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‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ Series Debuts on Nick This Sat.
Fans of DreamWorks Animation’s Monsters vs. Aliens will get the chance to enjoy a weekly comedy series based on the 2009 movie, beginning this Saturday. The cabler will premiere the CG-animated series this Saturday (March 23) at 9:30 p.m., right after its popular Kids Choice Awards broadcast. The new series [...]
‘Oz’ Continues to be Top Movie Destination
Movie audiences continued to see green during this St. Patrick’s Day weekend as Disney’s Oz the Great and Powerful made it to the top of the box office chart in the U.S. The vfx-heavy prequel to the 1939 classic family feature delivered an estimated $42.2 million Stateside, bringing its two-week [...]
‘The Croods’ gives DreamWorks Shares a Boost
Finally, there’s some good news for the folks at DreamWorks Animation, who had a rough period after Rise of the Guardians didn’t perform as projected at the box office and the upcoming Me & My Shadow had to be pushed back to 2014 instead of the original 2013 opening date. [...]
Peter Byrne to Head DHX Media’s Licensing Company
DHX Media has appointed Peter Byrne as the new CEO of its wholly owned licensing company, Copyright Promotions Licensing Group. CPLG has a renowned reputation in the licensing business, managing the licensing and merchandising rights for some of the leading entertainment, sports and consumer goods brands, including clients such as [...]
Rovio and DreamWorks Collaborate on ‘Croods’ Game
DreamWorks Animation has teamed up with Angry Birds powerhouse Rovio Entertainment to deliver a new mobile game based on its upcoming pic The Croods. The game finds the family breaking out of the Stone Age with the use of a new revolutionary tool: the IDEA! The Croods will hunt and [...]
Animation Mentor Accepting New VFX Program Applicants
Online animation and visual effects school Animation Mentor is now accepting applications for the inaugural Summer 2013 term of its new VFX Fundamentals program. Students are encouraged to visit the Registration Portal early to ensure their choice of industry professional instructor and class time. The VFX Fundamentals is a series [...]
DreamWorks Takes $87 Mil. Write-Down on ‘Guardians’
It looks like Santa, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy weren’t that nice to DreamWorks this year. The animation studio will take an $87 million write-down on its 2012 box-office misfire Rise of the Guardians, it was announced today. This marks the largest write-down the studio has taken for [...]
Reel FX’s Readies ‘Turkeys’ for This Thanksgiving
Relativity Media/Reel FX’s upcoming CG-animated feature Turkeys, which was originally slated for November of 2014 has by a year and will now be released on Nov. 1, according to Thewrap.com. Amy Poehler has also joined the voice cast, which already includes Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson. The film is directed [...]
The Elephant Not in the Room (or Anywhere Else)
Last week’s announcement DreamWorks Animation that it was shutting off the lights on its CG/2D mix Me and My Shadow might have surprised some. But it was hardly the first time a major production suddenly found itself back on the shelf. DreamWorks technically announced that it was putting the picture [...]
DreamWorks, Netflix to Launch ‘Turbo’ Series
Home entertainment streaming outlet Netflix and DreamWorks Animation have announced they will create the first ever Netflix Original Series for young audiences by adapting DWA’s summer 2013 release Turbo (July 19) to a series format. The CG-animated show will be titled Turbo: F.A.S.T. (for Fast Action Stunt Team) and will [...]
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