrieved July 21, 2015.