DreamWorks Animation
Mark Hamill Explains Why His New Film ‘Wild Robot’ Brings Back First ‘Star Wars’ Feelings
An upcoming film from DreamWorks Animation starring actor Mark Hamill has him reminiscing about another movie — from a galaxy far, far away. The focus of a San Diego Comic-Con panel over the weekend, director Chris Sanders’ The Wild Robot follows the misadventures of a robot known as Roz (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) learning to […]
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Animation at a Crossroads as Hope Mixes with Anxiety
As footage from DreamWorks Animation’s fall feature The Wild Robot screened at the Annecy Animation Festival in France this week, big laughs — and later, audible sniffling — could be heard throughout the packed auditorium. With a passionate standing ovation immediately breaking out after the final scene, the audience reaction was a vote of confidence for […]
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Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal’s ‘Wild Robot’ Unveils Emotional Footage at Annecy
DreamWorks Animation’s presentation for The Wild Robot had the crowd experiencing a range of emotions at the Annecy Animation Festival on Tuesday. Starring a voice cast that includes Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal and Kit Connor, the animated movie from Chris Sanders hits theaters on Sept. 20. The three-time Oscar-nominated Sanders spoke to the audience, as […]
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‘Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie’ to Get the Big-Screen Treatment in 2025
Gabby and her cats are coming to the big screen next year. DreamWorks Animation and Universal revealed Thursday that Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie will open nationwide on Sept. 26, 2025. The live-action/CGI series has been a smash hit for Netflix since its debut in 2021. Created by Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey, Gabby’s Dollhouse […]
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DreamWorks Animation Production Workers Vote to Join the Animation and Editors Guilds
DreamWorks Animation production workers are joining their artist and technician colleagues in being represented by the Animation Guild and their editor colleagues in being represented by the Motion Picture Editors Guild. In an election with the National Labor Relations Board, 94 production workers who work on television and feature films at the brand voted to […]
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China Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Opens to $25.9M During Quiet Weekend
Even a Hollywood hit with Chinese characteristics can’t seem to revive the U.S. studios’ diminished status at China’s box office. Dreamworks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 4 — the latest installment in one of China’s favorite long-running U.S. franchises, thanks to its Chinese culture-steeped story — opened to $14.7 million from Friday to Sunday, according to data […]
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Live-Action Movie Adds Four to Cast
Universal’s Viking village is growing. The studio has cast up-and-comers Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2), Gabriel Howell (Nightsleeper), Bronwyn James (Masters of the Air) and Harry Trevaldwyn (Ten Percent) in its live-action adaptation of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon. Dean DeBlois, who co-wrote and directed the original and revered trilogy, is steering the new feature, […]
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Ike Barinholtz Brings the Light in Latest ‘Orion and the Dark’ Trailer
The latest trailer for Netflix and DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming animated film, Orion and the Dark, has Ike Barinholtz voicing the role of Light, Dark’s nemesis, as Orion, voiced by Jacob Tremblay, learns there’s nothing to be afraid of in the night. “Everyday I bring brightness and hope to the world, and you bring the exact opposite,” Light […]
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‘Kung Fu Panda 4′ Trailer Unveils Jack Black’s Po’s New Nemesis: Viola Davis’ Villain Chameleon
A newly-released trailer for Kung Fu Panda 4 features the return of Jack Black’s eponymous panda Po, and introduction of his new foe, the sorceress Chameleon, voiced by Viola Davis, a tiny lizard who can shapeshift into any creature. Chameleon is after Po’s Staff of Wisdom, which would give her the power to re-summon all […]
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Jacob Tremblay, Paul Walter Hauser Are a Young Boy and His Biggest Fear in Trailer for ‘Orion and the Dark’
The first look at Netflix’s upcoming film Orion and the Dark promises a sweet adventure from Being John Malkovich scribe Charlie Kaufman. Led by Jacob Tremblay and Paul Walter Hauser, DreamWork’s latest CG animated movie serves as Sean Charmatz’s directorial debut, and is based on Emma Yarlett’s book of the same name. Tremblay plays Orion, shy, […]
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DreamWorks Animation Eliminates Roughly 70 Positions
DreamWorks Animation has eliminated about 70 of its positions, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. “DreamWorks Animation reduced its workforce by approximately 70 positions,” a spokesperson told THR. “Roles affected were across corporate functions, feature, television and technology departments as part of an overall cost reduction.” The news comes as DWA readies its Nov. 17 release […]
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‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ Team on Challenges of Voice Acting and Portraying Mermaids as “Mean Girls of the Ocean”
The stars of Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, including Lana Condor, Jane Fonda, Annie Murphy, Liza Koshy and Jaboukie Young-White, gathered at the Los Angeles premiere of their DreamWorks film on Wednesday — which, because of the nature of voice work, was the first time some of the actors had actually met. Noting that she was […]
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