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Director Brad Bird Talks About Future Projects Including Tomorrowland And Incredibles 2
The following conversation with Tomorrowland director Brad Bird is a good reminder of why we need filmmakers like him. Not that we could forget his cinematic contributions anytime soon thanks to The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol etc. but Bird’s commitment to big, original story ideas and the way in which he fosters them is important to all of us film-loving fans. When Screen Rant sat down with Bird to discuss the film which, as it revolves around two genius-level scientist inventor types (played by George Clooney and Britt Robertson) who embark on a mission to rediscover a better future via the hidden utopia-like Tomorrowland, is…
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Brad Bird Has Begun Writing ‘Incredibles 2′
More than a year after the sequel was announced, “The Incredibles 2″ is finally chugging along. Writer-director Brad Bird, who was also behind Pixar’s “Ratatouille,” told NPR that the sequel is “percolating.” “I’m just staring to write it, so we’ll see what happens,” he said. Disney CEO Bob Iger told investors at the company’s shareholders meeting in March of 2014 that Pixar was planning a sequel to “The Incredibles,” as well as a third installment of its “Cars” franchise. “The Incredibles” was released in late 2004 and went on to gross $631.4 million worldwide. Bird also provided the voice of costume designer Edna Mode in the toon. “I was exceedingly…