Nick Bruno and Troy Quane
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Film directors
  • Film animators
Years active2006–present
Notable work

Nick Bruno and Troy Quane are American filmmakers and animators, best known for their work with Blue Sky Studios, including Spies in Disguise (2019) and Nimona (2023).

Career

Quane began his career at Walt Disney Studios as a storyboard artist on the films The Wild (2006) and Enchanted (2007).[1] He later left the company to serve as a story artist on 9 (2009), Arthur Christmas (2011), and Hotel Transylvania (2012).[1] Bruno began his career at Blue Sky Studios as an animator on four Ice Age films: The Meltdown (2006), Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Continental Drift (2012), and Collision Course (2016).[1] He was also an animator on Rio (2011), Epic (2013), Rio 2 (2014), and The Peanuts Movie (2015).[1] In 2011, Quane began his directorial career with the film The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol.[2][3] In 2012, Quane was hired to co-direct the film Kazorn & The Unicorn with Kelly Asbury.[4] In 2019, Quane and Bruno first teamed up to direct the animated comedy film Spies in Disguise, for Blue Sky Studios.[1][5] In April 2022, it was announced that they will direct the Netflix animated film Nimona, which was released in June of 2023.[6][7][8]

Filmography

Troy Quane

Year Title Credited as Notes
Storyboard artist Director
2006 The Wild Yes No
2007 Enchanted Yes No
2009 9 Yes No
2011 Arthur Christmas Yes No
2011 The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol No Yes [2]
2012 Hotel Transylvania Yes No
2019 Spies in Disguise No Yes Co-directed with Bruno[1]
2023 Nimona No Yes Co-directed with Bruno
Also story by[9]

Nick Bruno

Year Title Credited as Notes
Animator Director
2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown Yes No
2006 No Time for Nuts Yes No
2008 Surviving Sid Yes No
2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Yes No
2011 Rio Yes No
2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift Yes No
2013 Epic Yes No
2014 Rio 2 Yes No
2015 The Peanuts Movie Yes No
2016 Ice Age: Collision Course Yes No
2019 Spies in Disguise No Yes Co-directed with Quane[1]
2023 Nimona No Yes Co-directed with Quane
Also story by[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Dawson, Angela (December 24, 2019). "Blue Sky Studios Animators Make Their Directorial Debut With 'Spies In Disguise". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Gallagher, Brian (December 2, 2011). "EXCLUSIVE: Troy Quane and Kurt Albrecht Talk The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  3. ^ Noyer, Jérémie (December 21, 2011). "The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol : maxi-director Troy Quane on Sony's mini-movie!". Animated Views. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Nikolas Ilic - Kazorn and the Unicorn". Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Rosenberg, Lily (December 25, 2019). "'Spies in Disguise': Meet the Voices Behind Each Animated Performer". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  6. ^ Galuppo, Mia (April 11, 2022). "'Nimona' Animated Movie Lands at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  7. ^ Grobar, Matt (April 11, 2022). "'Nimona': Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed & Eugene Lee Yang To Topline Animated Pic From Netflix And Annapurna". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Romano, Nick (April 11, 2022). "Netflix saves Nimona after Disney scrapped LGBTQ-friendly animated film". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  9. ^ a b @cristinbmckee (October 1, 2022). "That's a wrap on Nimona! I finished my last shot last week. It's been a wild 4+ years of excitement, loss, hope, and absolute pride and joy. I can't wait till y'all see it. Nimona and Bal have some important things to tell the world" (Tweet). Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Twitter.

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Blue Sky Studios
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