Simon Wells

Simon Wells

1961-01-01 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK 18 Credits

Biography

Simon Finlay Wells (born 1961) is an English film director of animation and live-action films. He is the great-grandson of author H. G. Wells, and is best known for directing The Prince of Egypt with Brenda Chapman and Steve Hickner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Wells, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Ultraman: Rising

Ultraman: Rising

2024

Additional Storyboarding

8.2
Writing

A star athlete reluctantly returns home to take over his father's duties as Ultraman, shielding Tokyo from giant monsters as he becomes a legendary he...

Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024

Story Artist

7.1
Writing

Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will t...

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

2022

Story Artist

8.2
Writing

Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one li...

The Croods: A New Age

The Croods: A New Age

2020

Storyboard Artist

7.5
Writing

Searching for a safer habitat, the prehistoric Crood family discovers an idyllic, walled-in paradise that meets all of its needs. Unfortunately, they ...

Mercs

Mercs

2015

Director

9.3
Directing

Mercs is an action-packed comedy-drama set in the high-stakes world of underground gambling and street fighting. A diverse group gathers at an illegal...

Balto - The Hero From Alaska

Balto - The Hero From Alaska

2011

as Self

Acting

Norwegian documentary. The Norwegian owned dog Balto became a great hero and Hollywood star after bringing medicine and saving lives in the town of No...

Kung Fu Panda 2

Kung Fu Panda 2

2011

Story

7.0
Writing

Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms wit...

Mars Needs Moms

Mars Needs Moms

2011

Screenplay, Director

5.9
Writing Directing

When Martians suddenly abduct his mom, mischievous Milo rushes to the rescue and discovers why all moms are so special.

Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge

2006

Storyboard Artist

6.6
Writing

A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that poppe...

The World's First Time Machine

The World's First Time Machine

2003

7.5
Acting

Time travel is one of mankind's favorite fantasies. But what if it were possible to build a real time machine? To travel into the future, or the past?...

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

2002

Director

6.3
Directing

Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds mankind divided into two...

Chicken Run

Chicken Run

2000

Storyboard

6.8
Writing

The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly!...

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

1999

as Self

6.4
Acting

The making of The Prince of Egypt (1998).

The Prince of Egypt

The Prince of Egypt

1998

Director

7.3
Directing

The strong bond between two brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.

Balto

Balto

1995

Director

7.3
Directing

An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

1993

Director

6.1
Directing

Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them intelligent and non-violent. They agree to go to th...

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

1991

Director

6.3
Directing

Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. That makes them eage...

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988

Supervising Animator

7.5

'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her....