Joaquim Dos Santos

Joaquim Dos Santos (born June 22, 1977) is a Portuguese-American[1] television director of animated series, best known for his directing work on Justice League Unlimited, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra and Voltron: Legendary Defender.

Joaquim Dos Santos
Dos Santos in 2012
Born (1977-06-22) June 22, 1977
Portugal
NationalityPortuguese-American
OccupationAnimator, director
Notable work
Justice League Unlimited
Avatar: The Last Airbender
The Legend of Korra
Voltron: Legendary Defender

Career

He was a storyboard artist for Justice League before being promoted in the show's renamed third season. He went on to direct half of the episodes of Justice League Unlimited alongside fellow DC Animated Universe director Dan Riba, including the final episode "Destroyer". He joined the staff of Avatar: The Last Airbender in the middle of the show's second season as a storyboard artist, and began directing episodes in the third season, including the last two parts of the four-part series finale. He would later go on to work on Avatar's sequel series The Legend of Korra as he co-directed all of season 1 alongside Ki Hyun Ryu and served as co-executive producer for the entire series.

He also directed the mini-series G.I. Joe: Resolute. After that project, he moved back to Warner Bros. Animation, where he directed two DC Showcase short films: The Spectre (accompanying the Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths direct-to-video movie) and Jonah Hex (on Batman: Under the Red Hood). He also worked as an executive producer and co-showrunner on the animated series Voltron: Legendary Defender with Lauren Montgomery.[2] He is currently attached to direct the sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which is set to be released on October 7, 2022.[3][4]

Some fans have nicknamed him "Dr. Fight" because of his skill at choreographing fight sequences and action set pieces.

References
  1. "JoaquimDossantos on DeviantArt". September 21, 2011. One Portuguese parent to be exact! The other (non-Portuguese) one lived there for 13 years. So I'm a half.
  2. "DreamWorks and Netflix reveal Voltron: Legendary Defender animated series showrunners". Nerd Reactor. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  3. Kit, Borys (November 27, 2018). "'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Sequel and All-Female Spinoff in the Works From Sony (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  4. D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 24, 2020). "'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Sequel Pushes 'Doctor Strange 2' To 2022: Disney & Sony Release Date Change Team-Up". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.


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