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DreamWorks Animation at SIGGRAPH 2005
…revealed for Over the Hedge, Flushed Away, Shrek 3, Bee Movie, and Kung Fu Panda, with some of the sneak peeks including spoilers. Thanks to ‘askmike1’ at the Animated-News Forum… |
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NYC Licensing Show 2005 animated images
…the Were-Rabbit, Shrek 3, Flushed Away, Over the Hedge, Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda, and Paramount’s Barnyard), plus banners heralding Disney’s {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20535 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the… |
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Mulan II DVD Launch Party report and photos
…Channa Ming The Joy Luck Club: The Early Years “Soon we will have a Panda Express on every corner.” Mulan and Shang await their wild honeymoon stallion All Mulan II… |
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The use of celebrity voices in DreamWorks Animation films
The Globe and Mail takes a very interesting look this morning at celebrity voices in animated feature films, noting that “em>Kung Fu Panda was in production for four years, but… |
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Major DreamWorks Animation Presence at SIGGRAPH 2007
…Thursday, during Exhibition hours. DreamWorks Animation is currently looking to fill numerous positions by year end for several upcoming projects including: “Kung Fu Panda,” “Madagascar: The Crate Escape,” “Monsters vs…. |
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"Don't call 'em kids movies!"
An interesting article over at O-Meon brings to light the common perception of animation as purely “kid’s stuff”. The story discusses how modern films like Kung Fu Panda and Wall•E… |
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Monsters Vs. Aliens vs. Zeta vs. Captain Toontastic?
…the spot rather than any great leaps forward for the Studio. After the magic of Kung Fu Panda I was hoping for MvA to be much more clever, witty and… |
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THQ and DreamWorks announce deal
…TV shows, including the upcoming Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom and Puss in Boots. On a subject of interest, the article makes a quick note that DreamWorks’ superhero… |
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Monsters vs. Aliens toy licensee announced
While Hasbro is the master toy licensee on DreamWorks’ latest hit Kung Fu Panda, the studio will have to settle for a smaller partner on its first stereoscopic 3D film… |
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Burton, Timm, Katzenberg to receive Winsor McCay Award
…Spirit. Switching to CG production, the studio produced a string of hits including Shrek (and its sequels), Madagascar (and its spin-offs), Kung Fu Panda, Antz, Bee Movie and Shark Tale…. |
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DWA: Shrek musical on DVD; no Monsters Vs Aliens sequel; future slate announced
…Shrek Forever After (May 21) and Oobermind on November 5, and Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom Of Doom (June 3) and Puss In Boots (November 4) in 2011. Following those,… |
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Tooning In, and tuning up, with composer Shawn Patterson!
…and El Tigre as well as the upcoming pilot for Kung Fu Panda and his current project, Titan Maximum, which has just started its run on Adult Swim. In this… |
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More Peter & The Wolf, Madagascar 2 – and a quick catch-up!
…(Popcorn Panic and Gone In A Flash). Learning lessons from not including Secrets Of The Furious Five with their Kung Fu Panda Blu-ray, DWs seems to have done the honorable… |
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Oscars, LaserDiscs, Lost Chords, and Wild animals!
…in the competition. Sure, we all knew WALL-E and the Panda were all but definites in the race, but that third spot was always a toss up, ostensibly, between Horton… |
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Shrek The Third
…starring name from their next picture, in this case Jack Black, makes an onscreen introduction for Kung Fu Panda, due in theaters summer 2008. Black is an acquired taste that… |
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Bolt: Cinzia Angelini – one bold, Bolt animator!
…philosophy survived to create one of the most stable animation studios today. Kung Fu Panda is a great example of just how far DreamWorks has come in just a decade…. |
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TaleSpin: Volume 2
…bit epic in the pulpy Last Horizons, where Baloo finds the lost city of Panda-La; instead of this feat causing him to be a proclaimed a hero, though, his discovery… |
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Ponyo honored at Tokyo International Anime fair
…Ponyo also won the Domestic Feature Film category, while Miyazaki won honors as the director and story creator. Kung Fu Panda was the winner in the International Feature Film category…. |
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Bolt of lightning! Our coverage starts here!
Just a quick one today as we continue to bring you some fresh reviews for old and new titles: look for Kung Fu Panda this week from me as well… |
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2009 Oscar Nominations, WALL-E up for six awards
The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced this morning. Bolt, Kung Fu Panda, and WALL-E were the picks for Animated Feature. WALL-E was also nominated for Original Screenplay,… |
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Academy announces films under consideration for animated Oscar
…Delgo, Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!, Dragon Hunters, Fly Me to the Moon, Igor, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, $9.99, The Sky Crawlers, Sword of the Stranger,… |
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Marketing budgets for animated features are on the rise
Wall•E is expected to easily become the year’s most marketed movie, with DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda coming close behind. Last year, Ratatouille topped the marketing charts, with Disney spending $54… |
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Wall•E headed off to a $60+M opening weekend
…Incredibles ($70.4M), Finding Nemo ($70.2M) and Monsters, Inc. ($62.5M). By comparison DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda grossed $20.3M on its opening day and went on to gross $60.2M over the 3-day… |
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Weekend box office totals
…6 with another $9,813,000 to bring it’s total earnings up to $182,476,000, and Kung Fu Panda, with $1,750,000 giving the martial arts flick it’s number 10 spot on the list…. |
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa outruns competition, tops weekend box office
…besting the $63 million for Disney-Pixar’s Wall-E and $60.2 million for Kung Fu Panda. Escape 2 Africa also saw the seventh best opening of all time for an animated film…. |
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Studios enter multiple toons in Oscar race
…films- Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. The article also talks about how this year’s race might have been different if Fox had submitted Space Chimps and Universal… |
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Animated Views roundup: Despereaux contest, Delgo review and more!
…on such recent titles as The Man Called Flintstone, Kung Fu Panda, all three of this year’s Walt Disney Treasures, The Clone Wars, Popeye The Sailor Volume 3, WALL•E and… |
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Producers announce nominations
The Producers Guild of America has announced the nominations for their annual awards. Bolt, Kung Fu Panda, and WALL-E will compete for the Producer of the Year Award in Animated… |
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Golden Tomato Award winners
…wide releases, with two other animated titles also making the top ten — Kung Fu Panda at number six with an 88% rating, and Bolt at number eight with 85%…. |
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Wall•E expected to open around $55M this weekend
…be a spectacular performance” on track with DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda in spite of a smaller opening weekend. Says one industry exec, “I understand why pandas doing kung fu sell… |
