Barry Cook

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Barry Cook
Born (1958-08-12) August 12, 1958 (age 65)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupations
  • Film director
  • writer
  • effects animator
Years active1982–present
Known forMulan
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
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
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

  1. ^ "Annie Awards :: 26th Annie Awards". annieawards.org. ASIFA-Hollywood. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Heater, Heidi (January 23, 2008). "'Mulan' director to speak at Asbury". asbury.edu. Asbury University. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  3. Animation Magazine
    . Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  4. The Orlando Sentinel
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  5. The Orlando Sentinel
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  6. The Orlando Sentinel
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  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Eller, Claudia (November 15, 2003). "Disney Decides It Doesn't Want 'A Few Good Ghosts'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  10. ^ Pack, Todd (January 13, 2004). "Disney Animation Unit Fades Away In Orlando". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  11. ^ DeMott, Rick (September 18, 2007). "Toon Vets Gobble Up Animation Lab's Wild Bunch Feature". Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  12. Animation Magazine
    . Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  13. ^ McNary, Dave (April 27, 2009). "Aardman begins work on toon duo" (Press release). Variety. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  14. ^ a b Zahed, Ramin (December 15, 2013). "Pachyrhinos' Stirring Saga". Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  15. ^ McClintock, Pamela (January 15, 2014). "T-Wreck: Why Fox's 'Walking With Dinosaurs' Went Extinct". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  16. ^ "Studio 4°C Animates Campus Crusade for Christ's Jesus Short". Anime News Network. April 15, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  17. ^ Galuppo, Mia (July 26, 2016). "Astro-Nomical Entertainment Launches, Developing 'Mean Margaret' Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 25, 2018.

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