Tony Leondis
Anthony "Tony" Leondis (born March 24, 1967 in New York City ) is an American director, screenwriter and voice actor of Greek origin.
Leondis originally worked as a storyboard artist on such films as The Prince of Egypt and The Lion King 2 before starting to work at DisneyToon Studios . There he was involved in the script of A Kingdom for a Lama 2 - Kronk's great adventure . Lilo & Stitch 2 - Stitch totally wacky from 2005 makes his debut as a director. In 2008 he directed his first computer-animated feature film, Igor .
In 2009, he began to create the computer animation film BOO: Bureau for Ominous Administrative Offenses for DreamWorks Animations . The film, which is based on an original story by Leondis, was scheduled to be released in 2015, but was withdrawn in late 2014 and has been in development since then.
Leondis continued his work as a director for Sony Pictures Animations Emoji - The Film in 2017 , the concept of which was also developed by Leondis. The film received consistently negative reviews.
Leondis identifies as homosexual.
Filmography
- 1998: The Lion King 2 ( The Lion King II: Simba's Pride , Designer)
- 1998: The Prince of Egypt ( The Prince of Egypt , storyboard artist)
- 2000: The Road to El Dorado ( The Road to El Dorado , storyboard artist)
- 2004: The cows are loose ( Home on the Range , storyboard artist)
- 2005: Lilo & Stitch 2 - Stitch completely wacky ( Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch , director, screenwriter)
- 2005: A Kingdom for a Lama 2 - Kronk's Great Adventure ( Kronk's New Groove , Story)
- 2008: Igor (director, screenwriter, speaking role)
- 2011: Kung Fu Panda: The Secrets of the Masters ( Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters , director, speaking role)
- 2017: Emoji - The Movie ( The Emoji Movie , director, screenwriter, speaking roles)
Web links
- Tony Leondis in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Weinstein's tap 'Igor' helmer . In: Variety , August 11, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ↑ Annie Barrett: DreamWorks greenlights animated ghost project 'Boo U' . In: Entertainment Weekly , June 19, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ↑ DreamWorks Animation: Bill Murray Gets Ghost Busted with Jennifer Coolidge and Octavia Spencer in BOO: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations . In: Pitch Engine , October 31, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ↑ DreamWorks Animation: New Distributor Twentieth Century Fox Unveils DreamWorks Animation's Release Slate Through 2016 . In: DreamWorks Animation , September 9, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ↑ DreamWorks Animation shares plummet after Hasbro talks end . In: Los Angeles Times , November 17, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ↑ Mike Fleming Jr .: Emoji At Center Of Bidding Battle Won By Sony Animation; Anthony Leondis To Direct . Deadline. July 21, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ↑ a b Mike Fleming Jr .: Emoji At Center Of Bidding Battle Won By Sony Animation; Anthony Leondis To Direct . Deadline. July 21, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ↑ 7 brutal reviews of The Emoji Movie . Entertainment Weekly . July 27, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ↑ Molly Frreeman: How Toy Story Inspired The Movie Emoji, .According to Tony Leondis . Retrieved July 14, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leondis, Tony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leondis, Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American director, screenwriter and voice actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York, USA |