Brad Bird is currently in post production on “Tomorrowland,” starring George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy and Thomas Robinson, for release by Walt Disney Pictures on May 22, 2015. Bird also co-wrote the screenplay with Damon Lindelof and Jeff Jensen. 

Bird most recently directed the worldwide hit “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,” the fourth installment of the Tom Cruise-starring franchise, which netted nearly $700 million globally. Bird won Oscars for writing and directing the Academy® Award-winning Pixar Animation Studios films “Ratatouille” and “The Incredibles.” His feature directorial debut was the critically acclaimed 1999 animated feature “The Iron Giant,” distributed by Warner Bros, which won the International Animated Film Society’s Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature.

Bird began his first film, an animated short, at the age of 11, and finished it nearly three years later.  The film brought him to the attention of Walt Disney Studios where, at age 14, he was mentored by Milt Kahl, one of a distinguished group of Disney’s legendary animators known as the “Nine Old Men.”  Bird eventually worked as an animator at Disney, and other studios.

Bird’s also served as executive consultant on “The Simpsons” and “King of the Hill,” the two longest running and most celebrated animated series on television.  He also created, wrote, directed and co-produced the “Family Dog” episode of Steven Spielberg’s “Amazing Stories,” and co-wrote the screenplay for the live-action feature “*Batteries Not Included.”