![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “The quality of our storytelling was a direct correlation to the quality of the people at Pixar who shaped those stories together, and they will always be my family. ![]() “Creating films and telling stories at Pixar for 17 years has been a dream,” Cooley said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. Cooley quickly lined up the sought-after directing gig of Paramount and Hasbro’s inaugural Transformers theatrical animated movie. He quietly signed with CAA and Grandview, and, though pursued by several animation houses offering deals, decided to bet on himself. The resulting movie melted hearts on the way to collecting more than $1 billion at the box office and the best animated feature Oscar in February.ĭeciding to strike out on his own, Cooley left Pixar in mid-March, just as the coronavirus pandemic lockdown was imposed. He had big shoes to fill, and a legacy to uphold, when he took on the fourth installment of the company’s venerable Toy Story franchise. on May 26 through Walker Books/Walker Books US.Ĭooley spent 17 years at Pixar, working as a storyboard artist on movies such as The Incredibles and Cars, and acting as a writer on 2015’s Inside Out, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay. The sequel, Gargantis, was published May 7 in the U.K. The book has been translated into 20 languages worldwide to date and garnered a nomination for the Carnegie Medal. ![]()
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