Nick Bruno and Troy Quane are an American film directing team best known for their work with Blue Sky Studios, including Spies in Disguise (2019) and Nimona (2023).
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Nationality | American |
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Years active | 2006–present |
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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 upcoming Netflix animated film Nimona.[6][7][8]
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Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
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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 In production[9] |
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Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
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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 In production[6] |
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