16 Facts About Chris McKay

Chris McKay is best known for directing and editing three seasons of Robot Chicken and two seasons of Moral Orel.

Chris McKay made his feature directorial debut with The Lego Batman Movie, and has directed The Tomorrow War and Renfield.

Chris McKay shot his earliest work on his parents' Super 8 film camera.

Chris McKay attended Southern Illinois University for two years as a film student, and completed his degree at Columbia College Chicago.

Chris McKay started his career as an editor, after leaving that company he first edited a film of his friend, titled Kwik Stop.

In 2004, Chris McKay moved to Los Angeles and landed an editing job at the animation studio ShadowMachine.

Chris McKay started work on the first episode of Robot Chicken, a stop motion adult animated sketch comedy TV series created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich.

Chris McKay created and voiced the series' first end title sequence.

In 2007, Chris McKay worked as editor and visual effect artist on the special episode Robot Chicken: Star Wars with Seth, which aired on June 17,2007.

In 2010, Chris McKay directed and co-produced the final installment of the special episodes, Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III.

In 2009, Chris McKay co-produced and directed the complete first season of the animated sci-fi adventure series Titan Maximum on Cartoon Network.

Chris McKay directed The Lego Batman Movie, which was released on February 10,2017.

In March 2015, Chris McKay signed a first-look deal for being a producer with Warner Bros.

Chris McKay was developing and was attached to direct Nightwing, as a part of the DC Extended Universe, and was set to direct an adaptation of Jonny Quest as well as a sequel to The Lego Batman Movie titled Lego Superfriends.

In September 2019, Chris McKay was set to direct Reborn for Netflix.

In 2021, it was announced that Chris McKay would replace Dexter Fletcher as director of the film Renfield from a screenplay by Ryan Ridley from a pitch by Robert Kirkman.