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Januel Mercado

  • Director
  • Art Department
  • Animation Department
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Januel Mercado in The Croods: A New Age (2020)
IMDb chats with stars Liza Soberano, H.E.R., and Dave Franco, and writer-directors Januel Mercado and Joel Crawford at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 about their animated adventure comedy, which draws on mythology and culture of the Philippines. They highlight the Filipino traditions they were excited to showcase in the movie, their work in developing the voices of their characters, and special skills and talents their fans may be surprised to know.
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The 'Forgotten Island' Cast Embrace Their Inner Filipino and Go Full Franco
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Januel Mercado was born on 23 November 1984 in Stockton, California, USA. He is a director, known for Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) and Penguins of Madagascar (2014).
BornNovember 23, 1984
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BornNovember 23, 1984
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      • 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Wagner Moura, Ray Winstone, Olivia Colman, Harvey Guillén, Samson Kayo, and Florence Pugh in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
    Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
    7.9
    • Director(as Januel P. Mercado)
    • 2022
    Fred Armisen, Michael Peña, Dave Franco, Zach Woods, Abbi Jacobson, and Kumail Nanjiani in The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
    The Lego Ninjago Movie
    6.1
    • Art Department
    • 2017
    Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    Penguins of Madagascar
    6.7
    • Art Department
    • 2014
    Jack Black in Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
    Kung Fu Panda 2
    7.3
    • Animation Department
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Director

    • Dave Franco, H.E.R., and Liza Soberano in Forgotten Island (2026)
      Forgotten Island
      6.9
      • directed by
      • 2026
    • Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Wagner Moura, Ray Winstone, Olivia Colman, Harvey Guillén, Samson Kayo, and Florence Pugh in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
      Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
      7.9
      • co-director (as Januel P. Mercado)
      • 2022
    • Dear Diary: World's First Pranks (2021)
      Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
      4.7
      Video
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Harvey Beaks (2015)
      Harvey Beaks
      7.1
      TV Series
      • supervising director
      • 2016–2017

    Art Department

    • Justin Timberlake, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Kenan Thompson, George Clinton, Kelly Clarkson, Gustavo Dudamel, Rachel Bloom, and Anthony Ramos in Trolls World Tour (2020)
      Trolls World Tour
      6.1
      • additional storyboard artist
      • 2020
    • Ralph Fiennes, Bruce Willis, Will Ferrell, Chris McKay, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Alderson, Kristen Ariza, Ike Barinholtz, Charlie Day, Noel Fielding, Will Forte, Christopher Miller, Mike Mitchell, Jason Momoa, Nick Offerman, Gary Payton, Chris Pratt, Maya Rudolph, Cora Miller, Cobie Smulders, Trisha Gum, Channing Tatum, Richard Ayoade, Alison Brie, Sheryl Swoopes, Jorma Taccone, Jonah Hill, Tiffany Haddish, Ben Schwartz, Doug Nicholas, Margot Rubin, Todd Hansen, Teri Reeves, Jadon Sand, Stephanie Beatriz, Ollie Mitchell, Emily Nordwind, Liam Knight, Jimmy O. Yang, Ryan Halprin, Graham Miller, Lauren White, Kristen Phaneuf, Brooklynn Prince, Sawyer D. Jones, and Emmett Mitchell in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
      The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
      6.5
      • additional story artist
      • 2019
    • Justin Timberlake, James Corden, Walt Dohrn, Anna Kendrick, Kevin Michael Richardson, Kunal Nayyar, Ron Funches, Aino Jawo, and Caroline Hjelt in Trolls Holiday (2017)
      Trolls Holiday
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Fred Armisen, Michael Peña, Dave Franco, Zach Woods, Abbi Jacobson, and Kumail Nanjiani in The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
      The Lego Ninjago Movie
      6.1
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Trolls (2016)
      Trolls
      6.4
      • story artist
      • 2016
    • Bound for Glory (2015)
      Bound for Glory
      Short
      • storyboard artist
      • 2015
    • Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
      Penguins of Madagascar
      6.7
      • additional story artist
      • 2014
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Ryan Reynolds, Maya Rudolph, Mike Bell, and Ben Schwartz in Turbo (2013)
      Turbo
      6.4
      • story artist
      • 2013
    • Drake Bell in Ultimate Spider-Man (2012)
      Ultimate Spider-Man
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2013
    • Why Do We Put Up with Them? (2011)
      Why Do We Put Up with Them?
      Short
      • storyboard artist
      • 2011
    • Merry Madagascar (2009)
      Merry Madagascar
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • storyboard cleanup artist
      • 2009
    • Glory Boy Days
      6.7
      • set dresser
      • 2008

    Animation Department

    • Toni Collette, Colman Domingo, Will Forte, Salish Matter, Jordan Matter, Annie Murphy, Lana Condor, and Blue Chapman in Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken (2023)
      Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken
      5.7
      • creative leadership: DreamWorks Animation
      • 2023
    • Nicolas Cage, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Leslie Mann, Ryan Reynolds, Peter Dinklage, Clark Duke, Chris Sanders, James Ryan, Kailey Crawford, Emma Stone, and Kelly Marie Tran in The Croods: A New Age (2020)
      The Croods: A New Age
      6.9
      • head of story (as Januel P. Mercado)
      • 2020
    • swiPed (2017)
      swiPed
      9.3
      Short
      • story
      • 2017
    • Behind My Behind (2014)
      Behind My Behind
      Short
      • story artist
      • 2014
    • Drake Bell in Ultimate Spider-Man (2012)
      Ultimate Spider-Man
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2013
    • Jack Black in Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
      Kung Fu Panda 2
      7.3
      • story artist
      • 2011
    • Life on a Limb (2009)
      Life on a Limb
      Short
      • animator
      • 2009
    • Cole Needs Women (2007)
      Cole Needs Women
      Short
      • animator
      • 2007

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    The 'Forgotten Island' Cast Embrace Their Inner Filipino and Go Full Franco
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    The 'Forgotten Island' Cast Embrace Their Inner Filipino and Go Full Franco

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Januel P. Mercado
    • Born
      • November 23, 1984
      • Stockton, California, USA
    • Relatives
      • Joann Mercado Hicks(Sibling)

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