Oscar-Winning Composer Alan Menken to Score Skydance Animation’s ‘Spellbound’
Grammy Award winner Glenn Slater to write lyrics, and Grammy Award winner Chris Montan to serve as executive music producer, on Vicky Jenson’s upcoming animated feature.
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Skydance Media Acquires Ilion Animation Studios
John Lasseter-led animation studio’s purchase of Spanish CG animation studio brings development and production under one roof; new entity will be named Skydance Animation Madrid.
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Peggy Holmes Named New Director on Skydance Animation’s ‘Luck’
Alessandro Carloni leaves the production reportedly due to creative differences with studio head John Lasseter.
Emma Thompson to Skydance Animation: ‘I Can Only Do What Feels Right’
Praising ‘Luck’ director Alessandro Carloni, two-time Oscar-winning actor outlines concerns about Skydance Animation’s hire of former Disney and Pixar chief creative officer John Lasseter in a letter to the studio.
Lasseter ‘Deeply Sorry for My Actions’
Former Disney and Pixar chief creative officer expresses contrition for past ‘missteps’ at town hall meeting with staffers at Skydance Animation.
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Mirielle Soria: Paramount Animation Staffers ‘Not Obligated’ to Work with Lasseter
Delivering a personal take on John Lasseter’s appointment as head of Skydance Animation at a town hall meeting on Monday, Paramount Animation president Mirielle Soria says ‘no one should feel obligated to work with him.’
Skydance Developing ‘The Fourteenth Goldfish’ Feature
Feature based on the best-selling book by Jennifer L. Holm will be written by Theodore Melfi and Kimberly Quinn, and directed by Victor Maldonado and Alfredo Torres.
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Paramount Adds ‘Monster on the Hill,’ ‘Luck’ Features
Studio also unveils title for ‘SpongeBob SquarePants: It’s a Wonderful Sponge’ and offers sneak peek at ‘Wonder Park’ during CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
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'Tangled' Director Nathan Greno Joins Skydance Media
Animation veteran will create and direct the original feature ‘Powerless.’
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Locksmith, Fox Set ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ for 2020
Crew announced for the feature, the first in a multiyear production deal between the studios expected to produce a new movie every 12 to 18 months.
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Bill Damaschke to Head Animation at Skydance Media
DreamWorks veteran will oversee creative direction and strategy for the company’s recently created animation and family entertainment division.
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Alessandro Carloni Talks ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’
Veteran animator and story artist discusses the challenges of helming DreamWorks Animation’s latest hit in the ‘Kung Fu Panda’ feature film franchise.
Po Reunites with His Poppa in New ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Trailer
New trailer introduces J.K. Simmons as the supernatural villain Kai in DreamWorks Animation’s forthcoming CG animated feature, ‘Kung Fu Panda 3.’
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The VIEW Looks Great from Turin
Italy’s VIEW Conference 2015 is just around the corner, with a top lineup of industry leaders preparing for a memorable week of presentations and al dente agnolotti.
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Alessandro Carloni to Present The Making of ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ at VIEW 2015
‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ co-director Alessandro Carloni to present a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the next installment in the DreamWorks Animation franchise at Italy’s leading computer graphics conference.
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Alessandro Carloni to Co-Direct ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’
Alessandro Carloni joins Jennifer Yuh as director on DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Kung Fu Panda 3.’
