Cal Brunker
Callan "Cal" Brunker is a Canadian animator, screenwriter, and film director.
Cal Brunker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Callan Brunker |
| Occupation | Animator, screenwriter, film director |
Career
Cal Brunker has frequently collaborated with his partner Bob Barlen since 2009's Ollie & the Baked Halibut, who has later written films alongside since. Before his directional debut in Ninjamaica and then 2013's Escape from Planet Earth, Brunker has worked as a storyboard artist and an animator on films such as Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Horton Hears a Who!, and Despicable Me.[1] He directed films such as Escape from Planet Earth and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature. Brunker and Barlen have written screenplays for Arctic Dogs, Cranston Academy: Monster Zone, and The Son of Bigfoot in which they co-executive produced.[1]
His next project is PAW Patrol: The Movie, a feature film adaptation of Nick Jr.'s PAW Patrol animated series. Serving as the director and co-writer and once more collaborating with Barlen alongside with Billy Frolick, it will be produced by Spin Master and Nickelodeon Movies, and released by Paramount Pictures in August 2021.[2][3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Clean-up in-between artist |
| 2005 | Kronk's New Groove | Animator Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Storyboard artist |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | |
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| Ollie and the Baked Halibut | Animator Short film | |
| 2010 | Jonah Hex | Pre-visualization |
| Despicable Me | Storyboard artist | |
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Additional storyboard artist |
| 2013 | Escape from Planet Earth | Director Writer (with Bob Barlen) |
| 2015 | Minions | Additional storyboard artist |
| 2016 | Ratchet & Clank | Storyboard artist Designer |
| The Secret Life of Pets | Storyboard artist | |
| 2017 | The Son of Bigfoot | Writer & co-executive producers (with Bob Barlen) |
| The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature | Director Writer (with Bob Barlen and Scott Bindley) Voice of Charming Chipmunk | |
| 2019 | The Puppet Master | Director Writer (with Bob Barlen) Short film |
| Arctic Dogs | Writer (with Bob Barlen, Matt Lyon, Aaron Woodley, and Bryan Thompson) | |
| 2020 | Cranston Academy: Monster Zone | Writer (with Bob Barlen) |
| Bigfoot Family | Writer (with Bob Barlen) Executive producers In development | |
| 2021 | PAW Patrol: The Movie | Director Writer (with Bob Barlen and Billy Frolick) In development |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cyberchase | Designer |
| 2009 | Ninjamaica | Director Storyboard artist Television film Directional debut |
| 2009-2010 | Spliced | Storyboard artist |
References
- "About Cal & Bob". Cal & Bob. Cal & Bob. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- Grater, Tom (1 November 2019). "Jamie Bell, Ruby Rose To Voice Animation 'Cranston Academy: Monster Zone' For DDI – AFM". Deadline. Deadline. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- Galuppo, Mia (21 February 2020). "'PAW Patrol' Feature Coming From Paramount, Spin Master". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 March 2020.