Bobin worked as a director and writer on ''
The 11 O'Clock Show and Da Ali G Show, and helped create the characters of Ali G, Borat and Brüno. In 2003 and 2004, he directed and co-wrote all of the 12 episodes of Ali G in da USAiii'' for
HBO. With
Bret McKenzie and
Jemaine Clement, he co-created, wrote and directed
Flight of the Conchords, also for HBO. Bobin had previously seen Clement and McKenzie perform and signed on to co-create the show. In 2011, he signed a deal with HBO. His feature film directorial debut,
The Muppets, a musical-comedy film written by
Jason Segel and
Nicholas Stoller, was released in 2011 and became a critical and commercial hit and won an Oscar for Best Original Song. The film earned him his second
BAFTA nomination at the
66th British Academy Film Awards. He wrote (with
Nicholas Stoller) and directed a follow-up,
Muppets Most Wanted, which was released in 2014. Bobin next directed the sequel
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016). In February 2016, it was announced that he would direct a
Jump Street–Men in Black crossover film; however, plans for the movie fell through. In 2011, he signed a first-look deal with HBO. His most recent film,
Dora and the Lost City of Gold, is a live-action adaptation of TV series
Dora the Explorer with
Isabela Moner as the title character. The film was theatrically released in the United States on 9 August 2019, by
Paramount Pictures. In 2020, it was announced that Bobin was in talks to direct a remake of
Clue. In October 2021, it was announced that Bobin would direct and executive produce an adaptation of
Percy Jackson & the Olympians for
Disney+. ==Awards and nominations==