'Shrek 5' And Edgar Wright's 'Shadows' Coming In 2019
Get the latest on Shrek 5, which is on track for 2019. Plus Edgar Wright's animated movie Shadows, which could also open in 2019.
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Release Dates: 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman', 'Me And My Shadow', 'I'm So Excited', 'Blue Jasmine', 'Last Vegas'
It's going to be an arthouse-friendly summer. Following yesterday's announcement that Richard Linklater's Before Midnight would land in theaters Memorial Day weekend, Sony Classics has just set June and July openings for two more upcoming auteur releases, Pedro Almodovar's I'm So Excited and Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine. The news is less positive for DreamWorks' animation…
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DreamWorks Animation Reveals Slate Of Twelve Movies Over The Next Four Years
Most movie studios release information about their upcoming slates a year or two at a time. But today DreamWorks Animation released a four-year slate, driven in part by the new distribution deal the company has with Fox, as well as the long lead time needed to make animated films, and also perhaps by the not-so-hot…
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First Look: DreamWorks' CG / Hand-Drawn Hybrid 'Me And My Shadow'
It wasn't so very long ago that CG animation felt cutting-edge and new, but these days it's become so ubiquitous we hardly even notice it anymore. Instead, what feels fresh again are more traditional animation methods. DreamWorks Animation's Me and My Shadow combines CG and hand-drawn animation to tell the story of "the world's most boring…
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Casting Bits: Shia LaBeouf Back In 'Charlie Countryman', Bill Hader, Josh Gad And Kate Hudson To Voice 'Me & My Shadow'
In April 2010, Shia LaBeouf was set to team up with commercial director Dante Ariola for The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman. However, scheduling issues got in the way and in March 2011, Zac Efron and a different commercial director, Fredrik Bond, stepped in to take their place. Now things have shifted around yet again,…
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DreamWorks Animation Schedule Announced; 'How To Train Your Dragon 2' Set For Release June 20, 2014
Disney and Pixar have always been the undisputed champions of animation but a new contender has been rising in the ranks over the last several years: DreamWorks. The studio that brought us the Shrek films, Antz, Chicken Run, Madagascar, Bee Movie and many others has been fighting the good fight for the better part of…
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'Chicken Little' Director Making 'Me And My Shadow' For DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Animation dropped off a press release this morning announcing a new 3D animated film called Me and My Shadow. There's no voice cast yet, but the plot will follow "Shadow Stan, an extremely frustrated shadow who yearns for a dynamic life but happens to be stuck with Stanley Grubb, the world's most boring human.…
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