DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda 4 is directed by Mike Mitchell, co-directed by Stephanie Ma Stine and produced by Rebecca Huntley. I first spoke with them back in December at the launch of the film’s first trailer. Now that I’ve seen the entire movie (which opens in theaters this Friday March 8th), here’s my new Animation […]
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INTERVIEW: The 411 On “Kung Fu Panda 4”
March 4th, 2024 
Jackson Murphy 
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No Comments » INTERVIEW: “The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday” Brings Good Tidings
November 20th, 2023 Jackson Murphy DreamWorks presents a feisty, heisty new prequel special to one of their most recent hit movies. The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday premieres Thursday November 30th on Netflix. Director (and seven-time Emmy-winner) Bret Haaland and Executive Producer Katherine Nolfi join me for this Animation Scoop Q&A. (This interview was edited for length and clarity.) […]
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November 6th, 2023 Jackson Murphy Following a shift to VOD at the start of the COVID pandemic with Trolls World Tour, DreamWorks is bringing Poppy and Branch back to the big screen with the new third feature in the popular pop music franchise. Trolls Band Together is already a hit overseas, and held preview screenings nationwide in North America this […]
INTERVIEW: Dear “Dew Drop Diaries”
July 21st, 2023 Jackson Murphy This Monday July 24th, DreamWorks debuts a new family animated series on Netflix. It’s Dew Drop Diaries, from Creator and EP Rick Suvalle and EP Aliki Theofilopoulos. Tiny fairies called Dew Drops have a large impact on kids in The Big City, helping them with various tasks and to make their days a little bit […]
INTERVIEW: Ready To Release “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken”
June 28th, 2023 Jackson Murphy DreamWorks Animation’s new family action/adventure comedy Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken opens this Friday June 30th. It’s already made a big splash this summer at Annecy and through early preview showings at Regal Cinemas locations nationwide. Oscar nominated director Kirk DeMicco (The Croods) and producer Kelly Cooney Cilella (Trolls World Tour) join me to discuss making […]
Dreamworks Animation To Present New Projects at Annecy
March 10th, 2023 Jerry Beck DreamWorks Animation, the Oscar-winning studio of the Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon, Trolls, The Boss Baby, Puss in Boots and Kung Fu Panda franchises, will showcase its latest projects at the 2023 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, which will be held from June 11-17, 2023. The studio’s presentations are set to feature the latest offerings from DreamWorks Animation, which seamlessly blend renewed installments […]
REVIEW: “Puss In Boots: The Last Wish”
January 5th, 2023 Martin Goodman DreamWorks Animation has found a new sport: outperforming far more costly and heavily promoted Disney movies. As a result, the latest entry, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (PIB2 for the duration of this review), is better, livelier, and far more creative than the tedious and disappointing Disney opus Strange World. One might think this […]
INTERVIEW: Director Joel Crawford discusses “Puss In Boots: The Last Wish”
December 15th, 2022 Jackson Murphy It’s been 11 years since DreamWorks released the Oscar-nominated, hit Shrek prequel Puss in Boots. Now Antonio Banderas returns as the beloved cinematic cat in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (which takes place after the events of 2010’s Shrek Forever After). Universal screened The Last Wish in theaters nationwide over Thanksgiving weekend ahead of […]
DreamWorks Animation Debuts New Logo Sequence
November 25th, 2022 Jerry Beck DreamWorks Animation has created an all new logo sequence that will first be seen on the upcoming feature film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, in theaters December 21st. The new curtain raiser features DreamWorks’ iconic moonchild in flight, soaring through the stars amongst the studio’s celebrated franchises including this year’s The Bad Guys, alongside […]
TRAILER: Dreamworks’ “Dragons: The Nine Realms” Season 4
November 3rd, 2022 Lauren Ashton On November 17th, new episodes of DreamWorks’Dragons: The Nine Realms will be available on Hulu and Peacock. Inspired by the hit How To Train Your Dragon films, this series features the voice talents of Jeremy Shada, Julia Stiles, Haley Joel Osment, Marcus Scribner, Aimee Garcia, Ashley Liao, Lauren Tom, Keston John, Justina Machado and D’arcy […]
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July 11th, 2022 Jackson Murphy Po the Panda is back! And so is Jack Black. He reprises the role of the beloved DreamWorks character in new animated series Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, premiering this Thursday July 14th on Netflix. I spoke with executive producers Peter Hastings and Shaunt Nigoghossian about the next chapter in the action and comedy […]
TRAILER: Dreamworks/Netflix “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight”
June 16th, 2022 Jerry Beck Jack Black returns to Kung Fu Panda in the new series Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on a collection of four powerful weapons, Po must leave his home to embark on a globe-trotting quest for redemption and justice that finds him partnered up with a […]
TRAILER: “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
June 15th, 2022 Jerry Beck This fall, everyone’s favorite leche-loving, swashbuckling, fear-defying feline returns. For the first time in more than a decade, DreamWorks Animation presents a new adventure in the Shrek universe as daring outlaw Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for peril and disregard for safety have taken their toll. Puss has burned through eight of his […]
INTERVIEW: All Aboard The “Pinecone And Pony” Express
April 6th, 2022 Jackson Murphy Stephanie Kaliner is the executive producer and showrunner of new DreamWorks Animation series Pinecone and Pony. It’s adapted from author Kate Beaton’s popular picture book “The Princess and the Pony” and premieres this Friday April 8th on AppleTV+. Pinecone, a curious and adventurous girl, and her best friend — a pony named Pony — learn […]
Jack Black is Back in Dreamworks “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight”
March 16th, 2022 Jerry Beck Today on National Panda Day, Jack Black has announced on his Tik Tok that he will reprise his role as the ‘Kung Fu Panda’, Po, in the animated series Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on a collection of four powerful weapons, Po must leave his […]
