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“Puss in Boots” gives DreamWorks’ earnings a boost

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Ethan Minovitz

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First-quarter earn­ings at Dream­Works Ani­ma­tion SKG Inc. rose slightly in the first quar­ter as both rev­enue and costs increased, the stu­dio announced Wednesday.

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SEC probing DWA, Disney over business in China

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Paul Anderson


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Dream­Works Ani­ma­tion and Dis­ney have received let­ters of inquiry from the United States Secu­ri­ties and Exchange Com­mis­sion over their busi­ness activ­i­ties in China, accord­ing to an unnamed per­son famil­iar with the mat­ter.
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Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) — DreamWorks Animation

Posted on March 27, 2012 by DaveK


Monsters vs. Aliens

CotD: Based on the hor­ror comic book “Rex Havoc,” “Mon­sters vs. Aliens was the first Dream­Works Ani­ma­tion film pro­duced in stereo­scopic 3D.

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Burrell, Charles hired to voice Peabody & Sherman

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Paul Anderson

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

“Mod­ern Fam­ily” star Ty Bur­rell is the new voice of Mr. Peabody in Dream­Works Animation’s upcom­ing fea­ture film Mr. Peabody & Sher­man, replac­ing Robert Downey Jr.

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DWA shares fall after weak fourth-quarter results

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Paul Anderson

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Dream­Works Ani­ma­tion shares dropped $1.84, or 9.4%, to $17.81 in after­noon trad­ing Wednes­day, the day after the com­pany announced fourth-quarter earn­ings that fell short of ana­lysts’ fore­casts.
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Ryan Reynolds leads race for DreamWorks’ “Turbo”

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Paul Anderson

Turbo: Go For It!

Ryan Reynolds will lead an all-star cast includ­ing Paul Gia­matti, Michael Pena, Luis Guz­man, Bill Hader, Richard Jenk­ins, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Kurt­wood Smith, Snoop Dogg and Samuel L. Jack­son in Dream­Works Ani­ma­tion SKG’s upcom­ing orig­i­nal film Turbo, the com­pany announced Friday.

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DreamWorks Animation takes part in Chinese venture

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Ethan Minovitz


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Dream­Works Ani­ma­tion SKG, Inc. announced Fri­day that it has agreed to form a joint ven­ture with China Media Cap­i­tal, with plans to include Shang­hai Media Group and Shang­hai Alliance Invest­ment, Ltd., to estab­lish the lead­ing China-focused fam­ily enter­tain­ment com­pany.
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Hudson, Gad, Hader star in “Me & My Shadow” cast

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Ethan Minovitz


Me and My Shadow

Kate Hud­son will make her ani­ma­tion debut as a mem­ber of the voice cast of Dream­Works Ani­ma­tion fan­tasy fea­ture film Me and My Shadow.

Also signed are The Book of Mor­mon star Josh Gad and Sat­ur­day Night Live’s Bill Hader. The stu­dio has sched­uled a Novem­ber 13, 2013 release date.
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Puss in Boots surpasses $500M at global box office

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Paul Anderson


Puss in Boots

Dream­Works Ani­ma­tion SKG, Inc.‘s Oscar-nominated movie Puss in Boots has earned approx­i­mately $507 mil­lion to date at the world­wide box office, the stu­dio announced Mon­day.
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Gregg Taylor named head of development for DWA

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Ethan Minovitz


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Gregg Tay­lor has been named head of devel­op­ment for Dream­Works Ani­ma­tion SKG, Inc., a role pre­vi­ously held by Alex Schwartz, the stu­dio announced Tuesday.

Schwartz will serve as a pro­ducer on the studio’s fea­ture film Mr. Peabody & Sher­man, sched­uled for release on March 14, 2014. Tay­lor will over­see the devel­op­ment of all projects at DWA.
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