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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.
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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)
Jimmy Hayward, the director of Jonah Hex, talks about his vision, influences, casting, and challenges for the comic book adaptation. Listen to or read the on set interview with the first time live-action director from Pixar.
James Hayward (born September 17, 1970) is a Canadian-born, American based film director, screenwriter, animator and guitarist.
Oct 30, 2013 · Jimmy Hayward, the director of Free Birds, talks about his new film, working with a low budget and befriending George Takei. He also reveals his experience as an animator for Pixar and Robots.
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.
