INCREDIBLES 2 (2018) Cast & Crew

Director Brad Bird, and Cast Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sophia Bush

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CAST & CREW

BRAD BIRD (Director/Writer) is the writer and director of Pixar Animation Studios' Academy Award-winning films "Ratatouille" and "The Incredibles." Prior to joining Pixar, Bird wrote and directed the critically acclaimed 1999 animated feature "The Iron Giant," which won the International Animated Film Society's Annie Award for outstanding achievement in an animated theatrical feature.

Bird began his first animated film at the age of 11, finishing it nearly three years later. The film brought him to the attention of Walt Disney Studios, where, at age 14, he was mentored by Milt Kahl, one of a distinguished group of Disney's legendary animators known as the "Nine Old Men." Bird eventually worked as an animator at Disney and other studios.

Bird's credits include acting as executive consultant on "The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill"-the two longest-running and most celebrated animated series on television. He also created, wrote, directed and co-produced the "Family Dog" episode of Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories," and co-wrote the screenplay for the live-action feature "Batteries Not Included." Bird directed the live-action films "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" for Paramount Pictures and "Tomorrowland" for Walt Disney Studios.

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Academy Award-winning actress HOLLY HUNTER (voice of Helen Parr/Elastigirl) has portrayed a vast array of complex and powerful characters throughout her career. She has been nominated for four Academy Awards for the films "Broadcast News," "The Firm," "The Piano" and "Thirteen." In 1993, Hunter won the Academy Award and the award for best actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance in "The Piano." In 2008, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2009, she was awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award.

Most recently, Hunter starred in Alan Ball's HBO series "Here and Now" alongside Tim Robbins. She co-starred in "The Big Sick," directed by Michael Showalter, produced by Judd Apatow and Barry Mendel, and starring Kumail Nanjiani, Ray Romano and Zoe Kazan. The film, which premiered to rave reviews at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, was released by Amazon and Lionsgate in New York and Los Angeles on June 23, 2017, with a wide release on July 14, 2017. The film went on to win the Critics' Choice Award for best comedy, and was nominated for best original screenplay at the 90th Academy Awards and recognized as one of the top ten films of the year by the American Film Institute. For her supporting role, Hunter was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and Independent Spirit Award, and she was honored with a Career Achievement Award at the 2018 Palm Springs International Film Festival.

In 2017, Hunter starred in "Strange Weather," a drama about a mother (Hunter) who, in an effort to deal with the grief over the death of her son, travels the back roads of the Deep South to settle a score. The film, directed by Katherine Dieckmann, also starred Carrie Coon. "Strange Weather" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2016 and was officially released in the U.S. by IFC on July 28, 2017.

Hunter appears with Tony Shalhoub in "Breakable You." Premiering at the 2017 Palm Springs International Film Festival, the film doesn't yet have an official release.

In 2016, Hunter was seen in the box-office hit "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film also starred Ben Affleck, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Henry Cavill and Jesse Eisenberg. Hunter played Senator Finch, who is on the committee leading an investigation into Superman.

In 2015, Hunter was seen co-starring in the film "Manglehorn" opposite Al Pacino and directed by David Gordon Green. "Manglehorn" premiered at the 2014 Venice Film Festival and was also featured at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in June by IFC. Also in 2015, Hunter was seen onstage in the revival of David Rabe's Tony-winning play "Sticks and Bones" opposite Richard Chamberlain, Nadia Gan, Morocco Omari, Bill Pullman, Ben Schnetzer and Raviv Ullman. Directed by Scott Elliott ("Hurlyburly"), the show opened to rave reviews at The New Group Theater in October and closed in mid-December.

In 2013, Hunter was seen in the Sundance Channel series "Top of the Lake," costarring Elisabeth Moss, written and directed by Academy Award-winner Jane Campion and co-directed by Garth Davis. Hunter played GJ, a guru at a local women's camp who becomes involved in the investigation into the disappearance of a 12-yearold girl who is five months pregnant. Hunter's performance garnered her a Screen Actor's Guild Award nomination for outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or miniseries.

Additionally in 2013, Hunter co-starred in "Paradise," written and directed by Diablo Cody, opposite Julianne Hough, Russell Brand, Nick Offerman and Octavia Spencer. The comedy follows a young conservative woman suffering a crisis of faith after surviving a plane crash. Hunter also co-starred in the Lifetime/History series "Bonnie & Clyde," which also starred William Hurt, Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger. In 2007, Hunter made her television series debut in TNT's edgy drama, "Saving Grace" which earned her nominations for two Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe for best lead actress in a drama series. Hunter starred as a tormented, fast-living Oklahoma City police detective who took self-destruction to new heights. Directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan and written and produced by Nancy Miller (co-executive producer of "The Closer"), "Saving Grace" ended after four seasons in 2010.

