Cal Brunker
Cal Brunker | |
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| Born | Callan Stuart Brunker November 16, 1978 |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
Callan Stuart "Cal" Brunker (born November 16, 1978) is a Canadian animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, and film director. He is best known for directing The Weinstein Company's animated film Escape from Planet Earth (2013), The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017), Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021) and PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023) all are in collaboration with his business partner Bob Barlen, who served as a co-writer for these films.
Career[edit]
Cal Brunker has frequently collaborated with his partner Bob Barlen since 2009's Ollie & the Baked Halibut, who has later written films alongside since. Before his directorial debut in Ninjamaica and then 2013's Escape from Planet Earth, Brunker has worked as a storyboard artist and an animator on films such as Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Horton Hears a Who!, and Despicable Me.[1] He directed films such as Escape from Planet Earth and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature. Brunker and Barlen have written screenplays for Arctic Dogs, Cranston Academy: Monster Zone, and The Son of Bigfoot in which they co-executive produced.[1]
He also directed the film PAW Patrol: The Movie, a feature film adaptation of the Nick Jr. Channel's PAW Patrol animated series. Serving as the director and co-writer and once more collaborating with Barlen alongside Billy Frolick, it was produced by Spin Master and Nickelodeon Movies, and released by Paramount Pictures in August 2021.[2][3]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Clean-up in-between artist |
| 2005 | Kronk's New Groove | Animator Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Storyboard artist |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | |
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| Ollie and the Baked Halibut | Animator Short film | |
| 2010 | Jonah Hex | Pre-visualization |
| Despicable Me | Storyboard artist | |
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Additional storyboard artist |
| 2013 | Escape from Planet Earth | Director Writer (with Bob Barlen) |
| 2015 | Minions | Additional storyboard artist |
| 2016 | Ratchet & Clank | Storyboard artist Designer |
| The Secret Life of Pets | Storyboard artist | |
| 2017 | The Son of Bigfoot | Writer & co-executive producers (with Bob Barlen) |
| The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature | Director Writer (with Bob Barlen and Scott Bindley) Voice of Charming Chipmunk | |
| 2019 | The Puppet Master | Director Writer (with Bob Barlen) Short film |
| Arctic Dogs | Writer (with Bob Barlen, Matt Lyon, Aaron Woodley, and Bryan Thompson) | |
| 2020 | Cranston Academy: Monster Zone | Writer (with Bob Barlen) |
| Bigfoot Family | Writer (with Bob Barlen) Executive producers | |
| 2021 | PAW Patrol: The Movie | Director Writer (with Bob Barlen and Billy Frolick) |
| 2023 | PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | Director Writer (with Bob Barlen) |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2005 | Cyberchase | Designer |
| 2009 | Ninjamaica | Director Storyboard artist Television film Directional debut |
| 2009–2010 | Spliced | Storyboard artist |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "About Cal & Bob". Cal & Bob. Cal & Bob. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ Grater, Tom (November 1, 2019). "Jamie Bell, Ruby Rose To Voice Animation 'Cranston Academy: Monster Zone' For DDI – AFM". Deadline. Deadline. Archived from the original on September 20, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia (February 21, 2020). "'PAW Patrol' Feature Coming From Paramount, Spin Master". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media, LLC. Archived from the original on May 22, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.