Brian Hopkins

Brian Hopkins, man, this guy’s been behind some seriously wild animated rides. If you’ve ever laughed way too hard at a talking pair of underpants or questioned why a bee would ever sue humanity, you’ve probably bumped into his work. He’s got his fingerprints all over Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. Yeah, you know, the one where two kids hypnotize their grumpy principal and he turns into a goofy superhero running around in his tighty-whities? Absolute chaos, in the best way possible. Hopkins clearly doesn’t shy away from the absurd, and honestly, it works. Then there’s Bee Movie, which, let’s be real, has become a full-blown internet meme at this point. Jerry Seinfeld as a bee? Sure, why not. Hopkins helped bring that slightly unhinged world to life, where bees go to court and fall in love with humans. It’s bonkers, but somehow it just clicks. And Turbo? That one’s about a snail who dreams of racing in the Indy 500. Yeah, a snail—like, the slowest thing you can think of—wants to be a speedster. It’s got heart, humor, and a weird sort of underdog charm that’s tough not to root for. Hopkins doesn’t just stick to the usual. He dives headfirst into stories that are bold, a little offbeat, and never boring. His animation credits keep stacking up, and if his track record says anything, it’s that he’s got a knack for turning the ridiculous into something you just can’t look away from.