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German film director, screenwriter
Thor Freudenthal
(
; born 20 October 1972) is a German film director, screenwriter, animator and
special effects artist
best known for his work on
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
and
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
.
Life and career
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Freudenthal was raised in
Berlin
,
Germany
.
[1]
His parents were born in
Israel
.
[2]
He credits his early interest in cinema to
Steven Spielberg
, saying "When my mother told me he's
Jewish
, and he goes to
synagogue
, it was like, 'My God, we're of the same tribe, and he's a huge hero of mine.' And then seeing the
Schindler movie
actually made me feel more secure in who I was myself."
[3]
His family's connection to Spielberg became real when his
Polish-Jewish
grandparents, survivors of
the Holocaust
who had known
Schindler
personally, were asked to appear in the final scene of the movie.
[3]
Freudenthal attended the
Hochschule der Kunste Berlin
,
[4]
and later moved to
Southern California
as an exchange student at
CalArts
.
[1]
He started out as an animation director, and found success as a director in his first live-action film,
Motel
, which played at Sundance Film Festival
[5]
in 2005. He also worked on conceptal/visual art work at
Sony Pictures Imageworks
on films like
Stuart Little
,
The ChubbChubbs!
and
Stuart Little 2
.
[6]
He later worked as second unit director on Disney's
The Haunted Mansion
. In 2009, he directed
Hotel for Dogs
[7]
for
DreamWorks Pictures
.
[8]
He directed the live-action/animated feature film,
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
,
[9]
based on the book by
Jeff Kinney
[10]
and in 2013 he directed
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
.
[11]
In 2019, he was reported to have signed on to direct upcoming Gotham Group series Skywatchers.
[12]
[13]
In 2020, he directed
Words on Bathroom Walls
, a drama film starring
Charlie Plummer
and
Taylor Russell
, about a teenager struggling with
schizophrenia
; the film was well-reviewed.
[14]
[15]
Freudenthal has also directed multiple episodes of
Arrow
and one episode of
The Flash
.
[16]
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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Short films
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Year
|
Film
|
Director
|
Writer
|
1996
|
Monkey Business
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
1997
|
Tattoos
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
1998
|
The Tenor
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
1998
|
Mind the Gap
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
2005
|
Motel
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
2007
|
Zero Deux
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
2015
|
Another Day
|
No
|
Yes
|
2016
|
Starman
|
Yes
|
No
|
Other credits
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Year
|
Film
|
Notes
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1999
|
Stuart Little
|
Creative and visual effects development
|
2002
|
The ChubbChubbs!
|
Character designer, storyboard artist
|
2002
|
Stuart Little 2
|
Conceptual artist
|
2003
|
The Haunted Mansion
|
Second unit director
|
2009
|
The Movie Loft
|
Self (8 June 2009 and 12 May 2009)
|
2009
|
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'
|
Self (video documentary short)
|
2009
|
Hotel for Dogs: K-9 Casting
|
Self (video documentary short)
|
2009
|
Hotel for Dogs: That's the Coolest Thing I've Ever Seen!
|
Self (video documentary short)
|
2010
|
Feed the Fish
|
Book illustrator
|
2013
|
Made in Hollywood
|
Self (episode #8.38)
|
References
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- ^
a
b
Mary Schubert.
"Calarts Student WinsAnimation Prize: Film Combines Ostrich, Oper"
.
TheFreeLibrary.com
.
TheFreeDictionary.com
. Retrieved
16 September
2017
.
- ^
"Jewz in the Newz: Logan Lerman Battles Monsters Directed by a Jewish Guy Named Thor; Portman to Co-Star in; Direct Film About Israel; Dustin Hoffman Cancer Scare and New Role; Hunky Jewish Guy in New Reality Show; More"
.
- ^
a
b
"Thor Freudenthal on 'Percy Jackson,' grandparents on Schindler's list"
.
Jewish Journal
. 8 August 2013
. Retrieved
9 February
2021
.
- ^
"Thor Freudenthal ? Rotten Tomatoes"
.
www.rottentomatoes.com
. Retrieved
9 February
2021
.
- ^
Wyche2013-08-07T09:33:00+01:00, Elbert.
"Thor Freudenthal, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters"
.
Screen
. Retrieved
9 February
2021
.
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"Thor Freudenthal"
.
IMDb
. Retrieved
9 February
2021
.
- ^
Holden, Stephen (15 January 2009).
"A Tale of Love and Liberation (Puppy and Otherwise) (Published 2009)"
.
The New York Times
.
ISSN
0362-4331
. Retrieved
9 February
2021
.
- ^
a
b
Freudenthal, Thor (15 January 2009),
Hotel for Dogs
(Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi), Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Don Cheadle, Dreamworks Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Cold Spring Pictures
, retrieved
9 February
2021
- ^
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Friendship conquers all in Grade 6"
.
thestar.com
. 19 March 2010
. Retrieved
9 February
2021
.
- ^
Fowlie, David J. (9 April 2010).
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) ***"
.
Keeping It Reel
. Retrieved
9 February
2021
.
- ^
Webster, Andy (6 August 2013).
"What a Hero Goes Through to Become a Healer (Published 2013)"
.
The New York Times
.
ISSN
0362-4331
. Retrieved
9 February
2021
.
- ^
"Thor Freudenthal to Direct Skywatchers"
.
ComingSoon.net
. 10 September 2019
. Retrieved
9 February
2021
.
- ^
Hipes, Patrick (9 September 2019).
"Thor Freudenthal To Direct 'Skywatchers' Movie Based On Upcoming Carrie Arcos Novel; Gotham Group Producing"
.
Deadline
. Retrieved
9 February
2021
.
- ^
"Words on Bathroom Walls review ? prettified portrait of mental illness"
.
the Guardian
. 6 November 2020
. Retrieved
9 February
2021
.
- ^
"
'Words on Bathroom Walls' Director Talks Adapting YA Book"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. 19 August 2020
. Retrieved
9 February
2021
.
- ^
Freudenthal, Thor (17 March 2015),
Out of Time
(Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi), Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Rick Cosnett, Berlanti Productions, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television
, retrieved
9 February
2021
- ^
Freudenthal, Thor (19 March 2010),
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
(Comedy, Drama, Family), Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, Color Force, Dayday Films, Dune Entertainment III
, retrieved
9 February
2021
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The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary by Jeff Kinney
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