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Philip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. He has had a career spanning over four decades in both live-action and animation. Bird was born in Montana and grew up in Oregon. He developed an interest in the art of animation early on, and completed his first short subject by age 14. Bird sent the film to Walt Disney Productions, leading to an apprenticeship from the studio's Nine Old Men. He attended the California Institute of the Arts in the late 1970s, and worked for Disney shortly thereafter. In the 1980s, Bird worked in film development with various studios. He co-wrote Batteries Not Included (1987), and developed two episodes of Amazing Stories for Steven Spielberg, including its spin-off (based on a segment written by Bird for the show), the widely panned animated sitcom Family Dog. Afterwards, Bird joined the animated sitcom The Simpsons as creative consultant for eight seasons. He directed the animated film The Iron Giant (1999); though acclaimed, it was a box-office bomb. Bird moved to Pixar where he wrote and directed two successful animated films, The Incredibles (2004) and Ratatouille (2007). They earned Bird two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature wins and Best Original Screenplay nominations. He transitioned to live-action filmmaking with similarly successful Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), he then directed Disney's Tomorrowland (2015). He returned to Pixar to develop Incredibles 2 (2018), which became the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time during its theatrical run, and earned him another nomination for the Academy Award. Bird has a reputation for supervising his projects to a high degree of detail. He advocates for creative freedom and the possibilities of animation, and has criticized its stereotype as children's entertainment, or classification as a genre, rather than an art. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brad Bird, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, two brilliant scientists and covert operatives, develop the revolutionary Pym Particles, allowing objects and living beings to shrink and grow at will. Their discoveries attract the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D., which pressures Pym to weaponize the technology. Refusing to let his life’s work become another tool of war, he resigns in defiance, distancing himself from the organization. However, his former colleague, Elias Starr, betrays him, stealing early prototypes of the technology to fuel a string of high-tech heists under the alias “Egghead.” Determined to stop him, Pym and Janet design advanced suits, becoming Ant-Man and the Wasp. As Starr prepares to sell the stolen technology on the black market, Hank and Janet track him down, leading to a thrilling battle that unfolds at a microscopic level—inside the circuitry of a supercomputer. Utilizing their shrinking abilities in tandem, they maneuver through electrical currents and data streams, countering Starr’s own modified suit. As he attempts one final escape, Pym sabotages his regulator, trapping Starr in a microscopic void. In the aftermath, S.H.I.E.L.D. attempts to re-establish ties with Pym, but he remains wary of their intentions. Meanwhile, Janet urges him to reconsider their future as heroes. Post Credits: Nick Fury reaches out, cryptically suggesting that their expertise might be needed for something far greater.