In 2005, Hunter starred in the independent drama "Nine Lives," directed by Rodrigo Garcia. "Nine Lives" is a series of vignettes that offered glimpses into the lives of nine women. The film also starred Kathy Baker, Glenn Close and Sissy Spacek.

Hunter last appeared onstage in 2004 in Marina Carr's "By the Bog of Cats," directed by Dominic Cooke at Wyndham's Theater in London. Hunter played Hester Swane, an Irish traveler who is tormented by the memory of a mother who deserted her. In 2001, Hunter starred in the American premiere of the play at the San Jose Repertory Theatre in California.

In 2003, Hunter was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as a mother dealing with her daughter's wild behavior in the film "Thirteen," directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Hunter was also honored with nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press, SAG, BAFTA and the Broadcast Film Critics Association. That same year, Hunter was seen in the film "Levity," starring with Morgan Freeman and Billy Bob Thornton. Directed by Ed Solomon, "Levity" opened the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.

In 2001, Hunter starred in ABC's "When Billie Beat Bobby," where she portrayed tennis legend Billie Jean King in the 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between King and Wimbledon champion Bobby Riggs. The role garnered Hunter an Emmy nomination for best actress in a television miniseries or movie.

In 2000, Hunter was nominated for an Emmy for her role in Showtime's "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her." The film, which tells stories about love and loss in the lives of five women, won an award in "Un Certain Regard" at the Cannes Film Festival and also screened at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. Hunter also starred in Showtime's original movie "Harlan County War," for which she garnered both an Emmy and Golden Globe nomination for lead actress in a miniseries or movie. Also in 2000, Hunter appeared in the Coen brothers' film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" with George Clooney and John Turturro, as well as Mike Figgis' "Timecode." In 1999, Hunter starred in "Jesus' Son," released by Lionsgate, opposite Billy Crudup. In 1998, she starred in New Line Cinema's adult comedy "Living Out Loud" opposite Danny DeVito, Elias Koteas and Queen Latifah.

In 1993, Hunter received the Academy Award for her performance as a mute Scottish widow in Jane Campion's "The Piano." She received the Cannes Film Festival Award, the British Academy Film Award, the New York Film Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, the National Board of Review Award and a Golden Globe, all for Best Actress. That same year, Hunter garnered an Academy Award nomination for her performance as the investigative secretary in "The Firm," based on the John Grisham novel.

In 1987, Hunter was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of a driven producer in the feature film "Broadcast News." She received the New York Film Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, the National Board of Review Award and the Berlin Film Festival Award, all for best actress.

Film credits include "The Incredibles," "Little Black Book," "The Big White," "Home for the Holidays," "Copycat," "Once Around," "Always," "Raising Arizona," "Crash" and "A Life Less Ordinary."

In 1982, Hunter made her Broadway debut in Beth Henley's "Crimes of the Heart" followed by "The Wake of Jamey Foster." Other New York stage appearances include "The Miss Firecracker Contest," "Battery," "The Person I Once Was, " "A Weekend Near Madison" and "Impossible Marriage."

Hunter co-produced and starred in Beth Henley's "Control Freaks" and produced Ray Barry's "Mother'Son" at the Met Theatre in Los Angeles.

Her television work includes HBO's "The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom," for which she won the Emmy for best actress. This role also garnered her a Golden Globe nomination. Hunter was awarded the Emmy for her role as Jane Roe in NBC's "Roe vs. Wade." Hunter resides in New York.

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Appearing in more than 100 films, SAMUEL L. JACKSON (voice of Lucius Best/Frozone) is one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. Jackson's portrayal of Jules the philosopher hit man in Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" made an indelible mark on American cinema. In addition to unanimous critical acclaim, Jackson received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations, as well as a best supporting actor award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

In January 2019, Jackson will star in "Glass," the follow-up to M. Night Shyamalan's iconic film "Unbreakable," with Bruce Willis and James McAvoy. Jackson wrapped production on the "Shaft" reboot, "Son of Shaft," and is filming "Captain Marvel," opposite Brie Larson.

In 2017, Jackson starred in Lionsgate's "The Hitman's Bodyguard" with Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek and Gary Oldman, as well as Warner Bros.' "Kong: Skull Island" with Brie Larson and Tom Hiddleston. In 2015, Jackson appeared in Quentin Tarantino's Oscar- nominated Western, "The Hateful Eight," as Major Marquis Warren, alongside Walton Goggins, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Kurt Russell. That same year, Jackson appeared in Matthew Vaughn's "Kingsman: The Secret Service" and Spike Lee's "Chi-Raq."

In 2016, Jackson was seen in David Yates' "The Legend of Tarzan," starring alongside Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie and Christoph Waltz, as well as Tim Burton's "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children." Also in 2016, Jackson completed production on Brie Larson's directorial debut, "Unicorn Store"; "The Last Full Measure" with Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer and Ed Harris; and Dan Fogelman's "Life Itself."

