David Reynolds (screenwriter)
| David Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Residence | United States |
| Other names | Dave Reynolds |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1986 - present |
| Notable work | |
David Reynolds is an American screenwriter for television and film. He's notable for writing Disney animated classics, such as The Emperor's New Groove and Finding Nemo.
Reynolds began his career as an actor, starting in 1966 on the science fiction television series Doctor Who. But in the early 1990s, he then made a transitioned into a television writer. He made his writing debut on the late night television series, Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Afterwards, he started to trend into film with his theatrical debut as additional story material on Mulan. After the success of Mulan, Disney gave Reynolds a 'six-year contract' deal to work for both Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar. Some later works with the "Mouse-House" included additional writing on story for A Bugs Life, writer of the host segments on Fantasia 2000, and got his official writing debut with The Emperor's New Groove.
He then worked with other writers like Atlantis: The Lost Empire with Tab Murphy, The Jungle Book 2 with Karl Geurs and Evan Spiliotopoulos, and his most acclaimed work yet, Finding Nemo, with Andrew Stanton and Bob Peterson. He received numerous nominations and awards for Nemo, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, a BAFTA nomination for Best Original Screenplay, a Hugo Award nomination for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, and a Nebula Award nominatoin for Best Script, and won an Annie for Writing in a Feature Production. His last movie credit was for working on Chimpanzee where he was a creative consultant and wrote the short film The Polar Bears in 2012. In 2010, it was reported that he's supposedly teaming up with Sony Pictures Animation for an untitled feature with Stephan Franck directing and co-writting the feature. On June 7, 2015, Reynolds and New Groove director Mark Dindal attended a conversation event for the Austin Film Festival to share their knowledge, their secrets, and strategies.
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