The Emoji Movie
2017
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Anthony Leondis (born March 24, 1972) is a Greek-American animator, filmmaker, and voice actor, known for directing The Emoji Movie, Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, Igor, and the unreleased DreamWorks Animation film B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations.
Tony Leondis. Writer. Director. Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 2:25. The Emoji Movie (2017) More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Tony Leondis was born in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and director, known for The Emoji Movie (2017), Shrek (2001) and Igor (2008). Born March 24. Add photos, demo reels.
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Anthony "Tony" Leondis is an American film director, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He has collaborated with many Disney features, such as Home on the Range and direct-to-video films, such as Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch.
He later left Disney and directed the 2008 MGM animated film Igor, the 2011 DreamWorks animated short Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (in which he also voiced Young Croc), and the 2017 Sony Pictures animated film The Emoji Movie.
•The Lion King II: Simba's Pride - (1998; additional character designer)
•Home on the Range - (2004; story artist)
•Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch - (2005; director, screenplay)
•Kronk's New Groove - (2005; story)
Jul 28, 2017 · The Emoji Movie: Directed by Tony Leondis. With T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph. Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, sets out on a journey to become a normal emoji.
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Jul 10, 2017 · Following a presentation of footage from The Emoji Movie, Screen Rant had a chance to interview director Tony Leondis about how he and co-writer Eric Siegel crafted a film all about emojis, where their inspiration for the film came from, and how each of the characters fits into this world.
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Jul 19, 2017 · INTERVIEW: Director Tony Leondis on “The Emoji Movie”. July 19th, 2017 Jackson Murphy. In July 2015, Sony Pictures Animation won a three studio bidding war for rights to make an emoji-based feature film. And just two years later The Emoji Movie is here. The fast-track project was put in the capable hands of director Tony Leondis ( Igor ...
The Emoji Movie is a 2017 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film was directed by Tony Leondis from a screenplay he co-wrote with Eric Siegel and Mike White, based on a story by Leondis and Siegel.
