Jimmy Hayward

James Hayward (born September 17, 1970) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and animator.

Jimmy Hayward
Hayward in 2009
Born (1970-09-17) September 17, 1970
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, animator
Years active1994–2017
Notable workHorton Hears a Who
Jonah Hex

Biography

At a young age, Hayward began his career at Mainframe Entertainment animating and directing commercials. He was one of the original animators of the television series ReBoot. Throughout his career, he has worked at Pixar Animation Studios, 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios, and was an animator for Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo.[1] He was the sequence director and story consultant for Robots.[2]

His studio directorial debut, Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who![3] starring Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, had a worldwide gross of $298.6 million.[4]

Hayward's first live-action film, Jonah Hex,[5] was released in June 2010.[6] Grossing just under $11 million on a $47 million budget.[7]

Hayward was also director and writer on an animated film Free Birds, starring Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson and Amy Poehler, which was released in 2013 to unfavourable critical reception, but financial success.[8]

Filmography

Animator
Year Title Notes
1994 ReBoot Senior animator: episodes 1–2
1995 Toy Story
1996 Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy Story Video game
1996 Toy Story Activity Center
1998 A Bug's Life Additional animator
1999 Toy Story 2
2001 Monsters, Inc.
2002 Mike's New Car Short film
2003 Finding Nemo

Voice roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! Obnoxious Who
2013 Free Birds Ranger/Leatherbeak/President/Hazmats Additional voices
2015 Transformers vs. G.I. Joe: The Commissary Narrator/Destro/Soundwave/Gung-Ho/Zartan 3 episodes

Director
Year Title Director Writer Notes
2008 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! Yes No Also musician: guitar
2010 Jonah Hex Yes No Live-action role: Train Wood Tender
2013 Free Birds Yes Yes

Other credits
Year Title Role
1995 NHL 96 Special thanks
1999 Toy Story 2 Additional story material
2005 Robots Director of additional scenes and story consultant

References
  1. "'Horton' Director Jimmy Hayward 'Hears a Who!' [Exclusive]". Movieweb. March 12, 2008.
  2. Hart, Hugh (April 13, 2008). "INDUSTRY BUZZ". SFGATE.
  3. "Oh-ho-ho, it's Horton's (and Blue Sky animators') show - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com.
  4. "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  5. Roush, George (July 25, 2009). "Comic Con 2009: Video Interview Jimmy Hayward & Josh Brolin On Jonah Hex". latinoreview.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2009.
  6. Miska, Brad (May 5, 2010). "This Time, 'Jonah Hex' Does the Burning".
  7. "Jonah Hex". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  8. "Free Birds". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
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