Nick Bruno and Troy Quane
Nick Bruno and Troy Quane are American filmmakers and animators, best known for their work with Blue Sky Studios, including Spies in Disguise (2019) and Nimona (2023).
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Nationality | American |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Notable work |
Career
Quane began his career at Walt Disney Studios as a storyboard artist on the films The Wild (2006) and Enchanted (2007).[1] He later left the company to serve as a story artist on 9 (2009), Arthur Christmas (2011), and Hotel Transylvania (2012).[1] Bruno began his career at Blue Sky Studios as an animator on four Ice Age films: The Meltdown (2006), Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Continental Drift (2012), and Collision Course (2016).[1] He was also an animator on Rio (2011), Epic (2013), Rio 2 (2014), and The Peanuts Movie (2015).[1] In 2011, Quane began his directorial career with the film The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol.[2][3] In 2012, Quane was hired to co-direct the film Kazorn & The Unicorn with Kelly Asbury.[4] In 2019, Quane and Bruno first teamed up to direct the animated comedy film Spies in Disguise, for Blue Sky Studios.[1][5] In April 2022, it was announced that they will direct the Netflix animated film Nimona, which was released in June of 2023.[6][7][8]
Filmography
Troy Quane
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
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Storyboard artist | Director | |||
2006 | The Wild | Yes | No | |
2007 | Enchanted | Yes | No | |
2009 | 9 | Yes | No | |
2011 | Arthur Christmas | Yes | No | |
2011 | The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol | No | Yes | [2] |
2012 | Hotel Transylvania | Yes | No | |
2019 | Spies in Disguise | No | Yes | Co-directed with Bruno[1] |
2023 | Nimona | No | Yes | Co-directed with Bruno Also story by[9] |
Nick Bruno
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
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Animator | Director | |||
2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Yes | No | |
2006 | No Time for Nuts | Yes | No | |
2008 | Surviving Sid | Yes | No | |
2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Yes | No | |
2011 | Rio | Yes | No | |
2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Yes | No | |
2013 | Epic | Yes | No | |
2014 | Rio 2 | Yes | No | |
2015 | The Peanuts Movie | Yes | No | |
2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course | Yes | No | |
2019 | Spies in Disguise | No | Yes | Co-directed with Quane[1] |
2023 | Nimona | No | Yes | Co-directed with Quane Also story by[9] |
References
- Dawson, Angela (December 24, 2019). "Blue Sky Studios Animators Make Their Directorial Debut With 'Spies In Disguise". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- Gallagher, Brian (December 2, 2011). "EXCLUSIVE: Troy Quane and Kurt Albrecht Talk The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- Noyer, Jérémie (December 21, 2011). "The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol : maxi-director Troy Quane on Sony's mini-movie!". Animated Views. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- "Nikolas Ilic - Kazorn and the Unicorn". Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- Rosenberg, Lily (December 25, 2019). "'Spies in Disguise': Meet the Voices Behind Each Animated Performer". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- Galuppo, Mia (April 11, 2022). "'Nimona' Animated Movie Lands at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- Grobar, Matt (April 11, 2022). "'Nimona': Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed & Eugene Lee Yang To Topline Animated Pic From Netflix And Annapurna". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- Romano, Nick (April 11, 2022). "Netflix saves Nimona after Disney scrapped LGBTQ-friendly animated film". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- @cristinbmckee (October 1, 2022). "That's a wrap on Nimona! I finished my last shot last week. It's been a wild 4+ years of excitement, loss, hope, and absolute pride and joy. I can't wait till y'all see it. Nimona and Bal have some important things to tell the world" (Tweet). Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Twitter.
External links
- Nick Bruno at IMDb
- Troy Quane at IMDb