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FILM |
| Production |
Company |
Notes |
| UNTITLED (2024) |
Nwave Pictures |
Engaged to polish an existing screenplay |
| UNTITLED (2024) |
Animal Farm Productions Limited |
Delivered Comedy punch up on screenplay |
| UNTITLED (2024) |
Aniventure Limited |
Animated Feature Film treatment commission |
| UNTITLED (2023) |
Andes Distribution |
Dialogue polish for feature screenplay |
| UNTITLED (2023) |
Qvisten Animation AS |
Writer on 90 min animated feature film |
| UNTITLED (2023) |
Cool Beans BV |
Page 1 rewrite and treatment commissioned for animated feature |
| UNTITLED (2022) |
3 Minutes West |
Treatment commissioned for animated feature |
| UNTITLED (2022) |
Studio 100 |
Animated feature film in development, script commissioned |
| UNTITLED (2022) |
Mosvold Studios |
Writer on animated feature film |
| HEIDI (2021-22) |
Studio 100 |
Animated feature film commission |
| BORN AGAIN BEN (2020-22) |
Major US Studio |
Rob's middle grade children's book under option for an animated feature adaptation |
| PANDA BEAR IN AFRICA (2019-21) |
Cool Beans BV |
Feature Film Commission |
| FLAMINGO FLAMENCO (2019) |
Voice Pictures Inc |
Commissioned to write an animated family feature based on his original idea. |
| UNTITLED (2018) |
Fabulous Fantasy Company |
Animated feature adaptation - treatment commissioned. |
| THE CHOIR THAT ROCKS (2016-18) |
Rock Choir Limited |
Live action feature commission |
| THE QUEEN'S CORGI (2016-18) |
nWave Studios |
Commissioned to rewrite original Sprackling & Smith screenplay.
Currently in production set for a 2019 release. |
| ELLA BELLA BINGO (2016-18) |
Mosvold Studios |
Co-written screenplay with Johnny Smith & Frank Mosvold based on popular TV series. |
| UNTITLED (2016-18) |
Comic Animations/Cinesite |
Original family feature commission |
| UNTITLED (2016) |
Comic Animations |
Commissioned to write a treatment based on Rob's original idea |
| POLICE DOGS (2016) |
Aristos Films |
Option on screenplay |
| PANDAMANIA (2015) |
Feather Productions & Snowfish Productions |
Script rewrite of family feature screenplay with Johnny Smith |
| KNIGHTS OF THE ROUNDTABLE (2014-16) |
Phoenix Wiley Limited |
Original feature film script optioned. |
| UNTITLED (2013-16) |
Aardman Animations |
Original co-written treatment and screenplay commission. |
| UNTITLED (2014) |
Aardman Animations |
Feature film comedy punch up |
| UNTITLED (2013-14) |
Fox Animation |
Family feature commission |
| ANIMAL FARM (2013-14 |
Imaginarium Studios |
Commissioned to write treatment and first draft screenplay for a new adaptation of this classic. |
| UNTITLED (2013) |
Aardman Animations |
Feature Film Comedy punch up |
| MIKE BASSETT: INTERIM MANAGER (2011-14) |
Riley Productions / BFI |
Feature film sequel developed |
| THE LOVE GOD (2011) |
Riley Productions |
Re-write of original romantic-comedy feature for Stewart Till and Steve Barron. |
| RISE OF THE APPLIANCES (2010-12) |
Big Rich Films |
Original comedy/horror feature screenplay. Rob to produce and direct. Pilot shot and premiered in Autumn 2010 at the Empire Leicester Square.
*Winner of Best Horror Comedy at the Oklahoma Horror Film Festival 2010, and Best Short Film at Shriekfest Los Angeles 2010.
