Quane began as a 2D animator in 1995 before starting his career at
Walt Disney Studios as a storyboard artist on the films
The Wild (2006) and
Enchanted (2007). In 2012, Quane was hired to co-direct the film
Kazorn & The Unicorn with
Kelly Asbury. Bruno began his career at
Blue Sky Studios as an animator on four
Ice Age films:
The Meltdown (2006),
Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009),
Continental Drift (2012), and
Collision Course (2016). On May 22, 2019, Bruno worked on a graphic novel called
Urban Legendz with Blue Sky animator Paul Downs and
Pixar animator Micheal Yates, and was released around June. In April 2022, it was announced that they would direct the
Netflix animated film
Nimona, which was released in June 2023. Bruno and Quane were nominated for the
Academy Award for
Best Animated Feature, but lost to
Hayao Miyazaki's
The Boy and the Heron. In March 2025, Quane was hired to direct
The Wild Robot Escapes for
DreamWorks Animation, replacing
Chris Sanders, who wrote and directed
The Wild Robot, remains as a screenwriter in the sequel. Before he was hired to direct
The Wild Robot Escapes, he was developing an untitled original film at DreamWorks Animation. == Filmography ==