American film director and producer Joe Turtletaub is best known for directing several successful mainstream films for the Walt Disney Studios, including; 3 Ninjas (1992), Cool Runnings (1993), While You Were Sleeping (1995), Phenomenon (1996), Instinct (1999), The Kid (2000), National Treasure (2004), and its sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007). His other projects include The Sorcerer`s Apprentice (2010), Last Vegas (2013) and The Meg (2018).