Angus MacLane

Angus MacLane
MacLane in 2016
Born (1975-04-13) April 13, 1975 (age 49)
Riverside County, California, U.S.
Alma materRhode Island School of Design
Occupations
  • Animator
  • screenwriter
  • director
  • voice actor
Years active1997–present
EmployerPixar Animation Studios (1997–2023)

Angus MacLane (born April 13, 1975) is an American animator, filmmaker and voice actor, best known for his work at Pixar Animation Studios.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He co-directed the film Finding Dory (2016)[7][8] and made his solo feature directorial debut with the Toy Story spin-off film Lightyear (2022).[9] MacLane is also a Lego enthusiast and created the CubeDudes building format and designed a LEGO WALL-E that has become an official set from The Lego Group.[10][11]

  1. ^ Wolcott, Gary (December 2, 2008). "Q&A with Pixar star MacLane". Tri-City Herald. ATOMICTOWN.COM. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
  2. ^ Shamsian, Jacob (October 28, 2016). "One of the directors of 'Finding Dory' kept 'Finding Nemo' constantly running on his phone while making the movie". Insider. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Moore, Sara (August 26, 2015). "Interview with Angus MacLane of WALL•E". Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Telsch, Rafe (November 12, 2008). "Interview: BURN-E Director Angus MacLane". CinemaBlend. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  5. ^ White, Ryan (December 11, 2011). "Pixar writer, director Angus MacLane puts inspiration from Portland roots into short 'Small Fry'". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  6. ^ Radish, Christina (October 14, 2013). "Carl Weathers Talks TOY STORY OF TERROR!, Playing "Combat Carl," Joining the TOY STORY Franchise, and More". Collider. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  7. ^ Han, Angie (June 11, 2014). "Pixar Updates: 'Finding Dory' Gets Co-Director, More 'Inside Out' Details Revealed". /Film. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  8. ^ Feldberg, Isaac (June 11, 2014). "Angus MacLane Co-Directing Finding Dory With Andrew Stanton". We Got This Covered. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  9. ^ Julie & T.J. (December 10, 2020). "Pixar Announces 'Lightyear' – An Origin Story of the Human Buzz Lightyear – Coming Summer 2022". Pixar Post. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  10. ^ Courtney, Tim (August 14, 2015). "Introducing LEGO Ideas #011 WALL•E". LEGO Ideas Blog. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  11. ^ "LEGO Interview: Angus MacLane and the CubeDudes". bricksabillion.com. September 26, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2014.