His films' themes have been subject to interpretation by commentators due to their parallels with novelist Ayn Rand's Objectivism philosophy, an analysis Bird has dismissed. The bulk of Bird's filmography has attracted widespread acclaim with the exception of Tomorrowland, all of his movies have high aggregate scores from viewers and critics. He returned to Pixar to develop Incredibles 2, which was released in 2018 and became the second-highest-grossing animated picture of all-time.Īs a filmmaker, Bird has been considered an auteur he is known to supervise his projects to a high degree of detail. He transitioned to live-action filmmaking with 2011's similarly successful Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, but his 2015 effort Tomorrowland significantly underperformed. He moved to Pixar where he wrote and directed two movies, The Incredibles (2004) and Ratatouille (2007) that were worldwide critical and financial smash hits both earned Bird two Academy Award for Best Animated Feature wins and Best Original Screenplay nominations. He directed the 1999 feature The Iron Giant, adapted from a book by poet Ted Hughes though critically lauded, it was a box-office bomb. Afterwards, Bird joined The Simpsons as creative consultant for eight seasons. In the 1980s, he worked in film development with various studios he wrote the screenplay for *batteries not included, and developed two episodes of Amazing Stories for Steven Spielberg, including its spin-off (based on a segment written by Bird for the show), the widely panned animated sitcom Family Dog.
He attended the California Institute of the Arts in the late 1970s, and worked for Disney shortly thereafter. Bird sent the film to Walt Disney Productions, leading to an apprenticeship from the studio's Nine Old Men. He developed an interest in the art of animation early on, and completed his first short subject by age 14. He has had a career spanning forty years in both animation and live-action.īird was born in Montana and grew up in Oregon. Phillip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor.
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