Career
Upon graduating from CalArts, Gluck joined Walt Disney Feature Animation, contributing to multiple theatrical films and later serving as Head of Story and Director on studio releases, including Bambi II , Piglet's Big Movie , and the Annie Award-winning Brother Bear II . [4] [5] [6] [7]
After Disney, Gluck pursued opportunities to tell new kinds of stories in animation, [8] becoming Head of Story on the Tim Burton-produced 9 for Focus Features. The film was praised by Roger Ebert for its ambition and tone and contrasted with the works of Hayao Miyazaki. [9]
In 2010, Gluck directed Alpha and Omega , launching a franchise distributed by Lionsgate Family Entertainment that grossed over $50.0 million worldwide and became the studio’s highest-grossing original animated franchise. [10]
Gluck later played a key role in revitalizing the Peanuts franchise, serving as senior creative and Head of Story for Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne (2021), the first new Peanuts holiday special in eighteen years, and Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love . The latter was noted for breaking new ground with its inclusion of LGBTQ families [11] [12] and was nominated for a Humanitas Prize. [13] Both specials were produced for Apple TV+ and marked a new chapter in the expansion of Peanuts programming. [14]
Gluck continues to develop original and legacy narrative IP across multiple platforms.
This page is based on this
Wikipedia article Text is available under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
