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‘Rise of the Guardians’ Makes a Splash in Cannes


May 16, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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As expected, DreamWorks Animation made an early splash at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday with a big press event for its holiday season feature Rise of the Guardians. Studio head Jeffrey Katzenberg has made a habit of launching his big animated titles (Shrek, Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda, Puss [...]

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DreamWorks Joins Wal-Mart’s Disc-to-Digital Service


April 16, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 2 Comments divider image
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DreamWorks Animation (Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon) has signed up with Wal-Mart Stores’ plan to help home audiences convert their DVD collections to online film libraries, the AP reports. DreamWorks head Jeffrey Katzenberg says the new “Disc to Digital” service will aid consumers in adjusting to [...]

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Costumed Toons Glitz Up White House Easter Egg Roll


April 5, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image
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Animated characters will help the first family and the nation celebrate Easter this year, with costumed characters ranging from Babar, the Cat in the Hat and the Smurfs to Spider-Man, Charlie Brown, Jake and Finn, and Alvin and the Chipmunks slated to appear Monday at the 134th annual White House [...]

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Del Toro, Gutierrez Collaborate on ‘Day of the Dead’ Pic


February 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Guillermo del Toro will produce a new CG-animated feature, directed by Jorge Gutierrez, the creator of Nickelodeon’s series El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera. The movie, which is called Day of the Dead, will be produced by Aaron Berger and Carina Schulze of Chatrone Inc. at Dallas studio Reel [...]

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Nick Announces Kids’ Choice Nominees


February 17, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Nickelodeon has released the list of nominees for the 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards, hosted this year by Will Smith and airing live from USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 31, at 8pm. Kids can cast their votes in 20 categories across all of Nickelodeon’s digital outlets, [...]

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‘Lion King’s’ Roger Allers Joins Animated ‘Prophet’


January 16, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image
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Roger Allers, who co-directed Disney’s smash hit The Lion King and Sony Pictures Animation’s Open Season, has signed on to an animated adaptation of Khalil Gibran’s poetry collection The Prophet. According to Deadline.com, Allers will oversee the creative end of the movie, which will feature chapters made by other animators. [...]

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Nick Animation Ups Magallanes to Senior VP


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Rich Magallanes has been promoted to the job of senior VP of current series at Nickelodeon Animation. Magallanes’ new job calls for him to oversee production as the executive in charge of the series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, SpongeBob SquarePants, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness and The Penguins of [...]

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New Nick Toon Episodes for MLK Weekend


January 12, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend, kicking off January 13, tune in to Nickelodeon to catch all-new episodes of top-rated series featuring special guest star appearances! Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, The Penguins of Madagascar and T.U.F.F. Puppy will offer spanking new laughs and thrills over the three-day [...]

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New ‘SpongeBobs’ Join Nick’s ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Premiere Week


November 1, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Nick is celebrating next week’s premiere of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness — a new animated series based on the popular movies — by pairing Po with new episodes of the network’s star series SpongeBob SquarePants. The half-hour series Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness will premiere Monday, Nov. [...]

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DreamWorks’ ‘Puss in Boots’ Powered by HP


October 26, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image
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Tech giant HP has announced that DreamWorks Animation chose HP technology to push the boundaries of CG animation for its most technically advanced film to day, the Shrek spin-off Puss in Boots, which hits theaters this Friday, October 28. Artists working on Puss in Boots used more than 200 high-performance [...]

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