Directing
Community Rating
7.4
8 Ratist reviews
Born
March 12, 1962 (age 64)
Born in
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Christopher Michael Sanders (born March 12, 1962) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. His credits include Lilo & Stitch (2002) and its live-action adaptation and How to Train Your Dragon (2010), both of which he co-wrote and directed with Dean DeBlois; The Croods (2013) with Kirk DeMicco; and The Wild Robot (2024), receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for all of them. In 2020, he made his live-action directorial debut with the adventure drama The Call of the Wild. He created the character Stitch in 1985, wrote the film's story, and voiced Stitch in almost all his media appearances. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Wild Robot Escapes
as Screenplay, Executive Producer
TBA
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Lilo & Stitch 2
as Writer
2028
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How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Executive Producer
2027
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The Bad Guys 2
as Thanks
2025
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How to Train Your Dragon
as Executive Producer
2025
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Lilo & Stitch
as Stitch (voice), Original Film Writer
2025
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The Wild Robot
as Screenplay, Director
2024
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Once Upon a Studio
as Stitch (voice) (archive sound)
2023
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
as Thanks
2022
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The Croods: Family Tree
as Creator
2021
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The Croods: A New Age
as Belt (voice), Characters, Story
2020
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The Call of the Wild
as Director
2020
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Executive Producer
2019
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The Boss Baby
as Thanks
2017
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Dawn of the Croods
as Belt (voice)
2015
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Penguins of Madagascar
as Antarctic Penguin (voice)
2014
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How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Executive Producer
2014
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The Croods
as Belt (voice), Screenplay, Director, Story
2013
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DreamWorks Dragons
as Creator
2012
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How to Train Your Dragon
as Director, Screenplay
2010
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