Paul Dini

Writing

Paul Dini

Born 1957-08-07 · New York City, New York, USA

Paul Dini was born on August 7, 1957 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for his work on Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000), Superman (1996) and Batman Beyond (1999). He has been married to Misty Lee since October 30, 2005. A writer for animation (Batman, Superman, Hulk & The Agents of SMASH, Ultimate Spider-Man, Duck Dodgers, Justice League, Tom & Jerry, Star Wars to name a few), live drama TV (Lost, Tower Prep) comics (Detective, Batman: Streets of Gotham, Zatanna, Gotham City Sirens), video games (Arkham Asylum, Arkham City) and creator of such original characters and comics series as Jingle Belle, Madame Mirage, Mutant, Texas and many others.

Acting credits

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back poster
6.4

When Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that leaves them out of any royalties, the pair travel to Tinseltown to sabotage the production.

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes poster
6.9

The historical saga of American superheroes. Born in the period between the Great Depression and the World War II to combat the hobgoblins of the modern world, these mutant human beings with superhuman powers colonized the funny papers, radio dramas, television and films, to become a truly national industry in the United States: they gave expression to the fears and obsessions of the twentieth century and bolstered American ideals.

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

2001

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope poster
6.9

A behind-the-scenes look at San Diego Comic-Con, the world's largest comic book convention, and the fans who attend every year.

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

2011

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale poster
8.3

A documentary about the history of Catwoman from DC.

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale

2021

Comic Book: The Movie poster
5.7

Hugh Hefner, Stan Lee, Mark Hamill and Kevin Smith journey into the world of comic book fandom! Documentary filmmaker Donald Swan heads to the world's largest comic book convention where he encounters a culture of craziness that he's totally unprepared for.

Comic Book: The Movie

2004

Joker: Put on a Happy Face poster
8.0

Featuring interviews with filmmakers and industry legends, discover the origins and evolution of The Joker, and learn why The Clown Prince of Crime is universally hailed as the greatest comic-book supervillain of all time.

Joker: Put on a Happy Face

2020

Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics poster
6.8

A documentary detailing the epic Rogues' Gallery of DC Comics from The Joker and Lex Luthor, Sinestro, Darkseid and more, this documentary will explore the Super Villains of DC Comics.

Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics

2013

Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats poster
2.0

The outrageous insider's look at the creation of a cult classic.

Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats

2005

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy poster
6.9

This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision for the new Batman films and inching its way toward the Rises finale and the culmination of nearly a decade of creative blood, sweat and tears. Candid, thoughtful and extensive, and comprised of revealing behind-the-scenes footage, countless interviews, audition tapes (with Christian Bale and Cillian Murphy doning the cape and cowl), and a narrative grip and momentum all its own, it leaves no stone unturned.

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

2013

Heart of Batman poster
7.9

In the early 1990s, a rare gathering of talent defined Batman for a generation. Twenty-five years later, "Batman: The Animated Series" continues to inspire fans and myth-makers all over the world. This is an in-depth look at the storytellers behind the series.

Heart of Batman

2018

Behind the Tunes: Drawn to Life - The Art of Robert McKimson poster
NR

A look at the career of Warner Bros. animator and director Robert McKimson.

Behind the Tunes: Drawn to Life - The Art of Robert McKimson

2007

No artwork available
NR

Documentary short about the creation and enduring legacy of Harley Quinn in animation, comics, and live action

The Harley Effect

2017

The Legend of Kingdom Come poster
NR

This feature documentary is an origin story about the beloved 90s-era graphic novel Kingdom Come, going behind the scenes and inside the mind of its creator: comic book legend Alex Ross.

The Legend of Kingdom Come

2025

Kevin Conroy: I Am the Knight poster
10.0

Take a look at the legacy of Kevin Conroy, who voiced Batman for 30 years in film, television, video games, and more.

Kevin Conroy: I Am the Knight

2023

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life poster
7.4

Animator. Storyman. Troublemaker. At 80 years old, see how Disney Legend Floyd Norman, the first African-American animator at Disney, continues to impact animation and stir up "trouble" after the company forced him to retire at age 65.

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

2016

Behind the Tunes: Once Upon a Looney Tune poster
NR

A look at the fairy tale-based Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons, starring characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety, Elmer Fudd, and more.

