All posts in: DreamWorks

Neil Raymundo · DreamWorks · Other Cartoons

Dec 19

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DreamWorks to Premiere The Croods at the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival

DreamWorks has announced that their upcoming 3D CG animated feature The Croods will be debuting at the upcoming 2013 Berlin International Festival. The Croods is directed by How to Train Your Dragon’s Chris Sanders and Space Chimps’ Kirk De Micco. ...

Neil Raymundo · DreamWorks · How to Train Your Dragon

Nov 05

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Fox to Premiere DreamWorks Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury on December

Next month, Fox will be hosting the exclusive broadcast premiere of the holiday special DreamWorks Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury, which is spun off from the hit DreamWorks movie franchise How to Train Your Dragon. ...

Neil Raymundo · DreamWorks · Other Cartoons

Oct 12

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New Extended TV Spot for Rise of the Guardians

DreamWorks has just released a new extended TV spot (clocking in at 90 seconds) for their upcoming 3D animated feature Rise of the Guardians. The new spot reveals more of the revamped classic kids characters, along with other creatures that will be populating the movie’s rich, fantastical world. ...

Neil Raymundo · DreamWorks · Other Cartoons

Sep 10

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DreamWorks Announces Release Dates for 12 Future Projects

It seems that Fox’s tenure as distributor for DreamWorks Animation will be a very productive one, as the two studios recently announced the release dates for a total of 12 upcoming projects, including B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations and the third installment in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise. The movies and their release dates: ...

Neil Raymundo · DreamWorks · Other Cartoons

Aug 21

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DreamWorks Picks 20th Century Fox as Distrib Partner

After the lengthy period of speculation and rumors, DreamWorks has finally settled on 20th Century Fox as their new distribution partner after the end of their contract with current distributor Paramount, which will expire next year. The deal with Fox will last for five years, and will give them rights to market and distribute DreamWorks’s projects in the domestic and global markets. ...

Neil Raymundo · DreamWorks · Other Cartoons

Aug 14

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DreamWorks New Distributor: Fox or Sony?

Now that DreamWorks Animation’s end of partnership with Paramount is looming, the animation studio is in final talks with a couple of potential distributors who will most likely take over Paramount’s contract with DreamWorks: 20th Century Fox and Sony Pictures. ...

Neil Raymundo · DreamWorks · Other Cartoons

Jul 27

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DreamWorks Planning its Own Channel

DreamWorks Animation has been the subject of several news posts these past few days, and for good reason: they seem to be launching new projects and deals left and right these past few weeks. The reveal came during a Reuters interview with DW CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, in which he admitted that a TV channel is indeed an option for the company: “It could be a domestic cable channel, ...

Neil Raymundo · DreamWorks · Other Cartoons

Jul 24

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New Poster for DreamWorks’ Me and My Shadow

DreamWorks has just released a poster for their upcoming CG/hand drawn animation hybrid feature Me & My Shadow, a little bit too early for its spring 2014 release. The film uses CG for the sections that deal with the lead character, whose actions are unfortunately taken over by his own shadow. The shadow’s animation, on the other hand, will be using traditional hand drawn animation. ...

Neil Raymundo · DreamWorks · Other Cartoons

Jul 24

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DreamWorks Snags Classic Media

We recently posted about DreamWorks Animation being the lead bidder for iconic cartoon studio Classic Media, and it turns out it was only a matter of time before DreamWorks will get their way. Classic Media was acquired through a $155 million all cash deal, as per DreamWorks’ announcement, marking the studio’s first acquisition since it went public back in 2004. ...

Neil Raymundo · DreamWorks · Other Cartoons

Jul 23

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DreamWorks Plans to Become a Tech Company, Releases Free Ptch App

DreamWorks has recently released a free iOS-based app called Ptch, which gives iPhone and iPad users the ability to remix videos, photos, and songs into 60 second video shorts termed as “Ptches”. The purpose of the app is to make video editing as simple and straightforward as taking a photograph on a smartphone, and as expected of any mobile based app, comes with a wealth of options for ...

Neil Raymundo · DreamWorks · Other Cartoons

Jul 20

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DreamWorks Gunning for Classic Media

The New York Times has recently reported that DreamWorks Animation is currently the lead bidder for iconic cartoon studio Classic Media, which is home to popular franchises such as Casper the Friendly Ghost, He-Man, Where’s Waldo, and others. According to the report, DreamWorks has offered $150+ million for Classic Media, which already puts other smaller bidders out of the picture. ...

Neil Raymundo · DreamWorks · Other Cartoons

Jul 17

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Possible Partnership Between Dreamworks and Sony

DreamWorks Animation’s contract with Paramount is scheduled to expire by the end of the year, and rumors are floating around stating that Sony Pictures is the next big studio gunning for a partnership deal with DreamWorks, which is currently riding high on a $6.3 billion plus coming from worldwide ticket sales these past six years. ...