Jay Oliva
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Born | Jay Oliva 1976 (age 47–48) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Film director |
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Website | cinematicstoryboard |
Jay Oliva (born 1976) is an American film director, producer, and storyboard artist working at
Career
Oliva first started in animation as a
While at Sony, he worked as storyboard artist on
He worked as a storyboard artist on Marvel's
In late 2012, he was assigned by Warner Bros. Animation to direct a two-part animated film,
In 2013, he, along with
Spaulding replaced Oliva as director for the sequel
His first work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was help storyboarding on Peyton Reed's live-action adaptation of Ant-Man in 2015, as well as Tim Miller's live-action adaptation of Deadpool released in 2016, set in the X-Men film series.
Oliva has also worked as a storyboard artist on multiple episodes of The CW's live-action TV adaptation of The Flash.[7]
In 2016, Oliva directed
Throughout 2016, Oliva was splitting his time directing for WB/DC animated films and storyboarding live-action films and commercials. However, by August 29, 2017, Oliva clarified he is no longer working for Warner Bros., thus making Justice League Dark his final work with them and DC.[9]
In Singapore on November 8, 2018, Netflix announced it will produce an anime series adaptation of the graphic novel Trese by Filipino comic writer and artist Budjette Tan, as announced by Taito Okiura. Oliva is attached to the project as an executive producer. Set in Manila where mythical creatures of Philippine folklore live in hiding amongst humans, Alexandra Trese finds herself going head-to-head with a criminal underworld composed of malevolent supernatural beings.
Oliva will reunite with Zack Snyder to develop an anime series based on Norse mythology for Netflix,[10] as well as an Army of the Dead anime prequel series, for which Oliva will serve as showrunner.[11] Oliva is attached to a Court of the Dead anime series as well.[12]
On March 13, 2023 Plarium released the official teaser of their limited animated series RAID: Call of the Arbiter which is based on their arcane dark fantasy RPG game Raid: Shadow Legends.[13] The web series premiered on May 18 on YouTube.[14] Oliva is credited as the show's film director and showrunner.[15]
Personal life
Oliva studied at Servite High School before graduating and going to Loyola Marymount University. He is of Filipino descent.[16]
References
- ^ Esposito, Joey (April 3, 2011). "WC 11: Green Lantern: Emerald Knights Review". IGN.
- ^ SUPERMAN VS. BATMAN EXCLUSIVE: Director Jay Oliva on TDKR Fight, Part 1
- ^ Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)
- ^ E. Gross (July 9, 2013). "MAN OF STEEL EXCLUSIVE: Storyboard Artist Jay Oliva, Part 1". Voices From Krypton. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
- ^ SDCC 2013: Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox – Interview with Jay Oliva
- ^ "Jay Oliva talks the future of the DC Animated Movie Universe | Comic Book Global". Comic Book Global. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
Flash
- ^ Gary Collinson (November 27, 2016). "Justice League Dark director discusses the film's R-rating". Flickering Myth. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ Oliva, Jay [@jayoliva1] (August 30, 2017). "@An_EqualSociety @ADG800 @justiceleagueuk @justiceleaguewb @WonderWomanFilm Hi Joaquin! I have no idea. My last DC Animated film was JL Dark. I'm no longer at WB. I'm sure they will at some point" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Zack Snyder and Jay Olivia's Norse Anime Offers Production Update".
- ^ "About Netflix - Zack Snyder's 'Army of the Dead' universe expanding at Netflix".
- ^ "Court of the Dead in Development as Animated Series".
- ^ "RAID: Call of the Arbiter Limited Series Official Teaser". YouTube.
- ^ "Watch RAID: Call of the Arbiter Limited Series on Youtube". YouTube.
- ^ "A behind-the-scenes look into the creation of RAID: Call of the Arbiter".
- ^ "Trese producer Jay Oliva talks about his journey as Filipino-American". June 20, 2021.
External links
- Jay Oliva at IMDb
- Official Twitter