Chris DeFaria Appointed DreamWorks Animation CEO
Warner Bros. veteran succeeds DWA founder Jeffrey Katzenberg, who stepped down from his role when the company was bought by Comcast’s NBCUniversal for $3.87 billion in April 2016.
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Netflix Unveils ‘Trollhunters’/‘Stranger Things’ Mash-Up
Out-of-this-world mash-up features elements of the wildly-popular Netflix series ‘Stranger Things.’
DreamWorks Animation Co-President Mireille Soria Steps Down
Bonnie Arnold to serve as president of DWA; Soria to remain with the studio as a producer of the ‘Madagascar’ franchise.
WATCH: New Featurette Delves Inside the World of Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Trollhunters’
New series from DreamWorks Animation Television arrives on Netflix on Friday, December 23.
Alec Baldwin Takes Charge in New Trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Boss Baby’
New trailer for the forthcoming CG-animated feature directed by Tom McGrath unwraps a story about sibling rivalry gone amuck.
Perry’s Previews Movie Review: 'Trolls' - Trolling for Cash
Many an unsuspecting parent’s judgement may be clouded by the neon rainbows, sparkling glitter and endless barrage of pop music that this film heaps onto the big screen.
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Oriental DreamWorks Holds Second Annual Brain Trust Summit
Oriental DreamWorks head of creative Peilin Chou moderates ‘Secrets of Successful Storytelling’ panel discussion at the Brain Trust Summit held December 12-14.
Fox Developing Hybrid ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’ Feature
‘Trolls’ director Mike Mitchell signed to direct the hybrid live-action/animated feature based on the 1962 folk song by Peter Paul and Mary.
Box Office Report: Disney’s ‘Moana’ Threepeats with $18.8 Million
Walt Disney Animation Studios feature tops the North American box office with $18.8 million; Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Sing’ rolls out to international territories ahead of its domestic debut.
Universal Delays DreamWorks Animation’s ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3,’ Sets ‘Everest’ Feature
‘How To Train Your Dragon 3’ delayed to March 1, 2019; Oriental DreamWorks feature ‘Everest’ set for September 27, 2019.
Box Office Report: ‘Your Name’ Reigns in China, U.S. Audiences Flock to ‘Moana’
Makoto Shinkai’s anime feature debuts to $41 million in China, and passes Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ to become the second-largest-grossing Japanese film of all time; Disney’s CG-animated ‘Moana’ rules North American box office for second weekend in a row.
DreamWorks Animation Faces 170 Additional Layoffs
Cuts come as DWA continues to be integrated into NBCUniversal following its acquisition by Comcast, and just two months after the studio eliminated 200 positions at its Glendale campus and in its distribution and consumer products operations.
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Rob Letterman Helming Legendary’s ‘Detective Pikachu’ Pokémon Movie
Hybrid CG-animation/live-action film following a new character and storyline in the Pokémon universe is being scripted by ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ writer Nicole Perlman and ‘Gravity Falls’ creator Alex Hirsch.
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Disney’s ‘Zootopia’ Leads Nominations for 44th Annie Awards
‘Zootopia’ nabs 11 nominations for the 44th Annie Awards; LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ earns 10 nominations.
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Box Office Report: Disney’s ‘Moana’ Tops Thanksgiving Holiday with $81.1 Million Debut
South Pacific adventure featuring the voice of Dwayne Johnson as the demigod Maui scores number-two Thanksgiving launch of all time among animated films.
Mike Mitchell and Walt Dohrn Talk ‘Trolls’
For the directors of DreamWorks Animation’s latest hit animated feature, it’s all about the power of positive…and keeping it ugly cute.
Universal, DreamWorks Animation Halt ‘Croods 2’
Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley halts the sequel to the 2013 hit CG-animated feature directed by Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco.
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Layoffs, Possible Sale of Moonbot Studios Underway
Academy Award-winning animation studio founded by Brandon Oldenburg, William Joyce and Lampton Enochs undergoes layoffs among its 70 staffers amid rumors of a possible sale.
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China’s Alpha Animation Appoints Alex Schwartz Head of Production
Former head of development at DreamWorks Animation helped develop and produce ‘How To Train Your Dragon,’ ‘Shrek 4,’ ‘Puss in Boots,’ ‘The Croods’ and ‘Home,’ and served as producer on ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’ alongside director Rob Minkoff.
DreamWorks Animation Makes $50 Million Settlement in Hollywood Studio Antitrust Lawsuit
Comcast-owned studio reaches a settlement in the class-action lawsuit filed in December 2014 claiming it and other Hollywood studios violated antitrust laws by conspiring to suppress the wages of animation and VFX artists.
Gaumont Animation Reorganizes Paris Office
Gaumont promotes Marc Dhrami to head of operations and appoints Gaëlle Guiny as director of animated series development.
DreamWorks Animation Unveils First Teaser for ‘Boss Baby’ Feature
Alec Baldwin plays the boss in DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming CG-animated comedy, ‘The Boss Baby,’ due in theaters March 31, 2016.
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Emmy-Nominated VFX Producer Sean Tompkins Joins FuseFX
Two-time Emmy nominee previously served as associate head of production at Zoic Studios; VFX producers Danielle Beemis and Miles DeLong also added to Los Angeles staff.
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NBCU Eliminating 200 Jobs at DreamWorks Animation
Employees in marketing, distribution, consumer products and finance at DWA’s Glendale Campus to start receiving termination notices as early as this week.
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New Trailer & App for DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Trolls’ Arrives
‘Trollify Yourself’ app provides fun tools to create and share hair-raising Trolls characters.
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