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James Hayward (born September 17, 1970) is a retired Canadian film director, screenwriter and animator . Biography. At a young age, Hayward began his career at Mainframe Entertainment animating and directing commercials. He was one of the original animators of the television series ReBoot.
Jimmy Hayward is a versatile and accomplished filmmaker who has worked on PIXAR, MTV, Warner Brothers and other studios. He is also a musician who plays in LEGEND OF THE SEAGULLMEN with TOOL and MASTODON members.
Mar 10, 2008 · Jimmy Hayward, co-director of Horton Hears a Who!, shares his top five cartoon picks, from The Jungle Book to Heavy Metal. Learn about his influences, from Disney to anime, and his love for Black Sabbath.
Jimmy Hayward is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter, animator and guitarist. He worked on Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and other animated movies.
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James Hayward (born September 17, 1970) is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter, animator and guitarist.
Hayward was born in Kingston, Ontario. At a young age, Hayward began his career at Mainframe Entertainment animating and directing commercials. He was one of the original animators of the television series ReBoot. Throughout his career, he has worked at Pixar Animation Studios, 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios, and was an animator for Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., and Finding Nemo. He was the sequence director and story consultant for Robots.
His studio directorial debut, Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, had a worldwide gross of $ 297,138,014 (as of May 2009).
Hayward's first live-action film, Jonah Hex, was released in June 2010.
Hayward was also director and writer on the animated film Free Birds, which was released in 2013 to unfavourable critical reception.
•ReBoot (1994) (animator)
•Toy Story (1995) (animator)
•A Bug's Life (1998) (additional animator)
•Toy Story 2 (1999) (animator, additional story material)
•Monsters, Inc. (2001) (animator)
•Mike's New Car (2002) (animator)
May 13, 2010 · Jimmy Hayward, the director of Jonah Hex, talks about his vision, influences, casting, and rating for the comic book adaptation. Read or listen to the on set interview from May 2010.
Jimmy Hayward is a filmmaker who has worked on animated and live-action movies such as Horton Hears a Who!, Free Birds and Jonah Hex. He is also known for his voice roles in Transformers vs. GI Joe and Free Birds.