In 2012, Jackson co-starred in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" with Christoph Waltz, Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio. Jackson also starred in "The Avengers," which is part of his nine-picture deal with Marvel Studios. He reprised his role in both Marvel's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," which was released in April 2014, and the 2015 sequel "Avengers: Age of Ultron."

Jackson made his Broadway debut in 2011 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater in "The Mountaintop," in which he portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. The play, directed by Kenny Leon, also starred Angela Bassett.

Upon his graduation from Morehouse College in Atlanta with a degree in dramatic arts, Jackson's career began onstage. Among the plays were "Home," "A Soldier's Play," "Sally/Prince" and "The District Line." He also originated roles in two of August Wilson's plays at Yale Repertory Theatre. For the New York Shakespeare Festival, Jackson appeared in "Mother Courage and Her Children," "Spell #7" and "The Mighty Gents." Jackson's film credits also include "RoboCop," "Oldboy," "Mother and Child," "Iron Man 2," HBO's "The Sunset Limited," "Lakeview Terrace," "Soul Men," "The Spirit," "Jumper," "Resurrecting the Champ," "1408," "Black Snake Moan," "Snakes on a Plane," "Freedomland," "Coach Carter," "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith," "The Incredibles," "S.W.A.T.," "Changing Lanes," "Formula 51," "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones," "The Caveman's Valentine," "Eve's Bayou," "Unbreakable," "Rules of Engagement," "Shaft," "Deep Blue Sea," "Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace," "The Negotiator," "The Red Violin," "Jackie Brown," "187," "A Time to Kill," "Die Hard with a Vengeance," "Jungle Fever," "Sphere," "The Long Kiss Goodnight," "Ragtime," "Sea of Love," "Coming to America," "Do the Right Thing," "School Daze," "Mo' Better Blues," "Goodfellas," " Patriot Games" and "True Romance."

On the small screen, Jackson served as executive producer for the Spike TV animated series "Afro Samurai," which premiered in 2007. The series received an Emmy nomination for outstanding animated program from the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences. The first edition of the "Afro Samurai" video game launched in February 2009.

On television, in addition to "The Sunset Limited," Jackson starred in John Frankenheimer's Emmy-winning "Against the Wall" for HBO. His performance earned him a Cable Ace nomination as best supporting actor in a movie or miniseries, as well as a Golden Globe nomination.

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OPHIA BUSH (voice of Voyd) is an American actress, activist, entrepreneur and global education access advocate. She was recently seen in "Acts of Violence" opposite Bruce Willis, and "Marshall," directed by Reggie Hudlin, which hit theaters in October 2017.

Over the course of her career, Bush has captured film and television audiences alike with the diverse characters she portrays. For nine seasons, she portrayed the fan favorite Brooke Davis on The CW's hit drama "One Tree Hill," evolving from a troublemaking bad girl to a fiercely loyal friend and entrepreneur. Bush starred as Detective Erin Lindsay for four seasons of Dick Wolf's "Chicago PD," and appeared opposite David Krumholtz, Michael Urie and Brandon Routh in the CBS comedy "Partners."

Bush starred opposite Sean Bean in the remake of the classic horror film "The Hitcher," produced by Michael Bay for Focus Features. She starred in Serenade Films' "The Narrows," the independent comedy "Table for Three" and the feature film "Chalet Girl" opposite Bill Nighy and Brooke Shields. Previously, Bush starred in 20th Century Fox's hit comedy "John Tucker Must Die" alongside Brittany Snow. She also starred in the thriller "Stay Alive" opposite Frankie Muniz and Adam Goldberg.

Bush has earned multiple Teen Choice Awards in the categories of Choice Movie Actress: Comedy, Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller and Choice Movie: Breakout Female. In addition, she received the Rising Star Award at the Vail Film Festival, the New Hollywood Style Icon Award at the Hollywood Style Awards and the Bing Philanthropy Award at the Young Hollywood Awards.

Off screen, Bush is also an early-stage tech investor, who looks to bolster companies that create innovation and efficiency in people's lives. She counts PenPal Schools, Uber, StyleSeat, Mark 43 and THINX among investments she calls lifehacks. Named one of the most charitable celebrities by CNN, Bush devotes her free time to bettering girls' education and the environment. She inspires millions as she uses her personal platform and social media influence to raise awareness and funds for great causes. Since taking to social media to share her passion for change, Bush has inspired young people to join her in raising nearly half a million dollars for charity, built three primary schools in Guatemala and Laos, and now serves as a global ambassador for Glamour's The Girl Project. Her focus with The Girl Project is to break down the barriers the girls face to secondary school education. They are currently working in 96 countries around the world.

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