DreamWorks Animation Names Abhijay Prakash Chief Operating Officer
Exec most recently served as COO of Universal’s Focus Features
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Universal Revives ‘Croods 2,’ Sets DreamWorks Animation Sequel for 2020
DreamWorks Animation also sets “Spooky Jack,” executive produced by Jason Blum, for 2021 release
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How ‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’ Combats Its Own Nostalgia in Netflix Reboot
“We knew we needed to do honor to the stuff we remembered and what stood out to us as kids,” EP Lauren Montgomery tells TheWrap
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Paramount Names Mireille Soria President of Animation
“Madagascar” franchise producer will report to Motion Picture Group President Marc Evans
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Ava DuVernay on Pitching ‘A Wrinkle in Time': ‘I Was Able to Walk in There Like a White Man Does’
“The reason I felt confident about walking into Disney … is because I knew them,” director says at CAA’s first Amplify conference
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‘Captain Underpants’ Review: Why Front? This Animated Comedy Is Fun for Kids and Silly Adults Alike
Cartoon adaptation of the popular children’s books piles on the giggles for those willing to surrender to its absurdity
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Thomas Middleditch Cast in ‘Godzilla: King of Monsters’
Michael Dougherty is directing the project for Legendary
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Alec Baldwin Back for ‘Boss Baby 2’ With Universal, DreamWorks Animation
Second film will have quite the gestation period — will not hit until 2021
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Zendaya’s ‘Duck Duck Goose’ Acquired by Open Road Films
Animated family comedy also features voices of Jim Gaffigan and Lance Lim
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All 34 DreamWorks Animation Movies Ranked From Worst to Best (Photos)
How does “Boss Baby” stack up with classics like “Shrek” and “How to Train Your Dragon”?
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DreamWorks Nabs Rights to Cressida Cowell’s ‘The Wizards of Once’
Studio previously adapted author’s book series “How to Train Your Dragon” into film franchise
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‘The Boss Baby’ Review: Wit and Charm Gets Sunk in Too Much Formula
This sweet tale of sibling rivalry doesn’t need all the requisite chase scenes and ticking clocks of by-the-numbers animation
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DreamWorks Animation Pulls Plug on Hugh Jackman’s ‘Larrikins’
Animated musical comedy, which had been slated for 2018 release, is latest DWA project canceled since last year’s acquisition by Universal
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NBCUniversal Invests $500 Million in Snap Inc IPO
Steve Burke’s digital initiative continues with Snapchat parent
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AwesomenessTV Founder and CEO Brian Robbins to Exit Company
Boss says goodbye in an internal memo. Read it here.
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Disney Reaches $100 Million Settlement With Animation Workers Over Wage-Fixing Allegations
Plaintiffs claimed Walt Disney Company, Pixar and Lucasfilm violated antitrust laws
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Jeffrey Katzenberg Raises Nearly $600 Million for New Mystery Venture
Former DreamWorks Animation CEO revealed new company WndrCo in a Thursday filing
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Five Potential Michael Lynton Replacements at Sony Entertainment
As CEO prepares to depart for Snapchat, his chair could be filled by one of these capable executives
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DreamWorks Animation Names Warner Bros’ Chris DeFaria as President
Warner Animation Group veteran replaces longtime leader Jeffrey Katzenberg
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Why Oscar Song Contender Justin Timberlake Went Disco for ‘Trolls’ Hit
TheWrap magazine: “No one sat around and said, ‘Let’s make a hit song that can then go in the movie,'” star says of “Can’t Stop the Feeling”
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DreamWorks Animation Co-President Mireille Soria Steps Down
Bonnie Arnold will become the sole president of the studio, which was acquired by Comcast’s NBCUniversal in August
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14 Billion-Dollar Acquisitions Before AT&T-Time Warner (Photos)
From Disney-ABC to Wanda and Legendary, a look back at major media deals with staggering price tags
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DreamWorks Animation Reaches $50 Million Settlement With Employees Over Class-Action Lawsuit
Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm and Sony Pictures Animation were also named in the 2014 suit
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Comcast CEO Shows Off ‘World’s Fastest Router’ at Goldman Sachs Communacopia
Three-day New York event kicks off with heavy product demonstration, also including company’s new cable box
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NBCUniversal to Cut 200 DreamWorks Animation Jobs
Corporate overhead, distribution and consumer products groups to be affected
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Universal Announces DreamWorks Animation Executive Lineup
Bonnie Arnold and Mireille Soria will be co-presidents of feature animation, Ann Daly stepping down
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‘Trolls’ Comic-Con Footage Really Sells the Musical’s Pep
The musical animated comedy based on the line of dolls kicked off the Hall H festivities for the week
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Comcast Extends CEO Brian Roberts’ Deal for 1 Year
Employment agreement will keep chairman on board through June 2017
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TheGrill Update: Brian Robbins’ AwesomenessTV, From MCN to NBCU
As we prep for this September’s seventh annual TheGrill conference, we recap insights and opinions from last year’s panels on the changing media landscape
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Jeffrey Katzenberg Sued Over Comcast-DreamWorks Animation Merger ‘Side Deal’
The Ann Arbor City Employees Retirement System thinks DWA founder got way too sweet an agreement out of acquisition