Behind the Tunes: Once Upon a Looney Tune

Backyard Blockbusters poster
6.5

For years, people have been making home movies, many times using pop culture properties that they may not own, but love. In recent years, these types of projects have come to be known as "fanfilms". Backyard Blockbusters looks at the history and influence of the fanfilm genre, as well as the copyright and fair use problems these films create, featuring highlights from and interviews with the creators of many popular films.

Backyard Blockbusters

2012

Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story poster
7.0

A documentary about the Fleischer brothers and how they revolutionized animation.

Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story

2008

Dr. Seuss and the Grinch: From Whoville to Hollywood poster
6.0

A documentary that reveals the origins of Dr. Seuss as well as his Grinch creation going from children's book to TV special.

Dr. Seuss and the Grinch: From Whoville to Hollywood

2006

Behind the Tunes: Wacky Warner One-Shots poster
NR

Historians and modern animators discuss classic era Warner cartoons without "stars": characters who returned in subsequent cartoons.

Behind the Tunes: Wacky Warner One-Shots

2007

Behind the Tunes: Real American Zero - The Adventures of Private Snafu poster
NR

Historians and animators discuss the Private Snafu cartoons made for military training during World War II.

Behind the Tunes: Real American Zero - The Adventures of Private Snafu

Comic Book Literacy poster
NR

Comic books are a medium as diverse as movies and encourage more thought than video games. Yet this misunderstood medium has always been the dirty little secret of the literature world. From the immigrant who learns English by reading Superman comics to the child who develops a love of literature from the X-Men, comics have kept America reading for decades with fantastic tales, well structured stories and amazing fantasies.

Comic Book Literacy

2009

Countdown to Wednesday poster
NR

Interviews with industry professionals on how to break into the comic book biz.

Countdown to Wednesday

2004

Unsung Maestros: A Directors Tribute poster
6.0

The titular directors discussed are: Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising (1930-1933), Jack King (1934-1936), Ub Iwerks (1937), Ben Hardaway (1934-1940), Norm McCabe (1940-1943), and Art Davis (1945-1949)

Unsung Maestros: A Directors Tribute

2007

Behind the camera

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm poster
7.5

Andrea Beaumont leaves her father to return to Gotham, rekindling an old romance with Bruce Wayne. At the same time, a mysterious figure begins to hunt down Gotham's criminals, wrongly implicating Batman in the murders. Now on the run from the law, Batman must find and stop the culprit, while also navigating his relationship with Andrea.

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

1993

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker poster
7.3

The Joker is back with a vengeance, and Neo-Gotham's Dark Knight, Terry McGinnis, needs answers as he stands alone to face the old Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime.

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

2000

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker poster
7.3

The Joker is back with a vengeance, and Neo-Gotham's Dark Knight, Terry McGinnis, needs answers as he stands alone to face the old Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime.

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

2000

Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure poster
5.9

Tom And Jerry are among the last animals living in Storybook Town, a fairy tale-inspired theme park "where dreams come true, if you believe."

Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure

2013

Ewoks 5: Wickett's Adventures poster
NR

Features "Home Is Where the Shrieks Are / Princess Latara", "Gone with the Mimphs / The First Apprentice", "Party Ewok / Malani the Warrior" and "Hard Sell / A Warrior and a Lurdo".

Ewoks 5: Wickett's Adventures

1988

Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz poster
6.0

After capturing the good witch, the villainous King Gnome creates havoc throughout Oz as he needs Dorothy's ruby slippers to take control of the Emerald City. So, it is up to Tom and Jerry to save the land of Oz!

Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz

2016

The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest poster
7.4

As the Joker visits Metropolis with a plan to kill Superman for Lex Luthor, Batman pursues the clown to Superman's turf.

The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest

1997

The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest poster
7.4

As the Joker visits Metropolis with a plan to kill Superman for Lex Luthor, Batman pursues the clown to Superman's turf.

The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest

1997

Batman Beyond: The Movie poster
7.2

Fuelled by remorse and vengeance, a high schooler named Terry McGinnis becomes the new Batman as he fights crime in the futuristic Neo-Gotham City.

Batman Beyond: The Movie

1999

Batman Beyond: The Movie poster
7.2

Fuelled by remorse and vengeance, a high schooler named Terry McGinnis becomes the new Batman as he fights crime in the futuristic Neo-Gotham City.

