1. Jay Oliva then moved to Sony Animation in 1997 and storyboarded on Extreme Ghostbusters.
16 Facts About Jay Oliva
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Jay Oliva would stay at Sony for the next five years where he worked on Godzilla: The Series and then eventually becoming a director on the animated TV series Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles which was then followed by Heavy Gear and Max Steel.
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Jay Oliva was then hired as a storyboard artist for the first season of the hit series The Batman, after which then moved back to Sony Animation to direct the last season of Jackie Chan Adventures.
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Jay Oliva worked as a storyboard artist on Marvel's Hulk Vs and DC's Wonder Woman, both of which were deemed successful.
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Jay Oliva went on to direct many episodes of the hit Young Justice TV series.
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Jay Oliva was then tasked to helm the next animated movie, based on the New 52, Justice League: War, released in 2013, adapting the branding's first Justice League story arc.
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Jay Oliva then directed the film Batman vs Robin, released in 2016, before joining Zack Snyder in storyboarding his live-action film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, set in the DC Extended Universe.
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Jay Oliva has worked as a storyboard artist on multiple episodes of The CW's live-action TV adaptation of The Flash.
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In 2016, Jay Oliva directed Justice League Dark, the first animated DC movie with an R rating and would be released digitally on January 24,2017.
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However, by August 29,2017, Jay Oliva clarified he is no longer working for Warner Bros.
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Jay Oliva is attached to the project as an executive producer.
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Jay Oliva will reunite with Zack Snyder and Netflix to develop an anime series based on Norse mythology titled Twilight of the Gods scheduled for release in late 2024, as well as Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas, an anime prequel series to Army of the Dead, for which Jay Oliva will serve as showrunner.
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Jay Oliva is attached to a Court of the Dead anime series as well.
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Jay Oliva is credited as the show's film director and showrunner.
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Jay Oliva serves as director and executive producer on the series.
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Jay Oliva studied at Servite High School before graduating and going to Loyola Marymount University.