Jeff Fowler

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Jeff Fowler
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NationalityAmerican
Alma materRingling College of Art and Design
Occupation
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • animator
  • visual effects artist
Years active2002–present
Known forSonic the Hedgehog
Notable work
Gopher Broke

Jeff Fowler is an American filmmaker, director, screenwriter, animator, and visual effects artist. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[1] as writer and director of the short animated film Gopher Broke (2004).[2] He made his theatrical directorial debut with the Sonic the Hedgehog film, released in 2020.[3][4]

Career[]

Fowler worked on the animated short film Rockfish, serving as an animator, then in 2009 working on Where the Wild Things Are. He only served as a voice actor once in Gilmore Girls voicing Bob as an minor role. Back in 2004, he written, directed, storyboarded, laid out the art, and animated Gopher Broke.

He also written and animated A Gentleman's Duel. He also worked for the CG Movie production in Shadow the Hedgehog. Fowler would later go on to direct Sonic the Hedgehog, a film based on the video game franchise of the same name, which was originally set to release in November 2019, but due to Sonic's design which fans hated, the movie was delayed to February 14, 2020 to change the design. The new design for Sonic was released in November 2019.

Fowler is set to direct a sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog titled Sonic the Hedgehog 2, which is set for an release on April 8, 2022. He is also set to direct a reboot of The Pink Panther, which is in development.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Position Notes
2009 Where the Wild Things Are Animation research and development
2020 Sonic the Hedgehog Director Directorial debut
2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Post-production[5]
TBA Untitled The Pink Panther Reboot In development[6]

Shorts[]

Year Title Position Notes
2003 Rockfish Animator
2004 Gopher Broke Writer, director, storyboard artist, layout artist, and animator
2006 A Gentlemen's Duel Writer and animator

Television[]

Year Title Role Position Notes
2002 Gilmore Girls Bob Minor role

Video games[]

Year Title Position Notes
2005 Shadow the Hedgehog CG Movie Production [7]

References[]

  1. ^ 2005|Oscars.org
  2. ^ Short Film Oscars:2005 Oscars
  3. ^ 'Sonic the Hedgehog' Director Jeff Fowler Says Sonic Will Be Re-Designed|Cartoon Brew
  4. ^ Sonic The Hedgehog Director Jeff Fowler on Redesigning Sonic - ComingSoon.net
  5. ^ Kroll, Justin (May 28, 2020). "'Sonic the Hedgehog' Sequel in the Works (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Kroll, Justin (August 22, 2020). "'Pink Panther': MGM Developing Live-Action/CGI Hybrid Movie With 'Sonic The Hedgehog's Jeff Fowler Directing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  7. ^ Shadow the Hedgehog, Staff Credits.

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