Josh Cooley

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Josh Cooley
Festival Annecy 2019, screening event Toy Story 4 - Josh Cooley (crop).jpg
Cooley in 2019
Born (1979-05-23) May 23, 1979 (age 42)[1]
Berkeley, California, U.S.
OccupationAnimator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, director, voice actor
Years active2003–present
EmployerPixar Animation Studios (2003–2020)
Known forToy Story 4
Inside Out
Up
Ratatouille
George and A.J.
Riley's First Date?
Small Fry

Joshua Cooley (born May 23, 1979) is an American animator, screenwriter, director and voice actor. He is best known for working on the 2015 Pixar animated film Inside Out and directing the short film Riley's First Date? that was included in its home video release. He made his feature film directorial debut in 2019 with Toy Story 4, the fourth film of the Toy Story franchise, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Career[]

Cooley was recruited by Joe Ranft at Pixar, where he started his career as an intern,[2][3] mostly working as a storyboard artist on films including The Incredibles in 2004, Cars in 2006, Ratatouille in 2007, Up in 2009, and Cars 2 in 2011.[4] In 2009, Cooley wrote and directed a short film George & A.J. for Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures.[4]

In 2015, Cooley worked as a screenwriter and storyboard supervisor on the film Inside Out, which was released to critical acclaim. Cooley received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for his work on the film, alongside Pete Docter (the film's director), Ronnie Del Carmen (co-director), and Meg LeFauve.[5] The same year, he wrote and directed another short film titled Riley's First Date?.[6][5]

Following the success of Inside Out, Cooley was tapped by John Lasseter and screenwriter Andrew Stanton to co-direct Toy Story 4. Lasseter ended up setting aside his directorial duties in 2016,[7] making Cooley the sole director. Toy Story 4 was Cooley's directorial debut. Upon release, the film received critical acclaim, and Cooley took home his first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[8] Cooley left Pixar in March 2020.[9]

Cooley is set to direct an animated Transformers film at Paramount Pictures.[10] The film, which will be "separate and apart from" the Michael Bay-directed franchise and the stand-alone Bumblebee, will focus on Optimus Prime and Megatron's relationship.[10] On May 19, 2020, it was reported that Cooley will write and direct a live-action adaptation of the children's book Malamander for Sony Pictures,[9] marking his first live-action film.

On July 10, 2020, it was announced that Cooley would be the writer and director of the film Little Monsters, starring Universal Monsters characters, for Universal Pictures.[11]

Filmography[]

Feature Films[]

Year Title Director Writer Story
Supervisor 		Story
Artist 		Other Voice Role Notes
2004 The Incredibles No No No Uncredited No [4]
2006 Cars No No No Additional No
2007 Ratatouille No No No Yes No
2009 Up No No No Yes Yes Omega
2011 Cars 2 No No Additional No No Additional Story Supervision
2015 Inside Out No Screenplay Yes No Yes Jangles
2017 Coco No No No No Yes Senior Creative Team
2018 Incredibles 2 No No No No Yes
2019 Toy Story 4 Yes Original Story No No Yes Additional Screenplay Material
Senior Creative Team
2020 Onward No No No No Yes Senior Creative Team
We Bare Bears: The Movie No No No No Yes Painting Elephant Additional Voices
Soul No No No No Yes Additional Dialogue Contributions
Senior Creative Team
2023 Untitled Animated Transformers Prequel[10] Yes No No No No
Malamander[9] Yes Yes No No No
Little Monsters[11] Yes Yes No No No

Short Films and TV Specials[]

Year Title Director Writer Film
Editor 		Story
Artist 		Story
Editor 		Other Voice Role Notes
2005 Mindwalk No No Yes No No No
2009 Calendar Confloption[12] No No No Yes No No
George and A.J. Yes Yes No No No No
2010 Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales No No No No No Yes Additional Voices Episodes 8-9
2011 Toy Story Toons: Small Fry No No No No Yes Yes Cashier/Lizard Wizard
2013 Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs No No No No No Yes Bug/Additional Voices Episodes 1-3
Toy Story of Terror! No No No No No Yes Officer Phillips TV Special
2015 Riley's First Date? Yes Yes No No No Yes Dad's Sadness
2021 22 vs. Earth No Yes No No No No

Other credits[]

Year Title Role
2009 Tracy Cameraman #2, Extras, Camera Operator, Artist
2015 The Good Dinosaur Special Thanks
2019-20 Forky Asks a Question
2020 Lamp Life[13]
Onward

References[]

  1. ^ Cooley, Josh [@CooleyUrFaceOff] (May 23, 2019). "Frank, I never told you that I was turned by my vampire master 400 years ago. I am immortal, birthdays mean nothing to me. But I accept your human congratulatory message" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Twenty-Four Years and Beyond: Pixar Artists Who Worked on Every "Toy Story" Film". May 1, 2019. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Brown, Phil (June 17, 2015). "Inside Pixar And Out With Josh Cooley". cgmagonline.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Murphy, Robert (October 6, 2010). "Josh Cooley gives an in-depth look at Pixar's creative process". siliconprairienews.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b McFarland, K.M. (October 16, 2015). "4 Things Riley's First Date? Reveals About Pixar". wired.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  6. ^ "Riley's First Date? Is a Sublime Follow-Up to Inside Out". disney.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  7. ^ Hazelton, John (December 19, 2019). "'Toy Story 4' filmmakers on why the franchise needed another instalment". ScreenDaily. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "D23 Expo: Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Upcoming Films". July 14, 2017. Archived from the original on July 15, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c Kit, Borys (May 19, 2020). "'Toy Story 4' Director Josh Cooley to Tackle 'Malamander' for Sony Pictures (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c Fleming, Mike Jr. (April 29, 2020). "Animated 'Transformers' Prequel Activated; 'Toy Story 4's Josh Cooley To Direct For Hasbro/eOne & Paramount". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Kit, Borys (July 10, 2020). "'Toy Story 4' Director Josh Cooley Tackling 'Little Monsters' for Universal (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  12. ^ Lauer, Andy (March 11, 2009). ""Answer Man," "Food Inc." Among 2009 Sonoma International Film Festival Selections". IndieWire. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  13. ^ Prudom, Laura (January 29, 2020). "Disney Plus' Lamp Life Sneak Peek: What Happened to Bo Peep Between Toy Story 2 and 4? - IGN". IGN. Archived from the original on January 31, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

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