DreamWorks Animation
‘Orion and the Dark’ Review: Jacob Tremblay and Paul Walter Hauser in Clever Animation Penned by Charlie Kaufman
Angela Bassett and Colin Hanks also feature in the voice cast of this Netflix premiere, an adaptation of Emma Yarlett's children's book about an anxious kid especially fearful when the lights go out.
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Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ to Open Animation Is Film Festival
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron from Studio Ghibli will open the 6th edition of the Animation is Film Festival, which will run Oct. 18-22 in Hollywood. And the closing night will mark the Los Angeles premiere of Aardman’s Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. Presented by Netflix, Dawn of the Nugget will be […]
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NBCUniversal Plans Dreamworks-Themed Land at Orlando Park
Dreamworks Animation is getting its own themed land at Universal Studios Orlando. The NBCUniversal theme park — part of the Universal Destinations & Experiences division — says that it will open a themed land based on the NBCU-owned animation studio’s intellectual property in 2024. Dreamworks Animation is behind projects like the Shrek and Trolls franchises, […]
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‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ Review: Lana Condor and Jane Fonda Voice Sweet but Conventional DreamWorks Film
The animation studio returns with a movie about a teenage sea monster who must confront family secrets while navigating high school.
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Netflix at Annecy: ‘Nimona’ Debuts; ‘Chicken Run 2’ Gets Release Date
As part of Netflix’s appearance this week at the Annecy International Animation Festival, the streaming service hosted a sneak peek at upcoming work and the world premiere of Nimona, the anticipated adaptation of ND Stevenson’s graphic novel coming to the platform on June 30. Additionally, the studio announced that Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget […]
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‘Orion and the Dark’ in the Works at DreamWorks Animation
Dreamworks Animation announced Tuesday during the Annecy International Animation Festival that production of Orion and the Dark, an animated feature penned by Charlie Kaufman, will come to Netflix in 2024. Based on the book by Emma Yarlett, the story follows Orion, an anxious young boy voiced by Jacob Tremblay, who is afraid of the dark. […]
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The Hollywood Reporter Celebrates Inaugural Kids Power Event With Malin Akerman, Sebastian Maniscalco and More
The Hollywood Reporter celebrated its inaugural Kids Power Issue — recognizing the top 75 power players in kids and family entertainment — on Saturday with a Kids Power event at Westfield Century City mall. Presented by DreamWorks Animation’s Gabby’s Dollhouse, the day of family-centered festivities was free and open to the public and also welcomed […]
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Kids TV From Spielberg and Guillermo del Toro: How Dreamworks Animation TV Changed Children’s Programming
In February 2013, Dreamworks Animation Television teamed with Netflix on its first-ever children’s and family series, Turbo Fast. Just four months later, the studio and streamer would unveil a multiyear content deal — 300 hours of exclusive original, first-run content. The pact was the official beginning of the television animation studio and at that time, […]
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Jack Black, Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake Tease ‘Kung Fu Panda’ and ‘Trolls’ Sequels
Dreamworks Animation got some help from Jack Black, Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake to highlight its upcoming slate, including Trolls Band Together — a new movie from its Trolls franchise set to open Nov. 17 — and Kung Fu Panda 4, slated for a March 8, 2024 release. Jack Black — the voice of panda […]
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‘Trolls Band Together’ to Get Thanksgiving Release
Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation have set a Thanksgiving release date for Trolls Band Together, the latest chapter in the Trolls franchise. The threequel will hit theaters on Nov. 17, 2023, as Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return as the voices of Queen Poppy and Branch, now officially a couple. They’re on a mission to save one Troll Village’s […]
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DreamWorks Animation Unveils New Curtain Raiser, Introduces Reimagined “Moon Child” (Exclusive)
When families settle into their seats to watch DreamWorks Animation’s latest release Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, they’ll be welcomed by a set of new yet familiar faces. To help trumpet in its latest era, the studio is unveiling a new curtain raiser, which will make its debut nationwide during special Nov. 26 “Caturday” […]
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