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Campaign calls for Ellen Degeneres to “save Nemo“
…the panda of the Great Barrier Reef because it is symbolic and everybody knows and loves Nemo,” Assoc Prof Burke Da Silva said. South Australia’s capital Adelaide has three long-standing… |
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Gladiators Of Rome
…go for. Is Gladiators of Rome trying to be a straightforward adventure like Kung Fu Panda? Or is it wanting to be a “modern” comedy in the vein of Disney’s… |
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Animator/Director Nassos Vakalis invites us to his Dinner for Few
…with DreamWorks Animation also includes the films Over the Hedge, Flushed Away, Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens, Puss in Boots, Turbo and numerous others. But over night, that’s a… |
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Deadwood‘s McShane set for Blackbeard
From western to pirate villain: British actor Ian McShane, who has also provided voices for Shrek The Third, Kung Fu Panda and Coraline, will step into Edward Teach’s shoes to… |
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Composer Zuckerman answers anything
Jeremy Zuckerman, the composer behind The Legend of Korra, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, did an AMA (“ask me anything”) session on Reddit yesterday…. |
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The Little Prince gets a stellar voice cast
…novel The Little Prince, reports THR. The animated feature will be helmed by Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda), and produced by Onyx Films’ Aton Soumach (Renaissance) and Dimitri Rassam. No… |
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DreamWorks’ Dragon dominates
…has brought in $178 million domestically and $355 million worldwide. Mojo says, “At its current pace, Dragon will vie with Kung Fu Panda to become DreamWorks Animation’s highest-grossing non-Shrek movie”…. |
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Producer Guild Nominations announced
As awards season continues, the nominations for the Producer Guild Awards have been announced. Nominated in the Best Animated Feature category were The Adventures of Tintin. Kung Fu Panda 2,… |
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New upcoming project from DreamWorks Animation: Fright Diner
…will center around a werewolf and a vampire who battle zombies and other mayhem, all within a diner in the desert where supernatural creatures gather. Written by Kung Fu Panda… |
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Shrek the Musical World Premiere at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre
…production and development for the studio and is currently involved with the production of the Company’s upcoming film slate, including Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens, How to Train Your… |
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New Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa trailer debuts
/Film posted the trailer for DreamWorks’ November sequel, which will be attached to copies of Kung Fu Panda this weekend. Enjoy!… |
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How Jeffrey Katzenberg came to animation
Jeffrey Katzenberg, 57, admitted to The Associated Press during an interview this week in Cannes to promote Kung Fu Panda that he never set out to make cartoons. “I knew… |
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Is Waltz With Bashir the new Persepolis?
According to the New York Post, “the animated film generating the most buzz at the Cannes Film Festival is not Kung Fu Panda” but rather Waltz With Bashir, “an unconventional… |
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Disappointing opening in sight for Narnia sequel
…On the animation front, DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda and Disney/Pixar’s Wall•E are both released in June, making it the first time the toon giants battle it out the same month…. |
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Animation Book Look tomorrow
…Blvd). Surf’s Up directors Chris Buck and Chris Jenkins will be in attendance along with the authors of the art of Kung Fu Panda, Monster House & Surf’s Up books…. |
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Interview with sculptor Damon Bard
An interview with Damon Bard can be read at the Character Design Blogspot. Bard is a sculptor who has created character maquettes for animated films such as Kung Fu Panda,… |
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Bolt comes to life, plus new Narnia contest!
…very much looking forward to catching up with it soon! Elsewhere on the site, do check back over the weekend for my take on Kung Fu Panda, coupled with its… |
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Bringing WALL•E to life, and a peek at Pixar's Cars Toon!
…Additional reviews are on the way, including all three of this year’s crop of Walt Disney Treasures and Kung Fu Panda, so you know the drill… Stay tooned! – Ben…. |
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A bumper weekend post: reviews, announcements and clips…oh my!
With working on several upcoming reviews (for WALL-E, the new Treasures and Kung Fu Panda among them) this week, it’s been a bit spotty on the front page, but hopefully… |
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DreamWorks to launch theme park in Dubai
…which will be a theme park. The 5 million-square-foot DreamWorks Animation-branded park will see rides incorporate characters from DreamWorks titles such as the Shrek franchise and upcoming Kung Fu Panda…. |
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2008 animated slate firms up
…Kung Fu Panda (Paramount/DreamWorks) • June 27 – WALL*E (Disney/Pixar) • November 7 – Madagascar: The Crate Escape (Paramount/DreamWorks) • November 26 – Bolt (Disney) • December 19 – The… |
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Wall•E expected to do big business
In another great article, Jim Hill looks at the opening weekend of Kung Fu Panda and reports that while Disney won’t discuss opening numbers for Wall•E, the Mouse House is… |
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Madagascar Penguins land own DVD feature
…DreamWorks Animation and Nickelodeon releases including How To Train Your Dragon, Shrek Forever After, Po’s Kung Fu Panda Virtual World, The Madagascar Story So Far, More of The Penguins of… |
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New York Licensing Show pics
Wizard Entertainment offers a series of photos from this year’s New York Licensing Show. Certain images in the batch regard such animation-related projects as Kung Fu Panda, Beowulf, Speed Racer… |
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Anne Globe, new marketing head for DreamWorks Animation
…Madagascar franchises, as well introduce two new and unique films in Bee Movie and Kung Fu Panda. I have every confidence that Anne’s background and capacity to create innovative marketing… |
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DreamWorks Animation's Siggraph Presentations
…for all of its upcoming projects including Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda, Shrek the Third, and the Madagascar sequel. A complete list of current openings can be found in the… |
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Sneak a peek: New York Licensing Show images
…New York Licensing Show including promotional art for such upcoming animated films as Bee Movie, Where the Wild Things Are, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Happy Feet, and Kung Fu Panda…. |
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DreamWorks Animation, Activision launch new deal
…exclusive video game rights to DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming slate, including Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda, Rex Havoc, and How to Train Your Dragon. Shrek 3 and any other future Shrek… |
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DreamWorks Animation's future slate
Coming Soon has the lowdown on future projects from DreamWorks Animation, including notes on Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Rex Havoc, It Came From Earth! and Route… |
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Poko and Yamadas pics
…be successful?” “Maybe if we change the name of our chain from Raccoon Express to Panda Express . . . “ One of these things is not like the others… |
