Willard Carroll

Willard Carroll is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Carroll and Thomas L. Wilhite were the co-founders of the film studio "Hyperion Pictures". As a film director, Carroll is known for the Ragnarok-themed horror film "The Runestone" (1991), the romantic film "Playing by Heart" (1998), the fantasy film "Tom's Midnight Garden" (1999), and the Indian-themed romantic comedy "Marigold" (2007). As a screenwriter he is known for animated films, such as "The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars" (1997) and "The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue". Willard is a fan of the "Land of OZ" and has a large collection of Oz memorabilia. His contribution to the franchise was the television series "The Oz Kids" (1996), which he both produced and scripted.