Peter Hastings (director)
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Peter Hastings | |
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| Born | January 9, 1960 Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Berklee College of Music |
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| Notable work | Dog Man The Country Bears Pinky and the Brain |
Peter Hastings (born January 9, 1960)[citation needed] is an American writer, director, and producer of animated television. He is known for The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Animaniacs, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Pinky and the Brain. He has won six Emmy awards and a Peabody award. He also directed the musical film The Country Bears (2002)[1] and the animated film Dog Man (2025).
Biography
[edit]On December 12, 2017, Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television announced that there would be an animated series to follow up the feature film adaptation of the book series, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, entitled The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants.[2] It premiered on the streaming service on July 13, 2018, and was executive-produced by Hastings.
DreamWorks Animation announced a film adaptation of Dog Man in December 2020,[3][4] with Hastings directing after his experience with Pilkey's works from The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018–20). Hastings provides the vocal effects for the titular character.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Hastings, Peter (2002-07-26), The Country Bears (Comedy, Family, Music), Haley Joel Osment, Diedrich Bader, Candy Ford, Walt Disney Pictures, Working Bear Productions, retrieved 2025-01-29
- ^ "Netflix to Debut DreamWorks 'The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants' on July 13". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (2020-12-09). "DreamWorks Developing Dav Pilkey's 'Dog Man' as Animated Feature". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 2025-02-02. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ Kit, Borys (2020-12-09). "'Dog Man' Movie in the Works From DreamWorks Animation (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ @Dreamworks (December 4, 2024). "RINGGG! 📞 This SUPA SQUAD answered the call! Watch this paw-some 🐾 cast ROOOMBA into theaters January 31! 🎟️🔥" (Tweet). Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Twitter.[non-primary source needed]
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