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‘Kung Fu Panda 3' Will Start Production in August

June 18, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Production on DreamWorks Animation’s late-2015 release Kung Fu Panda 3 will being in August. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Peter Li, managing director of China Media Capital (CMC) and a board member of one of the film’s co-producers, Oriental DreamWorks made the announcement at a Shanghai Intl. Film Festival Forum [...]

Bryan Cranston Joins Voice Cast of ‘Kung Fu Panda 3'

April 10, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

The third cinematic outing of DreamWorks’ blockbuster Kung Fu Panda announced three new voice cast members yesterday (April 9): Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal) and Rebel Wilson (Bridesmaids) will voice new characters in the third chapter of the animated pic, which will again be directed by Jennifer Yu Nelson [...]

Katzenberg Is CinemaCon’s Pioneer of the Year

April 17, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg will receive the 2012 Pioneer of the Year Award at the CinemaCon event in Las Vegas (April 23-26). The Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation announced that Jack Black, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas (all of which have voiced in the studio’s animated features) will [...]

USC’s Marilyn & Jeffrey Katzenberg Center for Animation

June 6, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Center for Animation at USC was dedicated last week at a ceremony attended by George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Jack Black. The new facility is now open for student use in the School of Cinematic Arts Complex, where it takes up two floors dedicated to [...]

Return of the Kung Fu Beast from the East

May 25, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan 2 Comments divider image

Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson reveals how DreamWorks is bringing back Po and the Furious Five for a 3-D rematch in Kung Fu Panda 2. Consider the panda: a majestic creature, a humble and unassuming beast. Mostly regarded as a docile, bamboo-chewing, living plush toy, it seems an unlikely candidate to [...]

Kung Fu Panda Has His Day in Cannes

May 12, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

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After its big Puss In Boots extravaganza of Tuesday, DreamWorks Animation continued to bask in the limelight at the Cannes Film Festival with a special screening of Kung Fu Panda 2 on Tuesday night and a press conference on Thursday morning (May 12). The film’s director Jennifer Yuh Nelson and [...]

Jack Black is Back — As Host of Nick’s Kids Choice Awards

February 11, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Jack Black is back to host Nickelodeon’s 2011 Kids Choice Awards, which will be presented live Saturday, April 2. Black, who reprises his role as the voice of Po in the upcoming DreamWorks Animation feature Kung Fu Panda 2, is taking his third turn hosting the awards. The awards cover [...]

First Look: Jack Black, Samberg on ‘Take Two with Phineas and Ferb’

December 2, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Disney’s been pretty up front about making animated duo Phineas & Ferb into a major franchise, and takes the next step by having the duo follow in the footsteps of the venerable Space Ghost and host an animated talk show titled Take Two with Phineas and Ferb. The show debuts [...]