Batman Beyond: The Movie

1999

Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation poster
6.9

Term-time ends at Acme Looniversity and the Tiny Toon characters look forward to a summer filled with fun. Buster and Babs Bunny turn a water fight into a white-water rafting trip through the dangerous Deep South; Plucky Duck and Hamton Pig share the most impossibly awful car journey imaginable on the way to HappyWorldLand; Fifi's blind date becomes a "skunknophobic" nightmare; and a safari park is turned upside-down by Elmyra's search for "cute little kitties to hug and squeeze".

Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation

1992

Ewoks 1: Morag's Revenge poster
NR

Features "The Haunted Village", "The Cries of the Trees", "Rampage of the Phlogs" and "Sunstar vs. Shadowstone".

Ewoks 1: Morag's Revenge

1988

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton poster
7.1

Clark Kent, the last survivor of the dead planet Krypton, uses his amazing powers to defend people of his adopted world, Earth, and become Superman.

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

1996

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton poster
7.1

Clark Kent, the last survivor of the dead planet Krypton, uses his amazing powers to defend people of his adopted world, Earth, and become Superman.

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

1996

DC Showcase: Catwoman poster
6.9

Catwoman attempts to track down a mysterious cargo shipment that is linked to a Gotham City crime boss called Rough Cut.

DC Showcase: Catwoman

2011

Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery poster
6.6

In this Halloween Special, Babs Bunny plays the part of host as she and the Tiny Toons gang spoof various popular horror movies and TV shows. Among the works parodied are "Night Gallery", "The Twilight Zone", "The Devil and Daniel Webster", "Frankenstein" and the "Abbott and Costello Meet..." films.

Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery

1995

Batman Beyond: Tech Wars and Disappearing Inque poster
7.4

Batman Beyond: Disappearing Inque - The Gotham nights give birth to a brand-new super villain. She is deadly, shape-shifting industrial saboteur named Inque. Black Out - When Terry faces Inque for the first time, he finds that he still has a lot to learn about becoming Batman. Disappearing Inque - With the help of an infatuated lab worker, Inque escapes her frozen imprisonment and devises a plan to destroy Batman and Bruce Wayne. Shriek - When Bruce Wayne challenges Derek Powers's control of Wayne/Powers Industries, Powers orders an employee who has discovered sound can be a weapon, to become Shriek and eliminate Wayne.

Batman Beyond: Tech Wars and Disappearing Inque

1999

Chase Me poster
7.1

While escaping a dull party, Bruce Wayne finds Catwoman robbing a vault and gives her the chase of her life as Batman.

Chase Me

2003

Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods poster
6.1

Wicket remembers four memorable adventures from his youth: how he fixed up his great grandfather's battle wagon, the occasion when Latara ran away from the Ewok village to join the traveling Jindas, the time his father Deej fell terrible ill and the story of Kneesa's long lost sister, Asha.

Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods

1997

No artwork available
10.0

Cap'n O.G. Readmore reads the story of Chicken Little to his fellow feline friends at their Friday Night Book Club where they gather.

Cap'n O.G. Readmore Meets Chicken Little

1992

Ewoks 3: Wicket the Hero poster
NR

Features "Wicket's Wagon", "The Tree of Light", "Asha" and "Blue Harvest".

Ewoks 3: Wicket the Hero

1988

Batman Beyond: School Days and Spellbound poster
6.0

As Terry takes up the mantle of the Dark Knight, he finds the pressure of High School just as demanding.Terry confronts the evil of the hypnotic Spellbinder.

Batman Beyond: School Days and Spellbound

2004

Star Wars: Ewoks - The Haunted Village poster
5.1

Morag the Tulga Witch seeks revenge on her old enemy Logray, shaman of the Ewoks, who holds the magic Sunstar while she possesses it's darker half, the Shadowstone.

Star Wars: Ewoks - The Haunted Village

1997

Ewoks 4: Wicket's Adventures as He Becomes a Warrior poster
NR

Features "The Crystal Cloak / The Wish Plant", "The Totem Master / A Gift for Shodu", "Horville's Hut of Horrors / The Tragic Flute" and "Just My Luck / Bringing Up Norky".

Ewoks 4: Wicket's Adventures as He Becomes a Warrior

1988