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Sony Announces Full Cast for ‘Cloudy 2'


August 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image
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Sony Pictures Animation has reassembled the all-star, comedy voice cast of the animated hit Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs for Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers, set for release in 3D on February 7, 2014. The sequel is directed by Cody Cameron (whose story artist credits include Shrek, Madagascar, [...]

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USC Curates DreamWorks Animation Exhibit


July 16, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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The USC School of Cinematic Arts will host a curated art exhibit of DreamWorks Animation’s 24 animated features including Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar and How To Train Your Dragon, along with the upcoming November release, Rise of the Guardians. Opening July 31 and running through September 7, “DreamWorlds Behind the Scenes: Production Art From DreamWorks [...]

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DreamWorks Animation Plans New Jersey Theme Park


July 12, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image
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Get ready for Shrek’s Swamp Boat, Puss in Boots’ Purrrfect Ride and the Madagascar Soaking Safari Surprise? (Yes, we made those names up!) DreamWorks Animation is moving ahead with plans to open a theme park attraction in East Rutherford, New Jersey. On Wednesday, DreamWorks Animation SKG and Triple Five, the [...]

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Gran Canaria’s Grand Animation Event


July 3, 2012 by Jean Thoren No Comments divider image
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Damian Perea, director of the ANIMAYO International Festivals, does not entertain the idea that something may be too difficult to accomplish: He dwells in the world of the possible. Against the backdrop of festivals around Spain and the world struggling or closing their doors, he has continued to build the [...]

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Nick’s ‘Penguins of Madagascar’ Wins Another Emmy


June 24, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Nickelodeon’s popular animated series Penguins of Madagascar took home the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Animated Program on Saturday (June 23). The National Academy of TV Arts & Sciences event took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The show is produced by multiple-Emmy-winning animation veterans Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley, [...]

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DQ Plants New $45 Mil. ‘Jungle Book’ Movie


June 19, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Indian powerhouse studio DQ Entertainment has launched a dedicated feature division division which plans to produce a steady slate of motion pictures in the coming years based on iconic, universally loved characters and stories. The first movie green lit from this new division is a $45 million stereoscopic 3D animated [...]

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Flashback to That First ‘Madagascar’ Journey


June 7, 2012 by Michael Mallory No Comments divider image
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Once upon a time (as all good fairy tales start) animated features offered audiences original images, stories and characters that moviegoers could not see anywhere else. Similarly, there was also a time when big summer tentpole movies by their nature offered audiences the promise of something new and fresh. Well, [...]

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Join the Circus with New ‘Madagascar’ App


June 4, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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D3Publisher and DreamWorks Animation have launched the new Madagascar: Join the Circus! App for iPad, which allows the player to become the ringleader of a one-of-a-kind traveling show touring Europe en route to NYC. Players must help the Madagascar characters and their new friends build the world’s greatest circus by [...]

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Euro Dash


June 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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DreamWorks’ delightful zoo buddies find some new European pals in the third chapter of the Madagascar trilogy. After the huge box office success of their first two movies, everybody knew Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria were going to have more eye-popping adventures on the big screen. The lovable New York [...]

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Senior VP of Communications Don Levy to Leave Sony


May 22, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Don Levy, the well-respected and tireless senior VP of communications at Sony Pictures Digital, is leaving the company on June 4. Levy, who has been with the studio for 17 years, will be pursuing a new family entertainment project. He will also be a visiting scholar at USC and teach entertainment [...]

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