Rob Letterman

Robert Thomas Letterman (born October 31, 1970) is an American director and producer. Letterman directed the first Goosebumps film in 2015. He will return to direct the first episode of the upcoming Goosebumps Disney+ TV series.

Film-making history
Prior to joining DreamWorks Animation, Letterman wrote and directed Los Gringos, which is a short film that was accepted at 2000's Sundance Film Festival. Letterman made his directorial debut in 2004, writing and directing Shark Tale. Because of the film's success, he was nominated for an Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production. His live-action directorial debut was on the 2010 film Gulliver's Travels.

According to Deborah Forte, Letterman was chosen to direct the Goosebumps film after the script was written because of his ability to handle horror and humor. He was also chosen for his experience in CGI, after working at DreamWorks Animation and handling projects like Gulliver's Travels. The film Goosebumps later became the #1 most purchased blu-ray on the week of January 26th - February 2nd.

On September 2, 2015, it was reported a sequel was in the planning stages. On April 25, 2016, it was confirmed that Rob Letterman and Darren Lemke will return to direct and write the film. However, Letterman was busy writing and directing a different movie hit, Pokemon: Detective Pikachu (2019), thus Ari Sandel was brought to direct the sequel.

Trivia

 * Rob Letterman and Jack Black (who plays R.L. Stine in the Goosebumps films) have worked on several projects together, including Shark Tale, Gulliver's Travels, and Goosebumps.