“Oh, man! Ultimately, Lloyd has the greatest power, and it’s probably closest to my power of seeing the greatness in others. As a director, you have to put them all together and get the greatness out of all the people that are around you. That’s the one I connect with the most, and that’s probably closest to what I do.”
— Bean in an interview with Collider[1]
Charles James "Charlie" Bean (born August 10, 1970) is an American filmmaker and director. In his feature directorial debut, he directed The LEGO Ninjago Movie along with screenwriters Paul Fisher and Bob Logan.
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The LEGO Ninjago Movie[]
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- He was also responsible for the direction the 2019 remake of Lady and the Tramp.
- Bean had his career start in animation, making his breakthrough in the Disney XD series Tron: Uprising. The series is the reason he was chosen for the film's direction.[2]
- He considered the film's greatest animation challenge to be the limitations of minifigure movement.[1]
- If he were to have one of the Secret Ninja Force's Elemental Powers and mechs, he would want to have Lloyd's power of Green and Cole's Earth Mech.[1]