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| birth_place = [[Great Bend|Great Bend, Ontario]], [[Canada]] |
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Born | Callan Michael Brunker April 15, 1975 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | Animator, screenwriter, film director, storyboard artist |
Years active | 2002-present |
Notable work | Escape from Planet Earth The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature PAW Patrol: The Movie |
Callan Michael "Cal" Brunker (born April 15, 1975) is a Canadian animator, screenwriter, film director, and storyboard artist. He is best known for directing The Weinstein Company's animated film Escape from Planet Earth (2013), The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017) and Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021), all are in collaboration with his partner Bob Barlen, who served as a co-written for these films.
Career
Cal Brunker has frequently collaborated with his partner Bob Barlen since 2009's Ollie & the Baked Halibut, who has later written films alongside since. Before his directorial debut in Ninjamaica and then 2013's Escape from Planet Earth, Brunker has worked as a storyboard artist and an animator on films such as Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Horton Hears a Who!, and Despicable Me.[1] He directed films such as Escape from Planet Earth and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature. Brunker and Barlen have written screenplays for Arctic Dogs, Cranston Academy: Monster Zone, and The Son of Bigfoot in which they co-executive produced.[1]
His next project is PAW Patrol: The Movie, a feature film adaptation of Nick Jr.'s PAW Patrol animated series. Serving as the director and co-writer and once more collaborating with Barlen alongside with Billy Frolick, it will be produced by Spin Master and Nickelodeon Movies, and released by Paramount Pictures in August 2021.[2][3]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Clean-up in-between artist |
2005 | Kronk's New Groove | Animator Direct-to-video |
2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Storyboard artist |
2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | |
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Ollie and the Baked Halibut | Animator Short film | |
2010 | Jonah Hex | Pre-visualization |
Despicable Me | Storyboard artist | |
2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Additional storyboard artist |
2013 | Escape from Planet Earth | Director Writer (with Bob Barlen) |
2015 | Minions | Additional storyboard artist |
2016 | Ratchet & Clank | Storyboard artist Designer |
The Secret Life of Pets | Storyboard artist | |
2017 | The Son of Bigfoot | Writer & co-executive producers (with Bob Barlen) |
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature | Director Writer (with Bob Barlen and Scott Bindley) Voice of Charming Chipmunk | |
2019 | The Puppet Master | Director Writer (with Bob Barlen) Short film |
Arctic Dogs | Writer (with Bob Barlen, Matt Lyon, Aaron Woodley, and Bryan Thompson) | |
2020 | Cranston Academy: Monster Zone | Writer (with Bob Barlen) |
Bigfoot Family | Writer (with Bob Barlen) Executive producers In development | |
2021 | PAW Patrol: The Movie | Director Writer (with Bob Barlen and Billy Frolick) In development |
Television
Year | Title | Role |
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2005 | Cyberchase | Designer |
2009 | Ninjamaica | Director Storyboard artist Television film Directional debut |
2009-2010 | Spliced | Storyboard artist |
References
- ^ a b "About Cal & Bob". Cal & Bob. Cal & Bob. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ Grater, Tom (1 November 2019). "Jamie Bell, Ruby Rose To Voice Animation 'Cranston Academy: Monster Zone' For DDI – AFM". Deadline. Deadline. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia (21 February 2020). "'PAW Patrol' Feature Coming From Paramount, Spin Master". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 March 2020.