The Emoji Movie
2017
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Tony Leondis. Anthony Leondis (born March 24, 1972) is a Greek [2] - 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 .
- 1997–2017
- Anthony Leondis, March 24, 1972 (age 51), New York City, U.S.
Tony Leondis. Writer: The Emoji Movie. 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).
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Jul 10, 2017 · The Emoji Movie is ‘An Epic Adventure Film’. 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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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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- Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- Tony Leondis
- 2017-07-28
Tony Leondis was born on March 24, 1967 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for The Emoji Movie (2017), The Prince of Egypt (1998) and Igor (2008).
Jul 19, 2017 · Tony Leondis: You know, it was really a hard choice because there’s so many emojis in the world, as you said, so… we had to pick our favorite 250. So we have 250 emojis in the movie, which is a huge cast for an animated movie.
