Screenwriter

Chris Sanders

1983–presentb. 1962AnimationFamilyComedySci-Fi

World Builder

Also directed 8 films ↗Also starred in films ↗

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The Screenplays

17 total writing credits

STORY

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1994

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Full Writing Credits

2028Lilo & Stitch 2Writer 2025Lilo & StitchOriginal Film Writer7.2 2024The Wild RobotScreenplay8.3 2020The Croods: A New AgeCharacters7.4 2013The CroodsScreenplay6.9 2010How to Train Your DragonScreenplay7.9

About

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.