Bob Barlen

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Bob Barlen
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Bob Barlen during production of Escape from Planet Earth
Born
Robert George Barlen

(1980-07-27) July 27, 1980 (age 43)
Alma mater Ryerson University
Canadian Film Centre
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, producer
Years active2003–present
Notable work Escape from Planet Earth
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
PAW Patrol: The Movie
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

Robert George Barlen (born July 27, 1980) is a Canadian screenwriter and producer. He is best known for having co-written The Weinstein Company's animated film Escape from Planet Earth (2013), The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017), and Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021) and PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023), all are in collaboration with his business partner Cal Brunker, who served as the director for these films.

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Career

Upon graduating from Ryerson University, Barlen attended the Directors' Lab at the Canadian Film Centre. [1]

He co-wrote the screenplay for Escape from Planet Earth, [2] which was released to theaters February 15, 2013.

Barlen produced and co-wrote the sequel The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature , starring Will Arnett, Maya Rudolph and Katherine Heigl, which was theatrically released by Open Road Films on August 11, 2017. [3]

He co-wrote the screenplay for The Son of Bigfoot , a Belgian CGI-animated film, for nWave Pictures that was released in August 2017, and for Arctic Dogs , a Canadian CGI-animated feature film, for AMBI Pictures that was released in November 2019. His next screenplay work is Cranston Academy: Monster Zone, a Mexican-British-Canadian animated horror-comedy film starring Jamie Bell and Ruby Rose, which is produced by Ánima Estudios and Prime Focus World. [4]

On 21 February 2020, following the announcement, Barlen confirmed via his Twitter that he's collaborating with Brunker once more as a co-writer, along with Billy Frolick, for PAW Patrol: The Movie , a film based on the popular Nick Jr. Channel animated series, PAW Patrol . [5] [6] It was released on August 20, 2021, produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Spin Master, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. [6]

Filmography

YearTitle Director Writer Producer MiscellaneousNotes
2002Deportation at BreakfastYesYesYesNoShort film
2003Enrico, Stammi VicinoNoNoNoYesShort film
Cinematographer
2007Push and TurnYesYesYesNoShort film
Co-written with David Knobel
2009Ollie & the Baked HalibutNoNoNoYesShort film
Titles
First collaboration with animator Cal Brunker
2009NinjamaicaNoNoLineNoTelevision film
2013 Escape from Planet Earth NoYesNoNoCo-written with Cal Brunker
Feature film debut
2017 The Son of Bigfoot NoYesExecutiveNoCo-written with Cal Brunker
2017 The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature NoYesYesYesCo-written with Cal Brunker and Scott Bindley
Voice of Handsome Mouse
2019 Arctic Dogs NoYesNoNoCo-written with Matt Lyon, Cal Brunker, Aaron Woodley, and Bryan Thompson
2019The Puppet MasterNoYesYesNoShort film
Co-written with Cal Brunker
2020 Cranston Academy: Monster Zone NoYesNoNoCo-written with Cal Brunker
2020 Bigfoot Family NoYesExecutiveNoCo-written with Cal Brunker; sequel to The Son of Bigfoot
2021 PAW Patrol: The Movie [6] NoYesAssociateNoCo-written with Cal Brunker and Billy Frolick
2023 PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie NoYesAssociateNoCo-written with Cal Brunker; sequel to PAW Patrol: The Movie

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