Tony Leondis

Tony Leondis
Born Anthony Leondis
(1967-03-24) March 24, 1967[1]
New York City, U.S.
Occupation Director, writer, story artist, voice actor
Years active 1997-present
Notable work Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, Igor, The Emoji Movie

Anthony "Tony" Leondis (born March 24, 1967) is an American film director, writer and voice actor, known for directing the animated films, Igor and The Emoji Movie.

Career

Leondis started his career as a story artist working on films such as The Prince of Egypt and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. He later joined DisneyToon Studios, where he co-wrote the script for Kronk's New Groove. Leondis made his directorial debut on Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch in 2005. In 2008, he directed his first theatrical animated film, Igor, for Exodus Film Group.[2]

Since 2009, he was directing at DreamWorks Animation an animated feature film about ghosts, titled B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations [3] The film, which was based on his original idea,[4] was scheduled to be released in 2015,[5] but by late 2014, it was pulled from DWA's schedule and went back into restructuring.[6][7]

In 2017, Leondis directed and co-wrote Sony Pictures Animation's animated film The Emoji Movie, about emojis.[8] Leondis pitched the film to the studio, and co-wrote it with Eric Siegel.[8] The film was released to critical panning.[9]

Personal life

Leondis is openly gay.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Animation
Department		 Actor Role Notes
1998 The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Yes Direct-to-video
Additional character designer
The Prince of Egypt Yes Story artist
2000 The Road to El Dorado Yes Additional storyboard artist
2004 Home on the Range Yes Story artist
2005 Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch YesYes Direct-to-video
Kronk's New Groove Yes
2008 Igor YesYes Yes Killiseum Fan #4
2011 Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters Yes Yes Master Croc Video short
2017 The Emoji Movie YesYes Yes Laughter
Broom
Pizza

References

  1. ↑ Tony Leondis at IMDb
  2. ↑ "Weinsteins tap ‘Igor’ helmer". Variety. August 11, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ Barrett, Annie (June 19, 2009). "DreamWorks greenlights animated ghost project 'Boo U'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  4. ↑ DreamWorks Animation (October 31, 2013). "Bill Murray Gets Ghost Busted with Jennifer Coolidge and Octavia Spencer in B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations". Pitch Engine. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  5. ↑ DreamWorks Animation (September 9, 2012). "New Distributor Twentieth Century Fox Unveils DreamWorks Animation's Release Slate Through 2016". DreamWorks Animation. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  6. ↑ Verrier, Richard (November 17, 2014). "DreamWorks Animation shares plummet after Hasbro talks end". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ Fleming Jr., Mike (July 21, 2015). "Emoji At Center Of Bidding Battle Won By Sony Animation; Anthony Leondis To Direct". Deadline. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Fleming Jr., Mike (July 21, 2015). "Emoji At Center Of Bidding Battle Won By Sony Animation; Anthony Leondis To Direct". Deadline. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  9. ↑ "7 brutal reviews of The Emoji Movie". Entertainment Weekly. July 27, 2017.
  10. ↑ Frreeman, Molly. "How Toy Story Inspired The Emoji Movie, According to Tony Leondis". Screenrant. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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