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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
Six months after Zod’s invasion, Superman is both revered and feared. Lex Luthor, owner of LexCorp, invites the city’s elite to a lavish party, where Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince, investigating Superman, attend. Bruce and Lex clash over Superman, and Lex introduces a Kryptonite mineral that could weaken him. Meanwhile, Batman’s violent actions alienate Gotham’s citizens, and his relationship with Alfred deteriorates. At the party, Superman handles an emergency, triggering a tense confrontation with Batman. Bruce discovers Superman’s identity and begins crafting a Kryptonite weapon. Lois and Clark investigate Batman’s past, while Lex plots to capture Diana and exploit her origins. Batman, in new armor, confronts Superman using Kryptonite. As they battle, Clark urges Bruce to remember his mission to inspire hope. The fight is interrupted when Lex’s men capture Superman and Diana. Batman, Alfred, and Nightwing infiltrate Lex’s facility in Alaska, rescue the captives, and battle Lex’s robotic forces. Lex activates a Kryptonite-powered suit, but Superman, revived by sunlight, joins the fight. Together, they defeat Lex. Afterwards, Lex is arrested, and Superman steps back from heroism. Bruce and Diana investigate a looming cosmic threat. Post Credits: On Apokolips, Darkseid prepares for war.
