Jay Oliva

Directing

Jay Oliva

Born 1976-01-01 · United States

Jay Oliva is an American storyboard artist, a film producer and animated film director working for Warner Brothers Animation. Description above from the Wikipedia Jay Oliva licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 poster
7.7

Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

2012

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox poster
7.9

The Flash finds himself in a war-torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to restore the timeline.

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

2013

Batman: Assault on Arkham poster
7.3

Batman works desperately to find a bomb planted by the Joker while Amanda Waller sends her newly-formed Suicide Squad to break into Arkham Asylum and recover vital information stolen by the Riddler.

Batman: Assault on Arkham

2014

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights poster
6.7

As the home planet of the Green Lantern Corps faces a battle with an ancient enemy, Hal Jordan prepares new recruit Arisia for the coming conflict by relating stories of the first Green Lantern and several of Hal's comrades.

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

2011

Doctor Strange poster
6.7

Dr. Stephen Strange embarks on a wondrous journey to the heights of a Tibetan mountain, where he seeks healing at the feet of the mysterious Ancient One.

Doctor Strange

2007

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 poster
7.9

Batman has stopped the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. Now an old foe wants a reunion and the government wants The Man of Steel to put a stop to Batman.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

2013

Batman: Bad Blood poster
7.0

When Batman goes missing, it takes the entire Bat "family" - including Batwoman and Batwing - to keep the peace in Gotham and unravel the mystery behind the Dark Knight's disappearance.

Batman: Bad Blood

2016

Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow poster
7.1

The children of the Avengers hone their powers and go head to head with the very enemy responsible for their parents' demise.

Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow

2008

Justice League: War poster
7.4

The world is under attack by an alien armada led by the powerful Apokoliptian, Darkseid. A group of superheroes consisting of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Cyborg, and Shazam must set aside their differences and gather together to defend Earth.

Justice League: War

2014

Justice League Dark poster
7.3

When innocent civilians begin committing unthinkable crimes across Metropolis, Gotham City and beyond, Batman must call upon mystical counterparts to eradicate this demonic threat to the planet; enter Justice League Dark. This team of Dark Arts specialists must unravel the mystery of Earth's supernatural plague and contend with the rising, powerful villainous forces behind the siege—before it's too late for all of mankind.

Justice League Dark

2017

The Invincible Iron Man poster
6.1

When a cocky industrialist's efforts to raise an ancient Chinese temple leads him to be seriously wounded and captured by enemy forces, he must use his ideas for a revolutionary power armor in order to fight back as a superhero.

The Invincible Iron Man

2007

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns poster
8.1

Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing fifty-five-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl, but does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

2013

Batman vs. Robin poster
7.2

Damian Wayne is having a hard time coping with his father's "no killing" rule. Meanwhile, Gotham is going through hell with threats such as the insane Dollmaker, and the secretive Court of Owls.

Batman vs. Robin

2015

Superman 75 poster
7.6

An animated short about the 75 years of Superman.

Superman 75

2013

LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack poster
7.3

An army of EVIL brains invade Hero Factory city to turn everyone into evil monsters. But the heroes are stronger than ever and ready to save the city.

LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack

2013

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign poster
4.0

Combat hungry Rico, the telepathic Jenkins and sexy fearless female soldier Flores are part of a troop whose mission is to obliterate a small infestation of deadly bugs on Pluto. But when they land on the distant planet, they're faced with a full-blown invasion of the ruthless Arachnid Forces - huge, human hating spiders threatening to take over the galaxy! Determine to capture a baby plasma for research, the courageous Troopers prepare to fight the battle of their lives.

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign

2001

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NR

This is the two-hour animatic movie adaptation of the first two books in the Cradle series funded by the Kickstarter campaign we ran in 2024! Enjoy this journey through Unsouled and Soulsmith. This animatic was directed and hand-drawn by veteran animators Jay Oliva and David Hartman of Lex + Otis Studios. It includes an original score and a top-notch voice cast featuring Matt Mercer, Steve Blum, Travis Baldree, Kari Wahlgren, Phil LaMarr, Baraka May, Sumalee Montano, Matthew Yang King, Morla Gorrondona and Maxine Phoenix. The script was written by Will Wight himself with the help of Cradle fanatic and writer/producer Cory Gustke. Original score composed by Frederik Wiedmann.

Cradle: Unsouled - The Animatic Movie

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The life of a young girl with a special gift is forever changed when evil visits her remote mountain village. Finding herself alone in a dangerous world, she must go to The White Tower to learn how to use her magical powers to save her family and friends. Rebellious and mistrusting, she learns that there is something in this world that is as powerful a weapon in the fight against evil as any form of magic.

The White Tower

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NR

Orphan boy Thorby is auctioned into slavery, but an encounter with Baslim the Beggar changes his life and sets him on a journey that will shape the fate of the galaxy.

Citizen of the Galaxy

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Orphan boy Thorby is auctioned into slavery, but an encounter with Baslim the Beggar changes his life and sets him on a journey that will shape the fate of the galaxy.

Citizen of the Galaxy