Barry Cook
Barry Cook | |
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Born | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | August 12, 1958
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Years active | 1982–present |
Known for | Mulan Arthur Christmas Walking with Dinosaurs |
Barry Cook (born August 12, 1958) is an American film director who has worked in the animated film industry since the 1980s. Cook and
Sarah Smith. Cook also directed Walking with Dinosaurs (2013) with Neil Nightingale
.
Background
Cook was born in
Roger Rabbit.[5] His directing experience with Off His Rockers and Trail Mix-Up led him to the opportunity to direct Mulan with Bancroft.[6]
Following a five-month sabbatical break after directing Mulan, Cook began developing ideas for his second animated feature, and arrived at an idea he developed years earlier titled The Ghost & His Gift, adapted from
Feature Animation Florida studio on January 12, 2004.[10] Following the closure, Cook was not offered a renewed contract with the Burbank-located animation studio, and worked consecutively with IDT Entertainment (now known as Starz Media), Animation Lab, and Laika on a series of undeveloped animation projects.[7][11][12]
In February 2009, Cook signed with
20th Century Fox executives requested a celebrity voice cast, believing it would connect audiences to the characters.[15] In 2011, Cook wrote the screenplay for The Jesus Film Project and Studio 4°C's short film, My Last Day.[16]
In July 2016, it was announced that Cook was in negotiations to direct Mean Margaret for Astro-Nomical Entertainment.[17]
Filmography
Year | Title | Credits |
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1982 | Tron | Effects Animator |
Heidi's Song | Assistant Animator | |
1985 | The Black Cauldron | Effects Animator |
My Science Project | Effects Animator | |
1986 | Captain EO (Short) | Effects Animator |
1988 | Oliver & Company | Effects Animator |
1989 | The Little Mermaid | Effects Animator |
1990 | Roller Coaster Rabbit (Short) | Effects Animator |
The Rescuers Down Under | Effects Animator | |
1991 | Beauty and the Beast | Visual Effects Supervisor: Florida |
1992 | Off His Rockers (Short) | Director / Story Development Artist |
Aladdin | Visual Effects Supervisor: Florida | |
1993 | Trail Mix-Up (Short) | Director / Story |
Aladdin (Video Game) | Animation Director | |
1998 | Mulan | Director with Tony Bancroft |
2011 | My Last Day (Short) | Director / Producer |
Arthur Christmas | Co-director with Sarah Smith
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2013 | Walking with Dinosaurs | Director with Neil Nightingale |
2018 | Blinker | Writer / Director |
2019 | Sideshow | Writer / Director |
Legion | Writer / Director | |
2021 | Chosen Witness | Writer / Director |
References
- ^ "Annie Awards :: 26th Annie Awards". annieawards.org. ASIFA-Hollywood. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ a b Heater, Heidi (January 23, 2008). "'Mulan' director to speak at Asbury". asbury.edu. Asbury University. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- The Orlando Sentinel.
- The Orlando Sentinel.
- The Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ a b c d e Armstrong, Josh (July 30, 2012). "Director Barry Cook remembers the Peoples of Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida". Animated Views. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Hill, Jim (February 21, 2011). "Why Walt Disney Feature Animation opted NOT to make "My Peoples"". Jim Hill Media. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ Eller, Claudia (November 15, 2003). "Disney Decides It Doesn't Want 'A Few Good Ghosts'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ Pack, Todd (January 13, 2004). "Disney Animation Unit Fades Away In Orlando". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ DeMott, Rick (September 18, 2007). "Toon Vets Gobble Up Animation Lab's Wild Bunch Feature". Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ McNary, Dave (April 27, 2009). "Aardman begins work on toon duo" (Press release). Variety. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ a b Zahed, Ramin (December 15, 2013). "Pachyrhinos' Stirring Saga". Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ McClintock, Pamela (January 15, 2014). "T-Wreck: Why Fox's 'Walking With Dinosaurs' Went Extinct". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ "Studio 4°C Animates Campus Crusade for Christ's Jesus Short". Anime News Network. April 15, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia (July 26, 2016). "Astro-Nomical Entertainment Launches, Developing 'Mean Margaret' Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 25, 2018.