Bob Persichetti

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Bob Persichetti
Persichetti at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Robert Persichetti Jr.

(1973-01-17) January 17, 1973 (age 51)
Alma materCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • animator
  • storyboard artist
Years active1997–present

Robert Persichetti Jr. (born January 17, 1973) is an American filmmaker, animator, and storyboard artist. He is best known for co-directing the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Career

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In November 2014, Persichetti was announced to be developing a film based on the Playmobil toys,[1] and in September 2015 plans by French studio Wild Bunch were announced for him to make his feature directorial debut with the film,[2] though this fell apart with them as he was trying to make a pitch to Sony.[3] As the project with Playmobil played out, in December 2015, Persichetti joined the production of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Kristine Belson, the head of Sony Pictures Animation, reached out to him, and he joined after reading a 40-page script treatment.[3][4] This served as Persichetti's introduction to Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and at that point Lord had a "loose first act" he was working on, with a full draft coming to fruition over the next six months while storyboarding and film reels were being worked on simultaneously.[3] Peter Ramsey, with whom Persichetti had worked with frequently before, joined as a co-director at the end of 2016,[3] and they were joined by Rodney Rothman by December 2017.[5]

In February 2019, Persichetti was named the director of Puss in Boots 2[6] but by March 2021 was replaced by Joel Crawford.[7]

Persichetti produced The Tiger's Apprentice (2024), directed by Raman Hui and co-directed by Paul Watling and Yong Duk Jhun.[8]

Persichetti returned to direct Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse alongside Across the Spider-Verse co-director Justin K. Thompson.[9] Officially announced in the role in December 2024, Persichetti and Thompson had served in their capacities since production began.[10]

Filmography

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Director

Executive producer

Producer

Writer

Head of story

Storyboard artist

Inbetweener

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Film Result Ref.
Academy Awards February 24, 2019 Best Animated Feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Won [11]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 10, 2019 Best Animated Feature Film Won [12]
Annie Awards February 4, 2006 Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Won [13]
February 2, 2019 Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Won [14]
BAFTA Awards February 10, 2019 Best Animated Film Won [15]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards December 7, 2018 Best Animated Feature Won [16]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 13, 2019 Best Animated Feature Won [17]
Golden Globe Awards January 6, 2019 Best Animated Feature Film Won [18]
Hugo Awards August 18, 2019 Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Won [19]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards December 3, 2018 Best Animated Feature Nominated [20]

References

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  1. ^ White, James (November 9, 2024). "Ready For A Playmobil Movie?". Empire. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Child, Ben (September 10, 2015). "The toys are coming: Playmobil to follow Lego on to the big screen". The Guardian. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d Amidi, Amid (December 18, 2018). ""If We Could Do Anything Our Own Way, What Would We Do?": A Conversation With 'Spider-Man' Co-Director Bob Persichetti". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on December 20, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  4. ^ Maloney, Devon (December 17, 2018). "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse directors on the film's gorgeous style". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  5. ^ Haring, Bruce (December 9, 2017). "'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse' First Look Trailer Unveiled in Brazil". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  6. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 26, 2019). "Puss In Boots 2 In The Works: Spider-Verse Oscar Winner Bob Persichetti Directing". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Vito Oddo, Marco (March 17, 2021). "'Puss in Boots 2' Gets an Official Title, Release Date and a New Director". Collider. Retrieved January 6, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Nickelodeon and Paramount Animation Name Latifa Ouaou, Eryk Casemiro as Executive VPs (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. January 20, 2022. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  9. ^ Kroll, Justin (December 17, 2024). "Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Taps Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson To Direct". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  10. ^ Lewis, George (December 17, 2024). "Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse gets exciting update after long delay". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  11. ^ McNary, Dave (February 24, 2019). "Oscars: 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Wins Best Animated Feature". Variety. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  12. ^ "2018 EDA Award Winners - Alliance of Women Film Journalists". Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  13. ^ "Gromit Sweeps Annie Awards". Animation Magazine. 4 February 2006. Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  14. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (December 3, 2018). "Annie Awards: 'Incredibles 2,' 'Ralph' Lead Feature Nominees; 'Mary Poppins Returns' Also Nominated". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  15. ^ "EE British Academy Film Awards Nominees in 2019". www.bafta.org. 2019-01-09. Archived from the original on 2019-01-09. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  16. ^ ""Roma," "The Favourite" and "A Star is Born" lead 2018 CFCA nominations" (Press release). Chicago Film Critics Association Awards. December 7, 2018. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  17. ^ Staff (January 13, 2019). "'Roma,' 'The Americans' and 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Win Top Critics' Choice Honors". Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  18. ^ Staff (January 6, 2019). "Golden Globes Winners: The Complete List". Archived from the original on January 7, 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  19. ^ Gartenberg, Chaim (August 19, 2019). "Women swept the Hugo Awards — again". The Verge. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  20. ^ "'Roma' Feels the Love with D.C. Film Critics". December 3, 2018. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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