In 1999, Bird directed his debut animated feature film, "The Iron Giant". Although it fared poorly at the box office, it came to be regarded as a modern animated classic. He rejoined Lasseter at Pixar in 2000, where he developed the films "The Incredibles" and "Ratatouille". Both films place among Pixar's highest-grossing features and earned Bird two Academy Award for Best Animated Feature wins and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nominations. In 2011, Bird directed his debut live action film, "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol", which was a critical and commercial success. His second live action film, "Tomorrowland", starring George Clooney, was released in 2015, to mixed reviews and less commercial success. In 2018, Bird returned to animation with " Incredibles 2". It went on to become Pixar's highest grossing film and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards, but lost to "".