Tony Leondis

Tony Leondis
Born Anthony Leondis
(1972-03-24) 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

References

  1. "Weinsteins tap 'Igor' helmer". Variety. August 11, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  2. Barrett, Annie (June 19, 2009). "DreamWorks greenlights animated ghost project 'Boo U'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  3. 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.
  4. DreamWorks Animation (September 9, 2012). "New Distributor Twentieth Century Fox Unveils DreamWorks Animation's Release Slate Through 2016". DreamWorks Animation. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  5. Verrier, Richard (November 17, 2014). "DreamWorks Animation shares plummet after Hasbro talks end". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.


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