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Bernie Mac and Alec Baldwin onboard Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, more images surface

…for everyone,” Katzenberg says. “So in many ways, this is more outrageous and bolder.” One character experiences a heartfelt reunion, but the penguins are up to their usual mischief, Katzenberg

Nickelodeon orders pilot for Monsters vs. Aliens

The Hollywood Reporter reports Nickelodeon has ordered a pilot for a new series based on Dreamworks Monsters vs. Aliens, DWA CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said Tuesday. Katzenberg mentioned the pilot order…

The Prince Of Egypt: Signature Selection

…epic re-telling of the story of Moses. When Steven Spielberg asked Jeffrey Katzenberg what made a great animated motion picture, the ex-Disney exec mentioned the grand themes of a powerful…

The Lion King: Platinum Special Edition

…Jeffrey Katzenberg lost what little faith he had in the project towards the marketing push (he is on record as complimenting his animators with the half-hearted remark that if the…

Shrek The Third

…time. Jeffery Katzenberg has stated, with Shrek 3, that the plan was always to continue the story (well into five films, a spin-off movie, theme park ride, TV special and…

Kung Fu Panda / Secrets Of The Furious Five

…head honcho Jeffrey Katzenberg quickly announced after their movie shifted some $60 million worth of theater tickets during opening weekend. To have them wind up making Panda after Panda would…

DWA: Shrek musical on DVD; no Monsters Vs Aliens sequel; future slate announced

DreamWorks Animation’s Jeffrey Katzenberg announced Tuesday that Shrek The Musical, the Broadway edition of the company’s Oscar-winning animated film, was DVD bound in “unique packaging”. Grossing $380 worldwide, this year’s…

Waking Sleeping Beauty awakens…

…Jeffrey Katzenberg and Roy Disney (the nephew of Walt). The process wasn’t always pretty. The filmmakers bring a refreshing candor in describing ego battles, cost overruns and failed experiments. During…

Annies online!

…Shatner, a special tribute to Roy Disney, and Winsor McCay recipients Jeffrey Katzenberg, Tim Burton and Bruce Timm, is now available to view online at the official ASIFA-Hollywood website. A…

Allers & Minkoff: The Legacy of The Lion King

…Warner Brothers chief Frank Wells as CEO and president of the company, respectively. Eisner’s Paramount colleague Jeffrey Katzenberg also arrived, as Disney’s new studio chairman. During an initial meeting at…

The Lion King: Diamond Edition

…production, the story went through re-write and development hell, then-Studio head Jeffrey Katzenberg lost what little faith he had in the project during the marketing push (he is on record…

Down Under with Rescuers composer Bruce Broughton

…idea of what I was doing. Jeffrey Katzenberg didn’t like the direction I was taking, so I had to rewrite what I had done, which up to this time was…

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: 2-Movie Collection

…swift change came into effect. With the arrival of Michael Eisner, Frank Wells and Jeffrey Katzenberg as Disney’s new chiefs in 1984, an ambitious slate of one animated picture per…

Shrek News

…confirmed on Radio 5 Live’s Simon Mayo Show that he turned down an offer from Jeffrey Katzenberg to write & direct a third Shrek film because ‘he did not want…

More on Seinfeld's \\Bee Movie\\

…buzzing with bees”. Jeffrey Katzenberg said, “Jerry Seinfeld is one of the most brilliant and unique comic minds of our time… We were delighted when he came to us with…

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…

Shark Tale at the Tribeca Film Festival

…were there, and Jeff Katzenberg. They all did voices in the film. The director, Vicky Jenson did a long presentation about how they make animated films. First she showed some…

New info on Shrek 2 and more Shrek sequels

…fairy-tale sequel.” Within the earlier article lies some interesting information about future Shrek adventures. As for the Shrek Broadway adaption, Jeffrey Katzenberg confirms that Sam Mendes will be directing, the…

The Lion King to roar again for crew reunion

Katzenberg, directors Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, co-writer Irene Mecchi, and animator Andreas Deja), the ASIFA-Hollywood sponsored evening is planned to be held at the Glendale Public Library on Monday…

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,…

Another Shrek in the swamp karaoke; DreamWorks' future; Puss In Boots movie?

…talks to Shrek 2‘s Jeffrey Katzenberg about his past and the future of DreamWorks, while he also praises Pixar’s work in the {{link http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/09/1086749775405.html?oneclick=true Sydney Morning Herald}}. Finally, a red-carpet…

Shrek 2: number 1

…and John H. Williams producing, and Jeffrey Katzenberg executive producing. Adamson and Joe Stillman and J. David Stem & David N. Weiss wrote the screenplay from a story by Adamson,…

Father Of The Pride Update

…series is definitely not for children, despite it’s Shrek-like visuals. DreamWorks co-founder and executive producer of Pride, Jeffrey Katzenberg, explains that NBC schedueled the show in its nine o’clock time…

Animated News takes a look at Dreamer…

…there was the small issue of Jeffrey Katzenberg’s bitter exit. For a time, this meant a plus for the artists as Disney and the new DreamWorks studio duked it out…

Detailed plot for Shrek 3 revealed

As he was moderating a press conference for Madagascar, DreamWorks’ co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg was questioned about Shrek 3. Almost right after he declined to comment, Katzenberg began to spill the…

Eisner era at Disney ends

Katzenberg helped Eisner resurrect the company’s animation unit with the tirelessness of a man who slept only five hours a night and famously told employees that ‘if you don’t want…

Paramount buys DreamWorks

In a deal signed last Friday, DreamWorks, the independent studio founded by director Steven Spielberg, producer Jeffrey Katzenberg and music boss David Geffen, was sold to Paramount Pictures for $1.6…

DreamWorks Animation, Hewlett-Packard wear Halo

Jeffrey Katzenberg has revealed a new venture between DreamWorks Animation and Hewlett-Packard: the Halo room, indicates StarTribune.com. Costing $550,000 to create, each Halo room includes four high-definition plasma screens, along…

Press release: DreamWorks Animation fourth quarter and full year 2005 results

…the home video performance of Madagascar, which finished as one of the best selling home video titles of 2005,” commented Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks Animation’s CEO. “Together with our early 2005…

Anne Globe, new marketing head for DreamWorks Animation

…today by Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks Animation CEO. Anne takes over for Terry Press, the longtime and highly regarded marketing head of the studio, who announced plans to step down from…