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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
A boy raised in Kansas grows into a man haunted by questions of identity and purpose. Guided by the quiet strength of Jonathan and Martha Kent, Clark learns that his gifts demand restraint and compassion. His search for truth leads him to the frozen wilds, where a hidden ship from Krypton reveals his origin as Kal-EL, last son of a vanished world. Donning the crest of his family, he embraces the mantle of Superman, a symbol of hope. When General Zod and his soldiers arrive, offering to resurrect Krypton by reshaping Earth, Clark faces an impossible choice between his heritage and the people who nurtured him. Battles erupt across cities and skies, yet the conflict is more than physical--it is a clash of ideals. Jonathan's lessons echo: power must serve life, not dominate it. Refusing vengeance, Superman finds another path, defeating Zod through resolve and mercy, preserving both Earth's survival and his own humanity. In the aftermath, Clark embraces his dual existence--journalist and protector--ready to bridge two worlds. Yet shadows stir: far away, a brilliant mind begins piecing together patterns of strange activity. Post Credits: In a private study, Lex Luthor meticulously builds a dossier titled Meta-Human Surveillance, pinning Superman's image at its's center, hinting at a larger game yet to unfold.
