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Katzenberg confirms DreamWorks layoffs following Guardians’ underperformance

DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said Tuesday that 350 of the studio’s 2,200 employees will be laid off by the end of the year. “These things are very, very difficult…

New Turkeys image?

…new image for Turkeys (seen straightened and edited here). The image can also be seen on the studio’s Twitter page. Since the film is about time-travelling birds who try to…

Gaumont and DreamWorks team for Noddy animated series

…title wooden boy who lives in Toyland, as conceived by author Enid Blyton in 1949. DreamWorks acquired the rights to the character Noddy when the studio purchased Classic Media last…

Disney, Trance writer to make live-action Beauty & the Beast

…than the studio’s 1991 animated musical. In the same vein as Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and Oz The Great and Powerful, The Beast will take a darker approach to…

Chris Sanders originally offered Rise of the Guardians?

Speaking with a fan site for The Croods, Chris Sanders reveals some interesting trivia about another DreamWorks feature, Rise of the Guardians. Upon joining the studio in 2007, the director…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Monsters University!

Mike and Sulley prepare for St. Patrick’s Day antics in the latest poster for Monsters University, on display at IMPAwards.com. Moviegoers should anticipate more themed posters from design studio FIVE33,…

Thomas Newman to score Pixar’s Good Dinosaur

…mark Newman’s third collaboration with the studio, having provided Oscar-nominated scores for Finding Nemo and WALL-E. Directed by Bob Peterson, The Good Dinosaur tells of one boy’s friendship with his…

Planet Earth shatters Weinstein Co. record

…the Weinstein Co. Thus far, Earth has collected more than $52 million during its theatrical run. The studio’s previous top CGI earner was Hoodwinked, which collected $51.4 million in 2005….

The Croods opens

DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods–the studio’s first film to be distributed by 20th Century Fox–opens today on a massive 4,000+ screens, Box Office Mojo is reporting. The site is also predicting…

Atlantis, New Groove and Stitch all going Blu

Continuing Disney’s trend of rushing their animated features/direct-to-DVD sequels to Blu-Ray in the form of “2-Movie Collections,” the studio will continue that trend this summer with three releases on June…

The Croods

…lot more. Still, DreamWorks’ latest is a step up the evolutionary ladder and proves the studio is in no danger of going extinct any time soon. Animated Classic or Back…

DreamWorks stock goes up and investors gain hope

studios recent stock rise and Tony Wible of Janney Montgomery said, “The stronger open on The Croods should start to ease investor concerns about [DWA’s] ability to produce new franchises.”…

Exclusive clip and interview for Adventures in Zambezia

…Jackson, and Jeremy Suarez. Toon Zone has a interview with CEO Stuart Forrest of Triggerfish Animation, the studio behind the movie, while Animation Magazine has a clip from the film….

Playing around with Kung Fu Panda 3 voices

…first collaboration between Oriental DreamWorks based in Shanghai and the US-based studio. Along with the original cast of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, and Seth Rogen, the new voice cast includes…

Superman Classic creator Robb Pratt unveils Flash Gordon Classic

…Fleischer Studios’ Superman cartoons from the ’40s. The positive reception to Superman Classic encouraged Pratt to create a follow-up, Superman Classic: Bizarro. As with the prior Classic short, Bizarro starts…

DreamWorks moves forward with Trolls

…rights for the classic Troll Dolls with the sole exception of Scandinavia, the birthplace of the Trolls. In 2010, the studio revealed plans for a feature titled Good Luck Trolls….

Smurfs 2 enlists Mario Lopez as Social Smurf

…be complete without social media integration. Hence, the studio has enlisted the newest member of the original “blue man group”: Social Smurf, voiced by Extra host Mario Lopez. Extra made…

Latest on Egill from Legends of Vahalla: Thor creators

Animated Views has a new screenshot from CAOZ’s Egill, a computer animated feature integrating hand drawn elements. Egill is the second CGI film from the Reykjavík-based studio, whose first feature,…

DreamWorks posts solid earnings for first quarter

…has upheld a verdict in favor of DreamWorks, following a lawsuit in which writer Terence Dunn claimed the studio stole his idea for the successful movie franchise. Lastly, All Things…

Escape from Planet Earth director talks sequel possibility

…$16 million before eventually collecting more than $55 million domestically. Does this mean that animation studio Rainmaker Entertainment might soon enter pre-production on a sequel? “The film has done well…

The Croods TV series in development

…series starring “the first modern family” is in the works as well. During DreamWorks’ Q1 earnings stockholder phone call last week, studio CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg quietly made the announcement. The…

Unused DC screenplays to become animated features?

Over the past couple of decades, Warner Bros. has tried many times to bring its most famous DC characters to the big screen. To help with these endeavors, the studio

Has Disney gotten rid of Merida’s so-called “makeover”?

…Princess Collection (even though she’s technically a Pixar heroine). It would seem, however, as though the studio possibly took notice, as the AV Club has pointed out that Disney has…

Wart, Robin, Oliver and more Pan come to Disney Blu-ray

In what is shaping up to be an exciting (and expensive!) summer for high-def Disney fans, the Studio has just announced new additions to its already busy Blu-ray catalog releases….

Disney and Pixar set release dates for eight upcoming films

They’re a long way off, but Disney and Pixar have set release dates for eight untitled films, Collider tells us. With four movies coming from each studio, the dates start…

Still another Monsters University trailer

Because Disney really, really doesn’t want you to forget that Monsters University is coming out in just three short weeks, the studio has decided to release yet another trailer for…

China wants to be known for fruit and veggie animation

China has long lagged behind in the animation industry compared to the US, Japan, and Europe. With DreamWorks opening a studio in Shanghai, animation studios in the Middle Kingdom want…

Frozen teaser trailer to arrive next week

“Your summer is about to get a bit cooler…” reads a tweet from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Twitter feed. Indeed, the studio is finally releasing a trailer for Frozen next…

Smurfy new Smurfs 2 trailer now online

…found on the studio’s YouTube page. Although children are obviously the target audience for this film, those who don’t want the entire movie’s plot laid out for them may be…

Monsters University graduates at box office

Seeing the second best Pixar opening of all time, Monsters University easily topped the box office this weekend, ComingSoon.Net is reporting. The only one of the studio’s films to top…