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Netflix to Launch First Original Kids Series With Dreamworks

February 12, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 18 weeks ago

Netflix is adding the DreamWorks Animation project to its slate of original programming

  

Connecticut Rep. to Steven Spielberg: Get Your Lincoln Facts Straight

February 6, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 18 weeks ago

"Lincoln" shows two Connecticut congressmen voting against the 13th Amendment outlawing slavery -- but all four of the state's representatives voted "yea"

  

DreamWorks Buys Next Book From 'Silver Linings Playbook' Author

January 17, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 21 weeks ago

"Silver Linings Playbook" author Matthew Quick has written a manuscript titled "The Good Luck of RIght Now"

  

Steven Spielberg's 'Robopocalypse' Put on Hold Indefinitely

January 9, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 22 weeks ago

Script problems pushed Spielberg to go back to the drawing board with futuristic thriller "Robopocalypse"

  

Black List Revealed: Hollywood's Favorite Unproduced Screenplays

December 17, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 26 weeks ago

Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks optioned one of the scripts, while another comes from Joss Whedon's brother Zack

  

David Geffen Donates $100M to UCLA Medical Scholarships

December 13, 2012 By Brent Lang 26 weeks ago

His donation, on the heels of a $200 million donation in 2002, makes Geffen the largest individual donor to UCLA and to any single UC campus

  

DreamWorks in Exclusive Talks to Acquire Bestseller 'The Light Between Oceans'

November 27, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 29 weeks ago

"Harry Potter" producer David Heyman will produce the adaptation of the novel, which DreamWorks is looking to purchase

  

With an Eye on Oscars, 'Lincoln' and 'Pi' Unexpectedly Ace Box-Office Tests

November 26, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 29 weeks ago

Analysis: Contenders "Lincoln" and "Life of Pi" build awards momentum as they reap unexpected gains at the box office

  

Laura Linney in Talks for DreamWorks 'WikiLeaks' Feature (Exclusive)

November 21, 2012 By Liza Foreman 29 weeks ago

Laura Linney is in talks to join Benedict Cumberbatch in DreamWorks “Untitled Julian Assange WikiLeaks Project"

  

'Madagascar' Kicks Off DreamWorks Animation's Gaming Partnership With JumpStart

October 4, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 36 weeks ago

The partnership will produce a series of online and mobile games for children based on the studio's film franchises

  

M-GO Signs Content Deals With DreamWorks Animation, Relativity

October 2, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 37 weeks ago

DreamWorks Animation, Relativity content will be available on multiple platforms and devices via M-GO apps

  

Constantin Film Enters Output Deal With DreamWorks

September 17, 2012 By Liza Foreman 39 weeks ago

The Vince Vaughn starrer "Starbuck" will be the first release under the new deal 

  

DreamWorks Acquires Young Adult Fantasy 'Shadow and Bone'

September 12, 2012 By Brent Lang 39 weeks ago

"Shadow and Bone," from author Leigh Bardugo, is DreamWorks latest shot at the young adult bestseller

  

Mister Smith Entertainment to Sell DreamWorks Titles Overseas

August 29, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 41 weeks ago

Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider's company has made a deal whereby Mister Smith will handle its films in Europe, the Middle East and Africa

  

Steven Spielberg’s Rep Denies Director Will Make Bin Laden Film

August 27, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 42 weeks ago

Steven Spielberg was alleged to be in talks to adapt "No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama bin Laden"

  

In Hollywood, Timing Is Everything - Even With Steven Spielberg as a Mentor

August 7, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 45 weeks ago

Will Bigham won the Fox reality series "On the Lot" in 2007, earning a development deal at DreamWorks -- but no films came of it

  

About That Stacey Snider Universal Rumor ...

August 1, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 45 weeks ago

Hollywood’s phone lines are burning up over the rumor that Stacey Snider might replace Ron Meyer at the head of Universal. The problem is there are zero facts to back it up.

  

DreamWorks Takes Spec Script 'Glimmer' in Bidding War

June 6, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Carter Blanchard's spec script goes to DreamWorks, which paid mid-six figures

  

DreamWorks to Cut 10% of Its Staff (Exclusive)

April 13, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

DreamWorks is going to cut around 10 percent of its staff as it scales back productions under a new financing deal

  

India's Reliance MediaWorks Stakes a Claim in Hollywood

February 9, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

The India-based Reliance MediaWorks – a division of the media giant Reliance Group that has funded DreamWorks - is moving its headquarters to Los Angeles

  

6 Movies That Had Better Be Damn Good in 2012

January 26, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Through great expectations, mega-budgets or talent gambles, the ante has been raised on these films

  

Melrose 2 Fund Sues Paramount, Claims Studio Cheated It Out of Film Profits (Updated)

November 29, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The investor group says it provided nearly $375 million for projects including the "Transformers" franchise, but has received none of the profits

  

Three Years In, Reliance Sees Little Payback From Its Hollywood Gamble

November 6, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein & Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

The Indian media conglomerate, which invested $325M in DreamWorks alone, has little to show for its cash

  

Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall Head to DreamWorks

October 21, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

A first-look deal with Steven Spielberg's studio is considered imminent

  

DreamWorks Is Still Buying -- Picks Up Roald Dahl's 'BFG' (Exclusive)

September 23, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Studio is shifting its focus to movies already in development, but will acquire properties selectively

  

DreamWorks & Fox to Co-Finance Spielberg's 'Robopocalypse'

September 7, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The epic is set for release on Independence Day weekend in 2013; Disney will distribute

  
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