Exclusive 1:1 Interview: Home director Tim Johnson!

By Eric Walkuski

Posted 11 years ago

Talk about a character! HOME director Tim Johnson is as bright and energetic as one of his animated creations. A nice surprise when the majority of Hollywood helmers can’t exactly be considered the lives of the party. Johnson, who previously co-directed ANTZ, SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS and OVER THE HEDGE, goes solo for the first time on HOME, Dreamworks’ adventure about the friendship between an awkward extraterrestrial (Jim Parsons) and a teenage human (Rihanna). A genuinely good guy, Johnson is, and it’s nice to see him get a shot at directing a movie on his own.

Here Johnson and I speak about his time spent on the project, the advancement of technology in his field, making the story click and the possibility for a HOME 2.

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Eric Walkuski

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