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In what may be the early signs of a mid-life crisis DreamWorks Animation — first founded back in 1994 — has made the bold move of revamping its iconic intro. Beginning with the surprisingly outstanding Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, the studio’s movies no longer feature the traditional intro starring that boy with the fishing rod chilling on the moon. Instead, DreamWorks’ new logo animation celebrates many of the biggest and most popular franchises the studio has to its name, ranging from those that helped build the…

Image: Disney ParksIt’s approaching peak time for festive merriment, both for travelers packing for those winter trips and locals getting their holiday theme park fixes. Here’s what’s going on at Disney Parks, Universal Studios, Meow Wolf, and other immersive experiences just in time for the season of cheer. Things kicked off this past weekend with Marvel Studios star Brie Larson hosting Disneyland’s Candlelight Processional. There’s upcoming Christmas movie fun to be had in theaters with the 20th anniversary of Elf, and…

Image: DreamWorks AnimationIf you’re someone who likes knowing how media gets made and what things looked like before their final product, you’ll be pleased to hear that test footage of the original Shrek movie has been released online. And it’s...well, you can see below.Are Fans Tired of Marvel and DC? Superhero Fatigue at NYCC 2023Posted on YouTube by the Zoom Art Studio, the footage is short, but fascinating. It’s the titular ogre dancing in the street to James Brown’s “I Feel Good,” and upon getting held up by a…

Shrek, Po from “Kung Fu Panda,” Boss Baby and more are set to be playable in GameMill Entertainment’s upcoming “DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing,” which has no firm release date at present but is confirmed to be coming to all major platforms, including PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S & X, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The game will cost $40, though there’ll be a $50 “digital deluxe” edition. The more expensive edition will include exclusive characters Master Oogway from “Kung Fu Panda” and Wolf…

Image: Disney/LucasfilmThe month of June has been pretty crowded with one blockbuster (or more) releasing each week. Closing out June is Disney’s Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny, Harrison Ford’s first lead blockbuster role in yearsand his final portrayal of the role he’s inhabited since Raiders of the Lost Ark back in 1981. And for a franchise that hasn’t really been around in that way since 2008, the newest installment is starting off rather soft.Becoming Besties with Rachel and Sarah | YOLO: Silver…

High school is hell, especially if you’re from a family of mythical sea beasts attempting to blend in on land. That’s the coming-of-age context for this latest fantastical fable from DreamWorks Animation, the studio behind Shrek. Ruby (Lana Condor) is an ordinary modern teenager – save for the gills she hides under her polo neck – so all she wants is to go to prom with her friends. Even if prom is “a post-colonial, patriarchal construct”. But this year’s dance will be held on a boat, and Ruby’s mother (Toni Collette) has…

Warner Bros.’ The Flash has finally come to theaters, after a gestation process that was much longer and more controversial than the studio likely intended. With pre-release social media buzz hyping it up and solid, sometimes glowing reviews, it seemed like the multiversal action movie could make a big splash in theaters. And the actual reality turns out to be...ehhhhhh?Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning HeroesAt time of writing, Variety reports the superhero flick has the number…

Image via DreamWorks Animation It wasn’t too long ago that I would see massive billboards advertising the latest DreamWorks or Disney animated films. Once, not long ago (I swear I’m not a boomer; I’m in my twenties), I would turn on my TV or watch a YouTube video, only to get inundated with commercials for new movies. Today, I realized movie advertising has changed without me noticing when I saw an ad for tie-in frozen yogurt with a new DreamWorks film titled Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken. It’s not that it’s…

Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris (Getty Images), Pascal Le Segretain (Getty Images)Universal Pictures’ upcoming live-action remake of Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon animated franchise has found its leading actors. Rainn Wilson’s First Fandoms: Star Trek And D&DThe Hollywood Reporter has announced that Mason Thames, who starred in Scott Derrickson’s The Black Phone, has been cast as Hiccup, a young Viking prince who befriends a injured dragon and becomes its protector in a world that wants to wipe the creatures out of…

Disney’s much-anticipated Little Mermaid live-action remake is out this week, which makes the timing of DreamWorks’ new trailer for Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken—which features “evil mermaids,” as well as the perils of high school—feel not entirely coincidental.RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN | New TrailerThere’s also a bit of The Princess Diaries in this one, in that a geeky teen gets the “surprise, you’re royalty!” shock of her young life—albeit there are way more giant tentacles involved in this particular fairy tale.…