David Soren (animator)

David Soren (born April 19, 1973)[1][2] is a Canadian director, writer, voice actor, and storyboard artist at DreamWorks Animation.

He directed the 2013 animated feature film Turbo, which is based on his own original concept, as well as the 2017 animated film Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie based on Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants book series.

His final student project, an animated short film, Mr. Lucky, received many accolades, and was accepted into competition for the 1997 Academy Award.

[7][8] In February 2023, Radar Pictures acquired the rights to make a feature film based on Geronimo Stilton.

The film is a co-production between Radar and Italian company Atlantyca Entertainment, which also produced the television series, with DreamWorks Animation veteran David Soren attached to write and direct and Anthony Tringali, Michael Napoliello and Maria Frisk set to produce under Radar Pictures.