Joe Ballarini
Joe Ballarini | |
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Born | Joseph Ballarini |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Southern California (BA) |
Occupation(s) | film director, screenwriter, author |
Notable work | Ice Age: Continental Drift, Epic, Turbo, My Little Pony: The Movie |
Website | JoeBallarini.com |
Joe Ballarini is an American film director, screenwriter and author. He graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts Television Director's Program with a degree in film production in 1999.[1]
Career
At USC film school, Ballarini wrote and directed the award-winning "pre-apocalyptic" film Nuclear Family produced by Michael Huffington.[1][2]
In 2002, Ballarini sold an original action comedy screenplay The Spy Next Door to Dimension Films for US $600,000.[3] The following year he sold the script for a family adventure film titled The Legendary McClouds to Paramount Pictures with Nickelodeon producing.[4][5] He wrote a paranormal kids film Spooks for Miramax as well as The Blob for Warner Bros. with Jon Peters producing.[6] In 2003, Ballarini directed a series of nationally broadcast Honda Element commercials produced by Daniel Dubiecki.[1]
Ballarini sold the script to his feature comedy F+ to
In 2007, New Regency commissioned Ballarini to write a script for a biblical epic film, The Nativity.[1]
Ballarini made his
In 2009, Jerry Bruckheimer purchased Ballarini's script for The Residence, a film about a paranormalist hired to investigate a haunting in the White House.[14]
In 2010, Warner Bros. began developing the
Ballarini again teamed up with Gregg Bishop to write the script for Lockdown at Franklin High
In 2012, Joe Ballarini directed a short horror film about a clown visiting a man on his 35th birthday entitled Buckles.[25]
In 2013, Ballarini directed Caitlin Carmichael, Andrea Guttag, and Justin Welborn in another short horror film about a girl befriending the monster under her bed entitled Bedbug.[26] New Line Cinema commissioned Ballarini to write a script for Merlin, a then-untitled high concept action fantasy film set in medieval times.[27]
In 2015,
Ballarini has been commissioned to write numerous other film and television scripts including Turbo, The Robot, and Witchhunters.[32][33][1]
Books
HarperCollins imprint Katherine Tegen Books acquired publication rights to Ballarini's three-book series A Babysitter's Guide to Monsters in April 2015 and plans to publish the books in late 2016 or early 2017.[34] The story follows a teen girl searching for the child she was babysitting after the child is kidnapped by monsters.[35] Walden Media and The Montecito Picture Company have bought movie rights to A Babysitter's Guide to Monsters.[20] The film was released in 2020, with Ballarini writing the screenplay.
Filmography
- The Spy Next Door (in development) - Screenwriter
- The Legendary McClouds (in development) - Screenwriter
- Dance of the Dead (2008) - Screenwriter, Second Unit Director
- Father vs. Son (2010) - Director, screenwriter
- Lockdown at Franklin High (in development)[21] - Screenwriter
- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) - Uncredited writer
- Epic - Uncredited writer
- Turbo - Uncredited writer
- BUCKLES (short, 2012) - Director
- Bedbug (short, 2013) - Director
- My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) - Co-story writer alongside Meghan McCarthy
- A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020) - Screenwriter
References
- ^ a b c d e f FATHER vs. SON USC Cinematic Arts. May 28, 2015
- ^ CNTV’s First Look Festival Showcases Students’ Short Films USC News. May 29, 2015
- ^ Brodesser, Claude Dimension opens door to ‘Spy’ pic Variety. May 29, 2015
- ^ McNary, Dave Par’s head in ‘McClouds’ Variety. May 29, 2015
- ^ Elston Gunn's WEEKLY RECAP May 29, 2015
- ^ a b Fleming, Michael Lion studies school spec Variety. May 29, 2015
- ^ LaPorte, Nicole ‘Hunters’ finds its helmer Variety. May 29, 2015
- ^ a b c Brown, Todd Father. Son. Stripper. It's A Trailer For Joe Ballarini's FATHER VS SON Twitch. May 28, 2015
- ^ Kilday, Greg Ghost House Underground takes two Hollywood Reporter. May 28, 2015
- ^ Whyte, Jason God is flushing the toilet. Film at 11 Archived 2015-04-04 at the Wayback Machine eFilmCritic.com. May 28, 2015
- FEARnet. May 28, 2015
- ^ Gibson, Brian SXSW Movie Review: Dance of The Dead Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine FilmSchoolRejects. May 28, 2015
- ^ Pragasam, Andrew Dance of the Dead Review The Spinning Image. May 29, 2015
- ^ Mink, Sammy JOE BALLARINI GETS FOLDED UP IN “CARDBOARD” The Tracking Board. May 29, 2015
- ^ Lesnick, Silas Maintenance Moves to DreamWorks Animation SuperHeroHype.com. May 28, 2015
- ^ New Release: Father vs. Son DVD Disc Dish. May 28, 2015
- ^ Howland, Melissa 2nd Annual BEVERLY HILLS FILM, TV & NEW MEDIA FESTIVAL We Are Movie Geeks. May 28, 2015
- ^ Hill, Sally A sampling of WorldFest films Your Houston News. May 29, 2015
- ^ Trumbone, Dave Watch a New Trailer for Vin Diesel’s THE ROPES (UPDATE: Series Available for Free on Crackle Starting this Thursday) Collider. May 29, 2015
- ^ a b Fleming Jr., Mike Walden, Montecito Scare Up Deal For Joe Ballarini’s ‘A Babysitter’s Guide To Monsters’ Deadline. May 26, 2015
- ^ a b Fleming Jr., Mike Sony Pictures Preempts Spec 'Lockdown At Franklin High' Deadline. May 26, 2015
- ^ Bracken, Mike One of Marvel's Secret Weapons May Direct the Monster Movie 'Lockdown at Franklin High' Movies.com. May 28, 2015
- ^ Fleming Jr., Mike Armory/Benderspinkweiner Shingle Will Finance Low Budget Features Deadline. May 28, 2015
- ^ Lewis, Hilary Hasbro Working on 'My Little Pony' Movie Hollywood Reporter. May 26, 2015
- ^ Brown, Todd It's Fun Time With BUCKLES Twitch. May 29, 2015
- ^ Bedbug on Vimeo May 29, 2015
- ^ Fleming Jr., Mike New Line Gets Medieval With Untitled Knights Pitch Deal Deadline. May 26, 2015
- ^ Yamato, Jen Joe Ballarini To Script Graphic Novel Adaptation ‘Cardboard’ For Fox Animation Deadline. May 26, 2015
- ^ Graser, Marc ‘My Little Pony’ Movie in the Works at Hasbro Studios (EXCLUSIVE) Variety. May 26, 2015
- ^ Sneider, Jeff ‘My Little Pony’ Movie in Development at Hasbro The Wrap. May 26, 2015
- ^ Graser, Marc How Hasbro Wants to Take the Financial Reins of its Movies Starting with ‘My Little Pony’ Variety. May 26, 2015
- ^ Fleming Jr., Mike Walden Media Sets Joe Ballarini To Script 'Atlantis 7' For Dean Parisot Deadline. May 26, 2015
- ^ Abrams, Rachel Scribe’s next project? Aye, ‘Robot’ Variety. May 28, 2015
- ^ McNary, Dave ‘A Babysitter’s Guide To Monsters’ Movie Coming from ‘My Little Pony’ Writer Variety. May 26, 2015
- ^ Lewis, Andy 'My Little Pony' Scripter Joe Ballarini Sells Kids' Book Series 'A Babysitter's Guide to Monsters' (Exclusive) Hollywood Reporter. May 26, 2015