Question: An American animator and film director known for co-directing "The Lorax", and also directed a 2015 American computer-animated comedy film that was a spinoff of what?
Context: Ratatouille ( ; ] ) is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar and released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.  It is the eighth film produced by Pixar and was co-written and directed by Brad Bird, who took over from Jan Pinkava in 2005.  The title refers to a French dish, "ratatouille", which is served at the end of the film and is also a play on words about the species of the main character.  The film stars the voices of Patton Oswalt as Remy, an anthropomorphic rat who is interested in cooking; Lou Romano as Linguini, a young garbage boy who befriends Remy; Ian Holm as Skinner, the head chef of Auguste Gusteau's restaurant; Janeane Garofalo as Colette, a rôtisseur at Gusteau's restaurant; Peter O'Toole as Anton Ego, a restaurant critic; Brian Dennehy as Django, Remy's father and leader of his clan; Peter Sohn as Emile, Remy's older brother; and Brad Garrett as Auguste Gusteau, a recently deceased chef.  The plot follows Remy, who dreams of becoming a chef and tries to achieve his goal by forming an alliance with a Parisian restaurant's garbage boy. Kyle Balda is an American animator and film director, best known for co-directing the animated films "The Lorax" (2012), with Chris Renaud, and "Minions" (2015), with Pierre Coffin.  He has also worked as animator on several films including "Jumanji", "Toy Story 2", and "Despicable Me".  He has worked for Pixar for years and now he is working for Illumination Entertainment. Chris Buck (born 1960/1961) is an American film director known for co-directing "Tarzan" (1999), "Surf's Up" (2007) (which was nominated for the 2008 Oscar for Best Animated Feature), and "Frozen" (2013) (which won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2014).  He also worked as a supervising animator on "Home on the Range" (2004) and "Pocahontas" (1995). Open Season 2 is a 2008 American computer-animated comedy film and the sequel to the 2006 film "Open Season", produced by Sony Pictures Animation.  It was directed by Matthew O'Callaghan, co-directed by Todd Wilderman, and produced by Kirk Bodyfelt and Matthew O'Callaghan.  It was released as straight-to-DVD film in United States, while in other countries it had a theatrical release. Over the Hedge is a 2006 American computer-animated comedy film, based on the characters from the United Media comic strip of the same name.  Directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick, and produced by Bonnie Arnold, it was released in the United States on May 19, 2006.  The film was produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed through Paramount Pictures.  The film features the voices of Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, William Shatner, Wanda Sykes, and Nick Nolte.  It is the first DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by Paramount Pictures, which acquired the live-action DreamWorks studio in 2006.  The film earned $336 million on an $80 million budget. The Lorax (also known as Dr. Seuss' The Lorax) is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy–comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and based on Dr. Seuss's children's book of the same name.  The film was released by Universal Pictures on March 2, 2012, on the 108th birthday of Dr. Seuss.  The second film adaptation of the book (following the 1972 animated television special), the film builds on the book by expanding the story of Ted, the previously unnamed boy who visits the Once-ler.  The cast includes Danny DeVito as the Lorax, Ed Helms as the Once-ler, and Zac Efron as Ted.  New characters introduced in the film are Audrey (voiced by Taylor Swift), Aloysius O'Hare (Rob Riggle), Mrs. Wiggins, Ted's mother (Jenny Slate), and Grammy Norma (Betty White). Monsters, Inc. is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.  Featuring the voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, and Jennifer Tilly, the film was directed by Pete Docter in his directorial debut, and executive produced by John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton.  The film centers on two monsters employed at the titular energy-producing factory Monsters, Inc. — top scarer James P. "Sulley" Sullivan and his one-eyed partner and best friend Mike Wazowski.  In the film, employees at Monsters, Inc. generate their city's power by scaring children, but they themselves are afraid that the children are toxic to them, and when one child enters the factory, Sulley and Mike must return her home before it is too late. The Peanuts Movie (known in some countries as Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie) is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox, based on Charles M. Schulz's comic strip "Peanuts".  The film is directed by Steve Martino and written by Craig and Bryan Schulz (Schulz's son and grandson, respectively), and Cornelius Uliano, and stars the voices of Noah Schnapp as Charlie Brown and, via archival recordings, Bill Melendez as Snoopy and Woodstock.  It is the fifth full-length "Peanuts" film, and the first feature film in 35 years.  It commemorates the 65th anniversary of the comic strip and the 50th anniversary of the TV special "A Charlie Brown Christmas", and was released on November 6, 2015. Minions is a 2015 American computer-animated comedy film, serving as a spin-off/prequel to the "Despicable Me" franchise.  Produced by Illumination Entertainment for Universal Pictures, it was directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, written by Brian Lynch, and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy.  The film stars the voices of Coffin (as the Minions, including: Kevin, Stuart and Bob), Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan and Jennifer Saunders with the narration provided by Geoffrey Rush.  It was first foreshadowed in the end credits of "Despicable Me 2" (2013), where Kevin, Stuart and Bob, three of the Minions, are seen auditioning for the film. Thomas "Tom" McGrath (born August 7, 1964) is an American film director, animator, and voice actor known for co-directing (with Eric Darnell) the 2005 comedy "Madagascar" and its sequels, "" in 2008 and "" in 2012, also providing the voice of Skipper in all films, short films and "The Penguins of Madagascar" television series.  He has portrayed Skipper in every "Madagascar" installment, being the only voice actor to do so.  He has also worked as a voice actor on other DreamWorks animated features like "Flushed Away" in 2006 and "Shrek the Third" in 2007.  He also stepped in on "Flushed Away" to help make improvements prior to its release.  He has also directed other DreamWorks Feature Films such as Megamind and The Boss Baby.
Answer: Despicable Me