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Check out the first teaser trailer for ‘The Croods’

This is the teaser for Dreamworks’ upcoming animated feature about a prehistoric family going on a journey of discovery and whatnots, starring Ryan Reynolds and Emma Stone.

posted 05 October, 2012
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Early character model for Shrek wasn’t so photogenic

Before the character of Shrek was changed to look a bit more like Mike Myers (left), he was not quite as photogenic, though he is more ogre like in the original on the right.

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posted 08 September, 2012
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Dreamworks buys Classic Media, giving the studio a good portfolio of cartoon classics

It was announced today that Dreamworks purchased Classic Media for $155 million, giving the studio access to characters owned by Classic including Casper the Friendly Ghost, Where’s Waldo, Lassie, The Lone Ranger, Postman Pat and George of the Jungle.

Dreamworks is planning its own movie theme park in gorgeous New Jersey

With quite a few animated features now under its belt, Dreamworks has decided it wants to go the Disney and Universal route and build its own theme park. The park, which will be in New Jersey, will showcase Dreamworks’ animated films such as Shrek, Puss in Boots, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar.

Watch the trailer for Dreamworks’ ‘Rise of the Guardians’

It looks good, it’s got a good cast, but I’m not sure how much I want to see a movie about western cultural holiday icons as some sort of super team. Not unless it’s got Martin Luther King Jr going all Luke Cage/Black Dynamite.

Will animator Glen Keane be moving from Disney to Dreamworks? Holy fuck.

As you may know, I’m a big fan of animation and I’m a big fan of Disney animator Glen Keane. Keane’s impact on Disney’s so-called “second golden age”, starting with the films of the 90s such as The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast can’t be understated. It could be argued that there hasn’t been a single animator so essential to Disney’s success and animation style since Ub Iwerks invented Mickey Mouse.