Website: http://riseoftheappliances.tumblr.com/ |
| THE PHOBES (2010) |
Antyx Animation |
Commissioned family feature screenplay in development. |
| LUCKY'S PAW (2010) |
Uli Meyer Productions |
Commissioned to write treatment for animation feature. |
| THE ADVENTURER: THE CURSE OF THE MIDAS BOX (2009) |
Entertainment Motion |
Rewrite of feature film script based on the book by best-selling author G.P. Taylor. Released in January 2014 starring Martin Sheen, Sam Neill and Ioan Gruffodd. |
| THUD, SWEAT AND TEARS (2009) |
Milk and One Sugar |
Commissioned feature screenplay |
| LOVE IS THE DRUG (2008) |
Independent Films |
Commissioned feature screenplay. |
| ANIMAL KINGDOM: LET'S GO APE (2007) |
Pathé/Les Animateurs |
Page 1 rewrite based on the best-selling book by Roy Lewis.
Released 2015. |
| TORTOISE VS HARE (2006) |
Aardman/Dreamworks |
Page 1 rewrite |
| CUPID X (2004) |
BBC Films |
Original, high concept romantic comedy screenplay |
| GNOMEO & JULIET (2003) |
Disney |
Original screenplay and story for feature length animation. Released February 2011. Has taken nearly $200 million worldwide. Number one film in the UK and US.
“This lively little film, a comic take on Shakespeare's tragedy, is really entertaining!” Wall Street Journal |
| UNTITLED (2002) |
Montecito Pictures |
Original screenplay sold to Ivan Reitman (GHOSTBUSTERS) |
| MIKE BASSETT: ENGLAND MANAGER (2001) |
Hallmark |
Top Five grossing UK film of 2001.
"This sports satire is arguably the best football film ever made, and unarguably the funniest." Radio Times |
| FRENCH EXCHANGE (2000) |
Talkback/BVI |
Page 1 rewrite, feature comedy. |
| BITCH BITCH BITCH (1999) |
New Line |
Page 1 rewrite, feature comedy. |
| 20TH CENTURY BOY (1999) |
HAL/Miramax |
Commissioned to write an extended treatment for an original feature film. |
| BLACKWATER ZOO (1998) |
Jim Henson/20th Century Fox Animation |
Original screenplay feature animation. |
| Uncredited feature film rewrites include: |
|
Shooting Fish, Five Children And It, The Best Man, The Magic Roundabout, Goose On The Loose, The Truth About Love, The Abduction Club and Thunderpants. |
| With John Smith Rob has written several commissioned treatments for Hollywood movies including: |
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The Polar Express for Playtone/Universal and Harold And The Purple Crayon for Warner Bros. |
|
TELEVISION |
| Production |
Company |
Notes |
| UNTITLED (2019-20) |
Nucco Brain |
Developing an animated TV series - bible rewrite and 11' script commissioned |
| UNTITLED (2015) |
DC Thomson |
Commissioned to write 2 x 11 min scripts for proposed new animated children’s show as well as 1 x 30 min Outline script for One-Off Special. |
| DANGERMOUSE (2011-12) |
CBBC |
Commissioned to write bible and pilot script for new series in development reviving this classic. |
| REBEL TOYS (2009-10) |
Chapman Entertainment |
Bible and script for animated TV series in development. |
| THE LAST WILL (2009-10) |
Hat Trick Productions |
Original comedy drama series idea optioned and developed. |
| MUDDLE EARTH (2009-10) |
CBBC |
Lead writers on major new animation series – edited and polished scripts for all 26 episodes and wrote a core block.
*2011 BAFTA Children’s Awards Nominee – Best Animation Programme |
| MIKE BASSETT: MANAGER (2005) |
ITV |
Wrote and produced six part TV spin off.
"This is a very rare thing indeed in the TV world - an ITV sitcom that is actually Premier League funny....Pick of the Week." News of The World |
| CAPTAIN BUTLER (1997) |
Channel 4 |
Conceived and wrote six part comedy series. |
| ENGLAND VS SCOTLAND (1996) |
Channel 4 |
One-off comedy show. |
| LOGGERHEADS (1996) |
Absolutely Productions |
One-off episode for animation comedy show. |
| NOAH'S ARK (1995) |
Jim Henson Productions |
Pilot TV sit-com script. |
| WOODLAND TALES (1995) |
Jim Henson Productions |
Pilot TV sit-com script. |
| GRUTZBADEN SPA (1994) |
Jim Henson Productions |
Co-wrote TV sit-com pilot with Richard Curtis. |
