DreamWorks Animation has premiered the Super Bowl television spot for Kung Fu Panda 2, or Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom as it is officially titled. The trailer is now online, as is the official plot synopsis. Hit the jump to watch it now, but keep in mind it's purely a teaser trailer. And…
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There has been one brief teaser trailer for Kung-Fu Panda 2 ("kung-fu staring contest!") that offered only a slight bit of actual footage. Now there is a TV spot that delivers a bit more. Check it out after the break. This is pretty skimpy stuff, I know, but in the week between Christmas and New…
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DreamWorks Animation has premiered the first teaser trailer for Kung Fu Panda 2, or Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom as it is officially titled, in front of prints of Megamind. The trailer is now online, as is the official plot synopsis. Hit the jump to watch it now, but keep in mind it's…
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Audiences love the summer because it's the home of the blockbuster but, in terms of memorable films, the summer of 2010 was a major disappointment. Outside of Toy Story 3 and Inception, the rest of the top 10 films at the box office were a mixed bag of mediocre sequels and remakes. Thankfully, next summer…
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David O. Russell's The Fighter finally has an official release date: December 10th 2010, just in time for award season. I'm sure the film will premiere at one of the September film festivals (Telluride, Toront, Venice). We also have some minor release date changes for DreamWorks Animation's sequel Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom…
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What a strange cast! Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom, the sequel to the 2008 DreamWorks animated adventure film, has just added three actors: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michelle Yeoh, and Victor Garber. The idea of Yeoh and Van Damme being in the film is entertaining, but when it will be only as voice actors?…
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Gary Oldman has joined the voice cast of DreamWorks Animation's upcoming sequel Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom. According to HeatVision, Oldman will voice a character named Peacock. Longtime story exec Jennifer Yuh Nelson makes her feature directorial debut, in a story following continuing adventures of Po, the Kung Fu panda. The original all-star…
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Your first reaction to that headline is probably going to be your jaw hitting the floor. But pick it up and relax. Yes, Charlie Kaufman has evidently done some script work on Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom. But it's just a polish, not a major rewrite. Still, does this mean that we'll see…
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DreamWorks Animation has announced plans to release five feature films every two years, up from their previous two films a year schedule. The company cites their "three very successful franchises" as one of the reasons to produce an extra film every other year. Apparently the plan is to release one or two sequels a year,…
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