Cory Edwards
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Cory Edwards is a director, writer, and stand-up comedian. He is probably best known for co-directing, co-writing, and voice acting in Hoodwinked
(2005), and for co-writing and voice acting in the 2011 sequel Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil.
1999 film Chillicothe. Private investor Maurice Kanbar enjoyed the film and eventually offered to finance them to make an animated fairy tale told in a contemporary style. Cory, Todd, and their friend Tony Leech
decided to make a film of Little Red Riding Hood
told in the context of a police investigation. However, once their film was finished, Maurice Kanbar
was not in the financial position to make and distribute it, so he took it to the newly formed Weinstein Company, which agreed to buy the film. The film, titled Hoodwinked! was released in late 2005 in order to be eligible for award consideration and then received a wider release in January 2006.
Hoodwinked! received mixed reviews
and made a world wide total of $110,011,106, making it a success due to its small budget.
Edwards co-wrote Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil alongside his Hoodwinked! co-creators and co-writers Tony Leech
and Todd Edwards (film writer)
.
Despite Hoodwinked 's mediocre reviews many people at the Jim Henson Company enjoyed the film. They started to talk with Cory about the possibility of him rewriting the script for the sequel to Dark Crystal, however instead they agreed that he would write and direct a feature length version of Fraggle Rock
.
Edwards is the co-writer of Escape from Planet Earth
an animated alien adventure directed by Tony Leech
produced by Brian Inerfeld, Jon Shestack, Ed Jones, Preston Stutzman and Greg Little and being released by The Weinstein Company
in January 2010.
Hoodwinked
Hoodwinked!, also titled Hoodwinked on its theatrical poster and in other sources, is a 2005 American computer-animated family action comedy film, produced by Blue Yonder Films with Kanbar Entertainment, directed by Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards, Tony Leech, and produced by Maurice Kanbar, David K....
(2005), and for co-writing and voice acting in the 2011 sequel Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil.
Career
Cory Edwards acted in his brother Todd'sTodd Edwards (film writer)
Todd Edwards is an American film writer/producer, singer and songwriter who is currently in the band Blick Van Glory and lives in Los Angeles. He was born September 17, 1971 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His brother, Cory Edwards, is also a film writer, producer, director and actor...
1999 film Chillicothe. Private investor Maurice Kanbar enjoyed the film and eventually offered to finance them to make an animated fairy tale told in a contemporary style. Cory, Todd, and their friend Tony Leech
Tony Leech
Tony Leech is an American director, screenwriter and actor. Born in Southfield, Michigan on May 28, 1968, he currently lives in Los Angeles. Tony attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While a student there, Leech and fellow ORU student Mark Steele , along with some friends, wrote...
decided to make a film of Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood, also known as Little Red Cap, is a French fairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. The story has been changed considerably in its history and subject to numerous modern adaptations and readings....
told in the context of a police investigation. However, once their film was finished, Maurice Kanbar
Maurice Kanbar
Maurice Kanbar is an American entrepreneur and inventor who lives in San Francisco, California. He is particularly well-known for his creation of SKYY vodka, and is also noted for his extensive real estate investments.-Biography:...
was not in the financial position to make and distribute it, so he took it to the newly formed Weinstein Company, which agreed to buy the film. The film, titled Hoodwinked! was released in late 2005 in order to be eligible for award consideration and then received a wider release in January 2006.
Hoodwinked! received mixed reviews
and made a world wide total of $110,011,106, making it a success due to its small budget.
Edwards co-wrote Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil alongside his Hoodwinked! co-creators and co-writers Tony Leech
Tony Leech
Tony Leech is an American director, screenwriter and actor. Born in Southfield, Michigan on May 28, 1968, he currently lives in Los Angeles. Tony attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While a student there, Leech and fellow ORU student Mark Steele , along with some friends, wrote...
and Todd Edwards (film writer)
Todd Edwards (film writer)
Todd Edwards is an American film writer/producer, singer and songwriter who is currently in the band Blick Van Glory and lives in Los Angeles. He was born September 17, 1971 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His brother, Cory Edwards, is also a film writer, producer, director and actor...
.
Despite Hoodwinked 's mediocre reviews many people at the Jim Henson Company enjoyed the film. They started to talk with Cory about the possibility of him rewriting the script for the sequel to Dark Crystal, however instead they agreed that he would write and direct a feature length version of Fraggle Rock
Fraggle Rock
Fraggle Rock is a children's live action puppet television program series created by Jim Henson. The central characters were a set of "Muppet" creatures called Fraggles. The show ran from January 10, 1983, to March 30, 1987, on CBC Television in Canada, ITV in the UK, HBO in the United States,...
.
Edwards is the co-writer of Escape from Planet Earth
Escape from Planet Earth
-Development:The film was first announced in a press release from The Weinstein Company, which announced that the film was in full production and also announced most of the cast....
an animated alien adventure directed by Tony Leech
Tony Leech
Tony Leech is an American director, screenwriter and actor. Born in Southfield, Michigan on May 28, 1968, he currently lives in Los Angeles. Tony attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While a student there, Leech and fellow ORU student Mark Steele , along with some friends, wrote...
produced by Brian Inerfeld, Jon Shestack, Ed Jones, Preston Stutzman and Greg Little and being released by The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company is an American film studio founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005 after the brothers left the then-Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979...
in January 2010.