Tag "Tom McGrath"

DreamWorks Preps ‘Penguins of Madagascar’ for 2015

July 12, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image

During the DreamWorks Animation panel at Comic-con on Thursday (July 12), Madagascar 3 director Tom McGrath let it slip that the studio is working on a Penguins of Madagascar movie, slated for 2015. In addition to McGrath, panelists were Bill Damaschke, Chief Creative Officer of DreamWorks Animation; James Baxter, supervising [...]

‘Madagascar 3' Zoosters Roar with $60.4 Mil. Weekend

June 10, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

The third time was a charm for the lovable animals of DreamWorks’ Madagascar franchise as the movie scored an impressive $60.4 million at the U.S. box office (June 8-10) and landed on top of the ticket sales chart. Co-directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon, the pic debuted [...]

Welcome to the ‘Madagascar 3' Vs. ‘Prometheus’ Weekend

June 7, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

DreamWorks Animation will find out whether audiences are hungry for more madcap adventures featuring the Bronx Zoo buddies of Madagascar 3 this weekend. The third outing of the franchise, which is directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon, played at Annecy this past week and is opening wide [...]

Euro Dash

June 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

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 [...]

Stars of ‘Madagascar 3' Bask in Cannes Spotlight

May 17, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Only a couple of weeks ahead of their movie’s release date, the stars of DreamWorks Animation’s summer movie Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted stole the spotlight at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday. The film, which is directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon, features the voices of [...]

Penguins’ ‘Operation Blowhole’ Arrives on DVD

January 9, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Penguins of Magadascar, Nickelodeon’s CG-animated spinoff of its popular movie series has slowly been building up steam and picking up various awards since it debuted in March of 2009. This week, we have a great compilation of the two Operation Blowhole specials which feature guest voice Neil Patrick Harris as [...]

Neil Patrick Harris Shines on ‘Penguins of Madagascar’

September 8, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Only a few days after his special guest voice appearance on Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time, Neil Patrick Harris will be lending his talents to Nick’s Penguins of Madagascar, this Friday (Sept. 9) at 8 p.m. Harris (How I Met Your Mother) returns as the title characters’ sinister nemesis, Dr. Blowhole, [...]

Simon Smith to Direct ‘Penguins of Madagsacar’ Pic

August 12, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

The mischievous Penguins of Madgascar are getting their own movie, which will be directed by Simon Smith, director of the Shrek 4-D ride film and co-director of Bee Movie. The upcoming CG-animated DreamWorks movie will be penned by Megamind writers Brent Simons and Alan J. Schoolcraft and produced by Lara [...]