Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
The Pink Panther 2
The Pink Panther 2 is a 2009 American action comedy film directed by Harald Zwart.
It is the eleventh installment in "The Pink Panther" film series and the sequel to the 2006 film "The Pink Panther", a reboot of the popular comedy series.
The film was released on February 6, 2009 in North America.
In the film, Inspector Clouseau must team up with detectives from other countries to rout a daring burglar, The Tornado, who has returned after a decade of inactivity.
Steve Martin, who reprised the role of Clouseau, originated by Peter Sellers, polished the original script written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber in November 2006.
MGM, partnering with Columbia Pictures on the sequel, hired the team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel to perform a further rewrite in January 2007.
Principal photography began in Paris on August 20, 2007, then moved to Boston several weeks later, where filming ended on November 2, 2007.
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan appears as the criminology expert Sonia Solandres.
John Cleese replaces Kevin Kline as Chief Inspector Dreyfus with Jean Reno and Emily Mortimer reprising their roles as Clouseau's partner Ponton and Clouseau's girlfriend Nicole.
Beyoncé did not return for the sequel.
Andy García, Yuki Matsuzaki and Alfred Molina round out the cast as detectives, Italian Inspector Vincenzo Brancaleone, Japanese Inspector Kenji Mazuto and British Chief Inspector Randall Pepperidge.
It was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on June 23, 2009.
Ruby & Quentin
Ruby& Quentin
( French: Tais- toi!
(" Shut up!") is a 2003 French comedy- crime caper film, directed by Francis Veber.
The film became popular in China after being dubbed in Northeastern Mandarin.
Harald Zwart
Harald Zwart( born 1 July 1965) is a Dutch- Norwegian film director.
The Return of the Pink Panther
The Return of the Pink Panther is a 1975 comedy film and the fourth film in The Pink Panther series.
The film stars Peter Sellers, returning to the role of Inspector Clouseau, for the first time since" A Shot in the Dark"( 1964), after having declined to reprise the role in" Inspector Clouseau"( 1968).
The film was a commercial hit and revived the previously dormant series.
Herbert Lom reprises his role as Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus from" A Shot in the Dark"; he remained a regular thereafter.
The character of Sir Charles Litton, the notorious Phantom, is now played by Christopher Plummer rather than David Niven, who played the part in" The Pink Panther"( 1963) and was unavailable.
The Pink Panther diamond once again plays a central role in the plot.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again is a 1976 American British comedy film.
It is the fifth film in" The Pink Panther" series and the third to include the phrase" Pink Panther" in its title, although the Pink Panther diamond is not part of the story.
The plot picks up three years after" The Return of the Pink Panther", with former Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus( Herbert Lom) about to be released from a psychiatric prison after having been driven mad by Inspector Jacques Clouseau's( Peter Sellers) bumbling in the previous film.
A typically disastrous visit from Clouseau prompts a relapse which cancels Dreyfus's planned discharge, but he soon escapes anyway and organizes an elaborate plot to threaten the countries of the world with annihilation by a massive laser weapon if they do not assassinate Clouseau for him.
Unused footage from the film was later included in" Trail of the Pink Panther"( 1982), after Sellers' death.
Francis Veber
Francis Paul Veber( born 28 July 1937) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, and playwright.
He has written and directed both French and American films.
Eight French- language films with which he has been involved, as either writer or director or both, have been remade as English- language Hollywood films:" Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire"( as" The Man with One Red ShoeL'emmerdeur"( as" Buddy BuddyLa Cage aux Folles"( as" The BirdcageLe Jouet"( as" The ToyLes Compères"( as" Fathers' DayLa chèvre"( as" Pure LuckLes Fugitifs"( as" Three Fugitives"), and" Le dîner de cons"( as" Dinner for Schmucks").
He also wrote the screenplay for" My Father the Hero", the 1994 American remake of the French- language film" Mon père, ce héros".
Some of his screenplays started as theater plays( for instance," Le dîner de cons").
This theatrical experience contributes to his films' tight structure, resulting in what has been called" marvels of economy".
Many of his French comedies feature recurring types of characters, named François Pignon( a bungler) and François Perrin( a bully).
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
The Pink Panther (2006 film)
The Pink Panther is a 2006 American comedy – mystery film and a reboot of" The Pink Panther" franchise, marking the tenth installment in the series.
In this film, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is assigned to solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and the theft of the famous Pink Panther diamond.
The film was directed by Shawn Levy, stars Steve Martin as Clouseau and also co-stars Kevin Kline, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, and Beyoncé Knowles.
The film grossed$ 159 million worldwide.
" The Pink Panther" was theatrically released on February 10, 2006, and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 13, 2006.
A sequel was released on February 6, 2009.

Question: Are director of film Ruby & Quentin and director of film The Pink Panther 2 from the same country?
Answer: no