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Monsters vs. Aliens to battle on May 15, 2009
…produced in stereoscopic 3D technology. Produced by Lisa Stewart (I Think I Love My Wife), the film is being directed by Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2) and Rob Letterman (Shark Tale)…. |
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Early Oscar talk for best animated film
…an artist but that art can come from anywhere.” Other films considered in the article are Surf’s Up and Shrek 3, as well as the upcoming Bee Movie and Beowulf…. |
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Winners Announced for FJORG! Animation Contest Sponsored by DreamWorks Animation
…3“, Sony Pictures Imageworks * Raman Hui, Co-Director, “Shrek the Third“, DreamWorks Animation SKG * Gregorz Jonkajtys, Directing Artist and Marcin Kobylecki, Executive Producer, “The Ark“, (SIGGRAPH 2007 Computer Animation… |
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Old school 3D making a comeback
…movie, Monsters vs. Aliens, as well as the latest in its Shrek franchise.” Follow the link to read more about 3D plans from DreamWorks as well as other movie studios…. |
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Earthlight Pictures launches CCTV animation training
…to win the top prize in international college animation competitions at Ottawa three years in a row, getting snapped up by DreamWorks along the way to create storyboards for Shrek… |
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Bee Movie Fun Facts
…million man hours to animate it, with an estimated 25 million render hours used during the course of the production…that’s five times more than the original Shrek. Now THAT’S a… |
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Dreamworks Animation's Monsters Vs Aliens to invade theatres earlier than expected
…action comedy, is being directed by Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2) and Rob Letterman (Shark Tale), produced by Lisa Stewart (I Think I Love My Wife) and co-produced by Jill Hopper… |
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Kung Fu Panda theatrical teaser online
On Sunday, October 28, it was reported that the Kung Fu Panda promo teaser, to be found on the upcoming Shrek the Third DVD, had been posted online. Now, the… |
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Twelve films submitted for animated Oscar
…Theaters, Bee Movie, Beowulf, Meet the Robinsons, Persepolis, Ratatouille, Shrek the Third, The Simpsons Movie, Surf’s Up, Tekkonkinkreet, and TMNT Three films (Alvin and the Chipmunks, Beowulf, and Persepolis) have… |
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Interview with Jeffrey Katzenberg
Moviehole talks with DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg. The focus of the conversation is the company’s latest film, Bee Movie, although the Shrek franchise, Monsters Vs. Aliens and Mr. Peabody… |
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DVD charts: November 19-25, 2007
The Hollywood Reporter indicates that Shrek the Third was pushed to second place on the DVD sales charts, as Live Free or Die Hard took the top spot. As for… |
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Israel loves animation
…their list of the top ten grossing movies at the box office for 2007 with Ratatouille and Shrek the Third topping the list and Bee Movie showing up as well…. |
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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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A bumper weekend post: reviews, announcements and clips…oh my!
…this week, which he at least seems to have come away entertained by, if not being too impressed overall. Those Madagascar Penguins turn up again in the extras for Shrek… |
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Beowulf #1 in DVD sales charts
…Gangster, last week’s number one. Other animated films received a boost in sales as well, with last year’s Ratatouille, Shrek The Third, and The Simpsons Movie also in the top… |
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Theater 3-D conversion "dragging along"
…company, first quarter profits were up from $15.4 million last year to $26.1 million, largely due to the success of Shrek The Third DVDs and Bee Movie oversea ticket sales…. |
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Podcast recommendations
…site Creating Success Podcast features interviews with Flushed Away directors Sam Fell and David Bowers, Cars directing animator James Ford Murphy, Bill Plympton or Shrek the Third director Chris Miller…. |
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Kung Fu Panda kicking into theaters tomorrow
…Mike Myers, who famously convinced the same studio to let him re-voice the original Shrek when he was displeased with his work. “I had a gentleman’s agreement with the animators… |
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Platinum Studios and Vanguard Animation developing Illegal Aliens as a feature film
…says Variety. Platinum Studios CEO-chairman Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and Vanguard Animation chairman John H. Williams, producer of the Shrek series, are launching the imprint. They’ve already acquired a first property,… |
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Kung Fu Panda opening a strong #1 at the U.S. box office
…after last year’s Shrek the Third which bowed to $38.4M in May. Kung Fu Panda should finish the weekend north of $60M and possibly as high as $65M, beating Cars‘… |
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Strong international debut for Kung Fu Panda
…and the start of vacations.” Variety also reports that Panda nabbed the best exit polls of any DreamWorks Animation film, besting those for Shrek 2, and received an A- CinemaScore…. |
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The Smurfs coming to the big screen
…installments in the Shrek franchise, are in negotiations to pen the screenplay. Kerner secured film rights to the Smurfs property in 2002 and had been developing a 3-D CGI feature… |
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Can Kung Fu Panda mark DreamWorks' return to the Oscars?
…was the studio’s last win since 2001’s Shrek but an Aardman production). Tough to digest for the only studio in town to be solely dedicated to animation and releasing two… |
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DreamWorks Animation share downgraded from neutral to sell
…the historical average including the highly successful Shrek franchise. The company’s last five films have averaged $191 million in the domestic box office. UBS, however, raised its price target for… |
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Seann William Scott talks about Planet 51
…like, ‘Oh, my gosh! I told you!’ The script [by Shrek writer Joe Stillman] is amazing. It’s really funny, and it’s right up SCIFI.COM’s alley, because it starts off on… |
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AFI's top 10 animated films
…Brad Garett (Bloat) and #10. Finding Nemo (2003) #9. Cinderella (1950) #8. Shrek (2001) #7. Beauty and the Beast (1991) #6. Toy Story (1995) #5. Fantasia (1940) #4. The Lion… |
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Ratatouille and Enchanted grab Saturn awards
…Music for Alan Menken) while Ratatouille won for best Writing and unsurprisingly beat Beowulf, Meet the Robinsons, Shrek the Third, The Simpsons Movie and Surf’s Up in the Animated Film… |
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Official estimates are in: #1 with $62.5M for Wall•E
…the end of its run to become DreamWorks Animation’s second most successful original film domestically behind Shrek. Both Wall•E and Kung Fu Panda are expected to do brisk business overseas…. |
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Box office forecast for Wall•E
…nothing to be ashamed of as it should easily top $190M by Sunday night on its way to pass $200M domestically, becoming DreamWorks Animation’s second biggest original film after Shrek…. |
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Don Hahn panel at Woodbury University
…date details, follow the ‘More’ link: The panel will be comprised of: James Baxter (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2, Enchanted) Mike… |


