Adrian Molina
Adrian Molina | |
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Annecy International Animated Film Festival | |
| Born | August 23, 1985 Yuba City, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Employer | Pixar Animation Studios (2007–present) |
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Ryan Dooley (m. 2011) |
Adrian Molina (born August 23, 1985) is an American animator, storyboard artist and screenwriter who works for Pixar. He co-wrote the screenplay and story of Coco (2017), which he also co-directed. He will make his directorial debut with the upcoming film Elio (2025), which he also wrote.[1][2]
Early life and education
Molina was born in Yuba City, California to a Mexican family, and raised in Grass Valley, and he graduated from Bear River High School in 2003, to subsequently attend and graduate from the California Institute of the Arts in 2007.[3]
Career
Molina has joined at Pixar since 2007, where he started as a 2D animator on Ratatouille. He later moved on to be a storyboard artist, working on Toy Story 3 and Monsters University.[3] Molina also illustrated the Little Golden Book for Toy Story 3.[4] After writing for The Good Dinosaur, Molina started his first assignment as a screenwriter, for Coco, and later went on to co-direct the film. He also wrote serveral lyrics for the film.[3][5][6]
Following the success of Coco and the
Personal life
Molina is openly gay. He has been married to Ryan Dooley since 2011.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
Story Artist |
Other | Voice | Notes |
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| 2007 | Ratatouille | No | No | No | No | Yes | Animator: End Titles | |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2013 | Monsters University | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Additional Screenplay Material Opening Title Designer and Director | |
| 2015 | The Good Dinosaur | No | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Screenplay Material | |
| 2017 | Coco | Co-Director | Yes | No | No | Yes | Additional Voices | Songwriter |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Pixar Senior Creative Team | |
| 2020 | Onward | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| Soul | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
| 2021 | Luca | No | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Story Contributions Pixar Senior Creative Team | |
| 2022 | Turning Red | No | No | Associate | No | Yes | Pixar Senior Creative Team | |
| Lightyear | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
| 2023 | Elemental | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2024 | Inside Out 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2025 | Elio | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
References
- ^ a b Meyer, Joshua (September 9, 2022). "Disney Announces New Pixar Sci-Fi Adventure Comedy, Elio [D23]". /Film. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ a b McClintock, Pamela (27 October 2023). "Disney Delays 'Snow White' and 'Elio' a Year, Removes Jonathan Majors' 'Magazine Dreams' From Calendar". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "'Coco's Mexican-American Co-Director Adrian Molina Reveals Origins of Pixar's Día de Muertos Film".
- ^ Spring Into Action! (Disney/Pixar Toy Story 3) by Annie Auerbach | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
- ^ "Pixar Coco plot details revealed | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
- ^ Robinson, Joanna. "Pixar's Coco Is a "Love Letter to Mexico" When It's Needed Most". HWD. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
- ^ "'Elio': Pixar Sets New Pic About 11-Year-Old Boy Beamed Into Space; America Ferrera Stars & 'Coco's Adrian Molina Directs". Deadline Hollywood. September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- Looper. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
The aforementioned director Adrian Molina is currently the only credited writer for Pixar's Elio.
- ^ Crispim, Fabio (June 30, 2018). "'Coco' co-director Adrian Molina is 'all for' an LGBT Pixar film". attitude. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
External links
- Adrian Molina at IMDb
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