Question: Are both directors of films The Country Mouse and the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale and Ghost Rider (2007 film) from the same country?

Johnson was born in Hastings, Minnesota and graduated from California State University, Long Beach. He has written and directed the two comic book based films" Daredevil" and" Ghost Rider" as well as the film" Simon Birch". Mark Steven Johnson( born October 30, 1964) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. His early writing credits are for the film" Grumpy Old Men" and its sequel" Grumpier Old Men". Most recently, he wrote the story for the film" Christopher Robin." <SEP> The Country Mouse and the City Mouse: A Christmas As the title implies, the story is an adaptation of the Aesop fable that is set around Christmastime. The special's two main characters, Emily and Alexander, were voiced respectively by Crystal Gayle and John Lithgow. Tale is an animated TV special from Michael Sporn Productions, which aired in December 1993 as part as the" HBO Storybook Musicals" series. The characters would later be spun off in the animated series" The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures", also on HBO. <SEP> The film was written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson, and stars Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze/ Ghost Rider, with Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Donal Logue, Matt Long, and Peter Fonda in supporting roles. Ghost Rider is a 2007 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. " Ghost Rider" was released on February 16, 2007 in the United States. The film was met with negative reviews from critics, but was a box office success, earning$ 228.7 million worldwide on a$ 110 million budget. " Ghost Rider" was released on DVD, Blu -ray and UMD on June 12, 2007. A sequel, titled, was released on February 17, 2012, with Cage reprising his role. <SEP> His adaptation of the children's book," The Man Who Walked Between the Towers"( 2005), won the Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film at the 2005 Heartland Film Festival and the award for Best Short Animation Made for Children at the 2006 Ottawa International Animation Festival. Sporn was earlier nominated for an Oscar in 1984 and an Emmy in 1988 for adaptations of two books by William Steig. Michael Sporn( April 23, 1946 – January 19, 2014) was an American animator who founded his New York City- based company, Michael Sporn Animation in 1980, and produced and directed numerous animated TV specials and short spots. <SEP> Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics antihero Ghost Rider. It is a standalone sequel to the 2007 film" Ghost Rider" and features Nicolas Cage reprising his role as Johnny Blaze/ Ghost Rider with supporting roles portrayed by Ciarán Hinds, Violante Placido, Johnny Whitworth, Christopher Lambert, and Idris Elba. The film was directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, from a screenplay written by Scott M. Gimple, Seth Hoffman, and David S. Goyer. Released publicly for one night in December 11, 2011," Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" had its wide commercial release on February 17, 2012 in 2D and 3D. The film experienced worse critical reception than the first film, with criticism being aimed towards the script, CGI, and acting. The film grossed more than$ 132 million, against its$ 57 million production budget. Nicolas Cage stated that he was" done" with the" Ghost Rider" films and a planned sequel was cancelled. The film rights to the character reverted to Marvel Studios shortly thereafter, and the Robbie Reyes version of Ghost Rider appeared in" Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.". <SEP> Matthew Clayton Long( born May 18, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series" Jack& Bobby"( 2004 – 2005), and the films" Ghost Rider"( 2007) and" Sydney White"( 2007).