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Animated Views: A Retrospective
…from a studio, when DreamWorks sent our web hosting provider a DMCA takedown notice when we posted the first images from the upcoming Shrek 2 DVD. One Is the Loneliest… |
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Obama visits DreamWorks and “wants to work there.”
…2 and a screening of holiday 2014 film Home. Obama joked during his speech that his ears were inspiration for Shrek and wanted to ask Katzenberg for a job. UPDATE:… |
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Frozen
…the vein of Tangled, as intended. You could describe it as Disney’s version of Shrek — a fractured fairy-tale done in an earnest rather than condescending way. The story itself… |
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Should Google buy DreamWorks?
…its magic to the clip channel before any other platform. What if The Croods 3 or Shrek 5 were to premiere first on YouTube before it hit theaters, not for… |
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Sony Pictures Animation unveils updated production slate
SPA has just announced their production slate. It includes Kelly Asbury (Shrek2, Gnomeo & Juliet) directing an all-animated new Smurfs film with new designs and environments, scheduled for August 2015,… |
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Frozen is now the biggest animated movie ever in terms of worldwide box office
…however, is at the domestic box office, where Shrek 2 still reigns supreme as the biggest toon ever with a take of $441 million. In other Frozen success stories, the… |
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Antonio Banderas says Puss in Boots 2 has begun production
…started the new one four days ago,” he said of the first Shrek spin-off. “It did incredibly well with audiences and critics, all around the world, and the character is… |
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Upcoming Smurfs movie blog
Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2, Gnomeo & Juliet), director of Sony Pictures Animation’s brand new all-animated computer-generated Smurfs feature film, launched his official blog this morning at www.SmurfsProductionBlog.com The blog, called… |
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Prolific animation composer Powell profiled
…original Shrek, it’s hard to dispute that Powell has made a lasting impression on the genre.” Powell said of his partiality towards animation, “I grew up on The Jungle Book,… |
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Frozen crosses $400 million mark at domestic box office
…landmark, with the others being Toy Story 3, The Lion King and Shrek 2. Frozen has also been dominating the box office in Japan, where it has been on top… |
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How To Train Your Dragon 2
…made a few comments about the company’s future: “With the Shrek franchise closing this year, DreamWorks may have found a cast people care enough about to center their company branding… |
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Is the Dream over? NBC/Universal to acquire DreamWorks Animation
…sales to Disney. For full details, The Hollywood Reporter has more. UPDATE: More takes on today’s news: CNN: “Why Comcast wanted Shrek all to itself” Wired: “Comcast is buying DreamWorks… |
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DreamWorks posts solid earnings for first quarter
…collected $7.5 million. The Hollywood Reporter has more on this story. THR also spreads the word that characters from DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon, Shrek, Madagascar, and Kung Fu… |
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Finding Dory opens
…record currently held by Shrek the Third for largest animated film opening weekend with $124.85 million. Box Office Prophets projects a similar, but just short of the record, $120.2 million…. |
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Finding Dory claims all-time domestic record for animated film
…domestic animated film of all time, according to Box Office Mojo. The Pixar sequel has made $445 million to date, beating the $441 million earned by Shrek 2, which held… |
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Around the world with Mila: interview with Visual Development Supervisor Cesar Alejandro Montero Orozco
…Dreamworks Animation from 2008 to 2014, he worked on Shrek 4, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss In Boots, Turbo and En Route! He’s now a 3D Generalist/Designer VR Interactive at… |
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Watch the first teaser trailer of Smurfs: The Lost Village
…the biggest secret in Smurf history! Smurfs: The Lost Village is scheduled to be released on April 7, 2017. Directed by Kelly Asbury (Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2),… |
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Kubo And The Two Strings
…also count on Minions producer Illumination Entertainment and newly acquired DreamWorks Animation to provide additional similar content. Perhaps the mega-franchises those two bigger labels represent (Despicable Me, Shrek, Madagascar, The… |
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The Secret Life Of Pets
…Universal have just acquired the DreamWorks Animation studio because Illumination’s approach most matches DWA’s output in its later years, after the initial burst of creativity with the initial Shrek movies,… |
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Cars 3
…It was such an unexpected pleasure to be watching an animated film that literally took the time to take its time. Back in the Shrek obsessed mid-2000s when animated films… |
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The first trailer for The Lego Movie 2 is here
…Cone. “The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part” is directed by Mike Mitchell (“Shrek Ever After,” “Trolls,” “Sky High”). It is produced by Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and… |
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The new Lego Movie 2 trailer builds on the jokes from the first film
…characters Queen Watevra Wa-Nabi, Sweet Mayhem and Ice Cream Cone. The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part is directed by Mike Mitchell (Shrek Ever After, Trolls, Sky High). It is… |
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
How to Train Your Dragon is arguably the crown jewel franchise of DreamWorks Animation. Shrek may be the face and perhaps the most recognized. But it is the Dragon series… |
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The “Best” Of 2020: The Year The Earth Stood Still
…1996 special effects film Dragonheart), beloved Jepoardy host Alex Trebek, Shrek 2 co-director Kelly Asbury, Chadwick Boseman, Kobe Bryant, and Scooby-Doo! creators Ken Spears and Joe Ruby — both departing… |
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Composer Philip Klein on Wish Dragon
…Producers. His name’s Aron Warner. He’s done all of the Shrek films. He’s kind of a genius when it comes to animation. He had been working for a while with… |
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Elemental
…least tried to make these relationships a little more interesting: Belle imprisoned by the Beast but eventually there’s something there; Shrek and Fiona despising each other during their journey until… |
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Po is back in the Kung Fu Panda 4 trailer
…Once) joins the ensemble as a new character, Han, the leader of the Den of Thieves. Kung Fu Panda 4 is directed by Mike Mitchell (DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls, Shrek Forever… |
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The Emperor’s New Groove: 2-Movie Collection
…the Mouse House, continuing his pursuit with Prince and, ultimately, somewhat fulfilling his intention by winning the first Best Animated Feature prize with Shrek. Several projects instigated by Katzenberg were… |
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Playing around with Kung Fu Panda 3 voices
…a franchise to rival Shrek’s success and the third movie is already in the works with a December 23, 2015 release date, reports The Hollywood Reporter. It will be the… |
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Toy Story 3 Top-Grossing Animated Film of All-Time
…now the highest-grossing animated film of all time. The final film in the Toy Story series has grossed US$920 million worldwide, surpassing Shrek 2‘s total worldwide gross of US$919.8 million…. |
