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Penguins to get film, more DreamWorks news from Comic-con
DreamWorks had plenty of announcements to make at their Comic-con panel and Entertainment Weekly has the scoops. The Penguins of Madagascar will be getting their own feature film slated for… |
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DreamWorks Wants Classic Media
Casper the Friendly Ghost, Richie Rich, Gumby, Rocky & Bulllwinkle, and even Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer are owned by Classic Media. DreamWorks, according to the International Business Times, is looking… |
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DreamWorks’ China Studio to Make Kung Fu Panda 3
DreamWorks Animation has announced that it will make Kung Fu Panda 3 a co-production with Oriental DreamWorks–the Shanghai divison. The movie is set for a 2016 and will see huge… |
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DreamWorks looks to Fox or Sony for distribution
DreamWorks is closing in on a September deadline to decide on a new distribution partner, according to the L.A. Times. With their 2006 deal with Paramount set to expire, DreamWorks… |
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DreamWorks Gives Paramount the Boot, Makes New Deal with Fox
In a move that will go down in animation history, Jeffrey Katzenberg and his DreamWorks studio have ended their distrubution contract with Paramount after six years. The animation studio responsible… |
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DreamWorks reveals the tech behind the art
Techradar gets a behind the scenes look at the tech powering DreamWorks’ computer animated films. As you can probably imagine if you’ve ever filled a hard drive on your own… |
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Gaumont and DreamWorks team for Noddy animated series
Gaumont Animation has entered a development and production agreement with DreamWorks Classics and France Télévisions to produce the computer animated series Noddy, says Deadline.com. The series will focus on the… |
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Fox/DreamWorks only challenger left to Disney/Pixar hegemony?
Forbes looks at the implications of Fox and DreamWorks’ recent partnership, saying “it immediately establishes just who the titans in modern day American animation are… the second and third-place animation… |
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DreamWorks moves forward with Trolls
DreamWorks Animation announces it has acquired the intellectual property for the iconic Troll Dolls franchise from the Dam Family and Dam Things of Denmark. To cultivate the franchise, American Girl… |
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Fox showcases Blue Sky, DreamWorks flicks at CinemaCon
At CinemaCon on Thursday, Fox gave an animation-heavy presentation to promote upcoming projects from Blue Sky and DreamWorks Animation. On the Blue Sky front, the animation house unveiled its newest… |
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The Croods raise DreamWorks’ bottom line
After some financial issues earlier this year, DreamWorks announced a stronger-than-expected profit in the second quarter, the L.A. Times reports. DW head Jeffrey Katzenberg said, “DreamWorks Animation significantly outperformed in… |
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Here comes Captain Underpants from DreamWorks Animation
Dav Pilkey’s children’s book hero Captain Underpants is set to make his big screen debut courtesy of DreamWorks Animation, THR is reporting. The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted director Nicolas… |
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DreamWorks diversification good news for investors
The Wrap says DreamWorks Animation has reached a pivotal moment in growth of the company — they “can get away with releasing movies that are not huge hits”. How? Diversification,… |
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DreamWorks launches trailer to Abominable
DreamWorks Animation has launched the trailer to their upcoming feature Abominable, which can be viewed above. It marks the second film to be released under the Universal Pictures banner and… |
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It’s good to be bad with DreamWorks’ The Bad Guys trailer
Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation have released the trailer for the latter’s upcoming feature The Bad Guys, which can be viewed above. Adapted from the popular children’s graphic novel series… |
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Pixar to revive traditional animation after Disney and DreamWorks abandon it?
{{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=16604 Ain’t It Cool News}} has the scoop on what may be confirmation of a long whispered rumor. Pixar creating traditional hand-drawn animated movies after Disney and DreamWorks say… |
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Pics from upcoming DreamWorks films
{{link http://www.dreamworksfansite.com/fullstory.php?id=254 DreamWorks SKG Fansite}} has posted 10 new images from the upcoming animated features \\Shrek 2\\, \\Shark Tale\\, \\Over the Hedge\\, and \\Madagascar\\. |
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DreamWorks outsources Father Of The Pride
The {{link http://www.caltradereport.com/eWebPages/page-two-1073607565.html CalTrade Report}} mentions that DreamWorks will outsource “computer-generated animation services, including modelling, character animation, lighting effects, compositing, and rendering” for their upcoming CG television comedy show Father… |
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DreamWorks to spin-off its animation studio?
{{link http://www.forbes.com/markets/newswire/2004/02/03/rtr1238996.html Reuters}} reports that \\The New York Post\\ sources say DreamWorks is “ramping up efforts to spin off its animation unit”. The \\Post\\ sources say that “a spin-off would… |
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DreamWorks hires "Unprofessional" writer
According to Variety, in a seven-figure deal with DreamWorks, John Ridley is set to write his first animated feature, The Unprofessionals. The story follows three “hapless” monkeys who, while on… |
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Dreamworks registers websites for The Unprofessionals
Registered by Dreamworks in August 2002, theunprofessionals-thefilm.com, theunprofessionals-themovie.com, theunprofessionalsthefilm.com, and theunprofessionalsthemovie.com are all contenders to be the official website for The Unprofessionals, the upcoming CGI movie about three monkeys who… |
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DreamWorks promo pics
{{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/shrek2/ DreamWorks Fansite}} has pics of some promotional material from \\Shrek 2\\ and \\SharkTale\\. |
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No long wait for UK DreamWorks fans!
Those anticipating the usual long wait between films being released in the US and their eventual UK issues will be pleased to learn that DreamWorks will bow its two big… |
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DreamWorks' gambling on grabbing the lion's share
When DreamWorks’ animated comedy Father Of The Pride comes to NBC this fall, studio chief Jeffrey Katzenberg is hoping that the show will be an immediate hit – especially with… |
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DreamWorks Financial News
Check out The New York Times article about Shrek and the possible sale of DreamWorks’ animation division. Thanks to Kristin for the heads up. Free subscription required to read article… |
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DreamWorks' animation philosophy; upcoming release dates
In a piece over at {{link http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-05-13-shrek-main_x.htm USA Today}}, Jeffrey Katzenberg explains the change in direction DreamWorks has taken from the traditionally animated films Spirit and Sinbad to the hipper,… |
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DreamWorks moves out of Monster House
Variety reports that Sony has acquired the animated feature Monster House from DreamWorks. The feature will be the second film to use “performance capture” animation, after The Polar Express. [paid… |
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Zellweger re-ups for DreamWorks' Bee-Movie
…Zellweger will return to the DreamWorks fold after her swim under the sea in the Studio’s Shark Tale to voice a florist in the film. {{link http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=9275 Coming Soon}} adds… |
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A day at DreamWorks Animation
Included with a group of journalists recently invited to visit DreamWorks Animation, Paul Fischer from Moviehole writes of the experience, in which sneak peeks from the studio’s future lineup were… |
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DreamWorks Animation at SIGGRAPH 2005
Jim Hill Media takes a look at DreamWorks Animation’s presence at SIGGRAPH 2005, in which the studio submitted four courses, two panels and seven sketches. At the event, info was… |


