John Stevenson
Manager: Tarik Heitmann, Sam Sleiman
John Stevenson has over four decades of experience in film development and production starting at the Henson Company on projects, such as the Muppets and The Dark Crystal. Stevenson directed “Kung Fu Panda” with Mark Osborne, which starred Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman and Angelina Jolie. “Kung Fu Panda” has grossed over $600 million worldwide and spawned two sequels. In 2009 Stevenson was nominated for an Academy Award with Mark Osborne, and both won the Annie for best direction of an animated feature. Most recently Stevenson directed “Sherlock Gnomes” for Paramount and MGM, a sequel to the 2011 hit “Gnomeo and Juliet”, and an animated twist on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective. Prior to the release of “Kung Fu Panda”, Stevenson directed four episodes of the DreamWorks prime time television series “Father of the Pride” and held the post of Head of Story at PDI/DreamWorks serving as story artist for the DreamWorks worldwide blockbusters “Shrek”, “Shrek 2” and “Madagascar.” While there, he also created storyboards for the animated features “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,” and “Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas.” A core member of PDI/DreamWorks’ creative review committee, Stevenson had input on a variety of projects. Additionally, he has worked as a storyboard artist and character designer for DreamWorks/PDI’s “Antz,” Pixar’s “Toy Story 2,” and Nickelodeon’s pilot “Fathead.” During this period, he also acted as an independent creative consultant to CBS, NBC, Walt Disney Productions, Colossal Pictures and Protozoa Pictures. John has previously been attached as director to the live-action He-Man feature at WB and the live-action adaptation of Grant Morrison's We3 at New Line.
Reels
KUNG FU PANDA - Trailer:
COCA COLA - POLAR BEAR Short Film (directed by John Stevenson and produced by Ridley Scott)