Karey Kirkpatrick

Karey Kirkpatrick (born December 14, 1964) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. His films include ''Chicken Run'', ''The Rescuers Down Under'', ''James and the Giant Peach,'' ''Over the Hedge'', ''The Spiderwick Chronicles'', ''Charlotte's Web'', and ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.'' He has also directed the films ''Imagine That'' starring Eddie Murphy and ''Smallfoot''. Kirkpatrick wrote the English-language screenplays for the U.S. releases of the Studio Ghibli films ''The Secret World of Arrietty'' in 2012 and ''From Up on Poppy Hill'' in 2013.

His older brother is American songwriter and musician Wayne Kirkpatrick, with whom he wrote the 2015 musical ''Something Rotten!'' as well as the 2020 musical ''Mrs. Doubtfire.'' Provided by Wikipedia