Tag "Gregg Taylor"

Rihanna, Jim Parsons to Voice DreamWorks Alien Pic

June 20, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) and singer-actress Rihanna (Battleship) will voice the lead parts in Happy Smekday!, a DreamWorks Animation adaptation of the award-winning book The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex. Slated for a holiday 2014 release, the pic will be directed by Tim Johnson (Antz, Over [...]

Taylor Is DreamWorks New Head of Development

January 24, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Gregg Taylor is the new head of development at DreamWorks Animation. Taylor will replace Alex Schwartz who will be working on the upcoming feature adaptation of Mr. Peabody & Sherman as producer. Prior to his new post, Tyalor was a senior development and production executive, overseeing DreamWorks Animation’s franchises, including [...]

Johnson, Herzfeld Adapt ‘Rumblewick’ for DreamWorks

March 3, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Hiawyn Oram and illustrator Sarah Warburton’s popular children’s book My Unwilling Witch (The Rumblewick Letters) is set to become an animated feature film from DreamWorks called Rumblewick. The studio has tapped director Tim Johnson, whose credits include Over the Hedge and Antz, and writer Jim Herzfeld of Meet the Fockers [...]