Peter Hastings (director)

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Peter Hastings
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Born (1960-01-09) January 9, 1960 (age 65)
Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education Berklee College of Music
Known for
  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
Notable work Dog Man
The Country Bears
Pinky and the Brain

Peter Hastings (born January 9, 1960) [1] is an American writer, director, and producer of animated television. He is known for The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants , Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness , Animaniacs , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Pinky and the Brain . He has won six Emmy awards and a Peabody award. He also directed the musical film The Country Bears (2002) [2] [ better source needed ] and wrote and directed the animated film Dog Man (2025).

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Career

On December 12, 2017, Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television announced that there would be an animated series to follow up the feature film adaptation of the book series, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie , entitled The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants . [3] It premiered on the streaming service on July 13, 2018, and was executive-produced by Hastings.

DreamWorks Animation announced a film adaptation of Dog Man in December 2020, [4] [5] with Hastings directing and writing after his experience with Pilkey's works from The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018–20). Hastings provides the vocal effects for the titular character. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Peter Hastings biography and filmography | Peter Hastings movies". Tribute. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  2. ↑ Hastings, Peter (2002-07-26), The Country Bears (Comedy, Family, Music), Haley Joel Osment, Diedrich Bader, Candy Ford, Walt Disney Pictures, Working Bear Productions, retrieved 2025-01-29
  3. ↑ "Netflix to Debut DreamWorks 'The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants' on July 13". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  4. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (2020-12-09). "DreamWorks Developing Dav Pilkey's 'Dog Man' as Animated Feature". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 2025-02-02. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  5. ↑ Kit, Borys (2020-12-09). "'Dog Man' Movie in the Works From DreamWorks Animation (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  6. ↑ @Dreamworks (December 4, 2024). "RINGGG! 📞 This SUPA SQUAD answered the call! Watch this paw-some 🐾 cast ROOOMBA into theaters January 31! 🎟️🔥" (Tweet). Retrieved December 5, 2024– via Twitter.[ non-primary source needed ]
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