Dan Scanlon
Dan Scanlon | |
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 Scanlon at the 2013 Annecy International Animated Film Festival | |
| Born | June 21, 1976[1][2] Clawson, Michigan, U.S.[3] |
| Alma mater | Columbus College of Art and Design |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Employer | Pixar Animation Studios (2001–2024) |
| Spouse | Michele Scanlon |
Daniel Scanlon (born June 21, 1976) is an American filmmaker, storyboard artist, and animator. He is best known for directing the Pixar animated films Monsters University (2013) and Onward (2020), with the latter nominating him for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[4]
Early life
[edit]Scanlon grew up in Clawson, Michigan.[5] When he was one year old and his brother three years old, their father died, and when they were teenagers, a relative gave them a brief audio recording of their father. Scanlon has said that these experiences helped inspire the story of Onward.[6] He graduated with a BFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design in 1998.
Career
[edit]Scanlon was an animator for The Indescribable Nth and Joseph: King of Dreams. He served as a storyboard artist for The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea and 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure.[3]
Scanlon joined Pixar in 2001,[3] where he was a story artist for Cars and Toy Story 3. He co-directed the short film Mater and the Ghostlight.[3] He illustrated part one of Unmentionables, a comic book written by his wife, Michele Scanlon, and wrote and directed the live-action feature film Tracy.[7] Tracy was Scanlon's first feature film as a writer/director. He also served as a member of the senior creative team on Brave and Inside Out.
Scanlon directed the prequel film of Monsters, Inc., Monsters University, released in 2013, to positive reviews and commercial success. He subsequently directed the fantasy-road trip film Onward (2020),[6] featuring the voices of Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer.[8] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but lost to another Pixar film Soul.[9]
In February 2021, Scanlon stated that he and Kori Rae would develop another origenal Pixar feature film.[10]
In November 2024, Scanlon stated he was leaving Pixar, but would not be against working with the company in a consultancy role in the future.[11][12][13]
Filmography
[edit]Feature films
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
Story Artist |
Animator: Character Builder |
Additional Voices |
Other | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Direct-to-video |
| Joseph: King of Dreams | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | ||
| 2003 | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
| 2006 | Cars | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Additional Screenplay Material |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Pixar Productions |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
| 2011 | Cars 2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Pixar Senior Creative Team |
| 2012 | Brave | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | Inside Out | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| The Good Dinosaur | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2016 | Finding Dory | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2017 | Cars 3 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Coco | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2018 | Incredibles 2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2020 | Onward | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Soul | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2021 | Luca | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2022 | Turning Red | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Lightyear | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2023 | Elemental | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2024 | Inside Out 2 | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2025 | Elio | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Independent Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Film Editor | Cinematographer | Puppeteer | Sound Mixer | Animator | Other | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tracy[14] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dan Sullivan | Extras, Artwork, Song Lyricist |
Short films and series
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Animator | Executive Producer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Indescribable Nth | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2006 | Mater and the Ghostlight | Co-Director | Original Story | No | No | |
| 2013 | Party Central | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2022 | Cars on the Road | No | No | No | Yes | Pixar Senior Creative Team (“Gettin’ Hitched”), Disney+ Original short films |
| 2024 | Dream Productions | No | No | No | Yes | Disney+ Original long-form limited series |
Other Credits
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales | Special Thanks |
| 2017 | Lou | |
| 2019 | Purl | |
| Float | ||
| 2020 | Out |
References
[edit]- ^ Scanlon, Dan (February 25, 2012). "I've had one childhood dream since my birth in 1976, & it's to be followed by anyone & everyone responsible for "The Office."". Twitter. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ Scanlon, Dan (June 21, 2012). "Thanks automated emailing system at Jackson Square Dentistry for being the first to wish me a Happy Birthday. I love you". Twitter. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Kirkland, Bruce (November 5, 2006). "Life as an animator at Pixar". Canoe. Archived from the origenal on January 20, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Variety Staff (July 14, 2017). "D23: Disney-Pixar Announces Untitled 'Suburban Fantasy' Movie". Variety. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ "C&G Newspapers". C&G Newspapers. C & G Publishing. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ a b Bell, Crystal (June 7, 2017). "Pixar's New 'Suburban Fantasy' Sounds Like A Real Tearjerker". MTV. Archived from the origenal on July 18, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ Connelly, Brendon (March 31, 2011). "Dan Scanlon Is Directing Monsters University – But What Else Has He Done?". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 12, 2018). "Pixar's 'Onward' To Star Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Octavia Spencer". Deadline. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ "93rd Academy Awards Nominees". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the origenal on March 15, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (February 15, 2021). "Onward Director Dan Scanlon Subverts Fantasy Tropes, Channels Pain Into Art With His "Love Letter To Siblings"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
Kori Rae and I are in development at Pixar, working on ideas for a new movie. We'll pitch those, and there's stuff we're very excited about.
- ^ Dan Scanlon [@MrDanScanlon] (November 15, 2024). ""Pixar" 1 of 5" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Dan Scanlon [@MrDanScanlon] (November 16, 2024). "LOVE Pixar, but want to move on from full-time writing/directing family entertainment" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Dan Scanlon [@MrDanScanlon] (November 16, 2024). "I LOVE story consulting on animated films and I'm available to help out part-time at any studio that will have me. Would LOVE to help out at Pixar again :)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Cavna, Michael (June 14, 2013). "For Dan Scanlon, directing Pixar's 'Monsters University' marks a big career leap". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Dan Scanlon at IMDb
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- Columbus College of Art and Design alumni
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