He is crazy talented, both crazy and talented! He also generates an enormous amount of amazing content and ideas, I wouldn’t be surprised if he sleeps with a sketch-book!' In 1995, he left Shiny Entertainment and founded his own company, Neverhood, with several other former Shiny employees. Shiny Entertainment head David Perry later commented on working with TenNapel, 'I wish I could find 100 Dougs, then I realized I was lucky to have been able to work with one. In 1994, he created Earthworm Jim, the character that would star in Shiny Entertainment's video game, toy line, and cartoon series. He soon began working in the video game industry on projects like 1993's Jurassic Park and The Ren & Stimpy Show: Stimpy's Invention for the Sega Genesis and The Jungle Book for the SNES and Sega Genesis. TenNapel began as an animator on Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series. He is also the creator of the animated television series Catscratch (2005–2007), which aired on Nickelodeon, and was itself a loose adaptation of TenNapel's comic book limited series Gear. He is best known for creating Earthworm Jim, a character that spawned a video game series, animated series, and a toy line. Â There's a much better chance of spotting Maguire inÂ Baz Luhrman'sÂ The Great GatsbyÂ when it debuts next summer.TenNapel also has two other projects in the works based off of his previous novels:Â GhostopolisÂ at Disney andÂ Monster ZooÂ with Paramount.Douglas Richard TenNapel ( / t ə ˈ n eɪ p əl/ tə-NAY-pəl born July 10, 1966) is an American animator, writer, cartoonist, video game designer, and comic book artist whose work has encompassed animated television, video games, and comic books. Â The actor, unfortunately, won't be seen in the upcomingÂ Ang LeeÂ film,Â Life of Pi,Â since the director recently cut him from the picture. Â Â Hit the jump for more.Â Variety reports thatÂ Maguire, who voiced a character inÂ Cats & Dogs,Â may also star inÂ CardboardÂ if the project moves forward.

Â CardboardÂ follows a down-on-his-luck father who gives his young son a crappy birthday present (a cardboard box), which comes to life once they shape it into a man.

Â The Fox Animation acquisition would be animated by WedgeWorks, withÂ Chris WedgeÂ ( Ice Age) eyeing the director's chair. Â Maguire is set to executive produce the project through his banner, Material Pictures, alongside TenNapel and the Gotham Group.

ActorÂ Tobey MaguireÂ is flexing his child-like imagination withÂ Cardboard,Â an adaptation of Doug TenNapel's graphic novel that sees cardboard creations come to life.

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