David Reynolds

David Reynolds is an American screenwriter. He is known for having written animated movies such as The Emperor's New Groove, Finding Nemo (2003) and The Garfield Movie (2024).

Biography In the early 1990s, he became a television writer. He made his writing debut on the late-night television series, Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Afterwards, he started to transition into film with his theatrical debut providing additional story material on Mulan. After the success of Mulan, Disney gave Reynolds a 'six-year contract' deal to work for both Walt Disney Feature Animation and Pixar Animation Studios. Some later works with the "Mouse-House" included additional writing on the story for A Bug's Life, writer of the host segments on Fantasia 2000, and got his official writing debut with The Emperor's New Groove.

He went on to write with other writers on films like on Atlantis: The Lost Empire with Tab Murphy, The Jungle Book 2 with Karl Geurs and Evan Spiliotopoulos, and his most acclaimed work yet, Finding Nemo, with Andrew Stanton and Bob Peterson. He received numerous nominations and awards for Nemo, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, a BAFTA nomination for Best Original Screenplay, a Hugo Award nomination for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, and a Nebula Award nomination for Best Script, and won an Annie for Writing in a Feature Production. Reynolds was attached to co-write, alongside Ken Kaufman, the 2006 animated film Curious George. His name was featured in the film’s trailer but was left uncredited in the film.

His last movie credit was for working on Chimpanzee where he was a creative consultant and wrote the short film The Polar Bears in 2012. In 2007, Reynolds was slated to write a film adaptation of the book Nightmare Academy. In 2010, it was reported that he was working at Sony Pictures Animation for a feature titled Futuropolis that would've been co-written and directed by Stephan Franck. , no updates have emerged for Nightmare Academy and Futuropolis. On June 7, 2015, Reynolds and New Groove director Mark Dindal attended a conversation event for the Austin Film Festival where they shared their knowledge, secrets, and strategies.

In 2021, Reynolds was announced as screenwriter for The Garfield Movie, along with the announcement that Chris Pratt would voice the titular character. Writing alongside Paul A. Kaplan and Mark Torgove, the film reunited Reynolds with New Groove director Mark Dindal. The film was released on May 24, 2024, and while it was met with mixed-to-negative reviews, the film was a box-office hit.

Filmography

One More Saturday Night

Actor: Russ Cadwell Crime Story Actor: Driver #2 ("The War") Soul Man Actor: Ernie China Beach

Actor: Pilot #1 ("Somewhere Over the Radio") Raising Miranda Unknown ("Black Monday") Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1993-94 Writer (230 episodes) Dumb and Dumber: The Animated Series 1996 Writer: Overbites in Paradise segment Mulan

Additional story material A Bug's Life Additional writer: story Saturday Night Live Writer: Alec Baldwin/Luciano Pavarotti, Vanessa Williams (Saturday TV Funhouse segment) Tarzan

Toy Story 2 Fantasia 2000 Writer: Live-Action segments (along with Don Hahn and Irene Mecchi) TV Funhouse

Writer: Christmas Day (Globetrotters Christmas segment) The Emperor's New Groove Screenplay, voice: Checkers Player Atlantis: The Lost Empire 2001 Additional screenplay material The Sweatbox 2002 Himself The Jungle Book 2

Additional written material Finding Nemo Screenplay (along with Andrew Stanton and Bob Peterson) Finding Nemo: Studio Tour of Pixar Himself Chicken Little 2005 Additional dialogue Sita Sings the Blues 2008 Donor Toy Story 3 2010 Additional dialogue Chimpanzee

Creative consultant The Polar Bears Screenplay Aldabra: Once Upon an Island 2015 Creative consultant Sprite Fright 2021 Short; special thanks The Garfield Movie Where's Charlie?

Awards and nominations List of awards and nominations Year Award Category Film(s) Result Notes 2001 Annie Award Individual Achievement in Writing The Emperor's New Groove 2003 Discover Screenwriting Award Finding Nemo Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Original Screenplay Utah Film Critics Association Awards Best Writing, Screenplay - Original/Adapted Seattle Film Critics Awards Best Screenplay, Original 2004 Nebula Award Best Script Online Film & Television Association Film Award Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Hugo Awards Feature Film Category 31st Annie Awards Outstanding Writing in an Animated Feature Production 57th British Academy Film Awards Best Screenplay - Original 76th Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay