DreamWorks

INTERVIEW: “Madagascar” Back In Theaters For 20th Anniversary
Directors Tom McGrath and Eric Darnell reflect on making the star-studded comedy classic, which spawned two sequels, a Penguins spinoff film, TV shows and holiday specials. And is a new installment is on the way?
INTERVIEW: A Devotion To “Wednesdays With Gramps”

INTERVIEW: A Devotion To “Wednesdays With Gramps”

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
November 26th, 2025
A new DreamWorks Animation short focuses on a teen who visits his grandpa and discovers a passion that will strengthen their relationship. It is Oscar qualified and vying for Best Animated Short Film consideration. Co-Director Chris Copeland and producer Shabrayia Cleaver share what makes them so proud about Wednesdays with Gramps. (This Animation Scoop Q&A was […]
INTERVIEW: A Breakdown Of “The Bad Guys: Breaking In”

INTERVIEW: A Breakdown Of “The Bad Guys: Breaking In”

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
October 29th, 2025
DreamWorks Animation gang is now headlining a prequel series. The Bad Guys: Breaking In, from executive producers Bret Haaland and Katherine Nolfi, premieres Wednesday November 6th on Netflix.

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DreamWorks Animation Announces Plans to Release MoonRay as Open Source Software

DreamWorks Animation announced their intent to release their proprietary production renderer, MoonRay, as open source software later this year. MoonRay is DreamWorks’ state-of-the-art MCRT renderer, which has been used on feature films such as How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Croods: A New Age, The Bad Guys, and the upcoming Puss In Boots: […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|August 5, 2022
DreamWorks Animation Announces Plans to Release MoonRay as Open Source Software

INTERVIEW With The Masters Of “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight”

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 […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|July 11, 2022
INTERVIEW With The Masters Of “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight”

TRAILER: Dreamworks/Netflix “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight”

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 […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|June 16, 2022
TRAILER: Dreamworks/Netflix “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight”

TRAILER: “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”

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 […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|June 15, 2022
TRAILER: “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”

INTERVIEW: Brandon Sawyer Puts The Boss Baby “Back In The Crib”

Four years ago I interviewed Brandon Sawyer, who was executive producing the first Boss Baby spinoff series Back in Business. Now he returns as EP of the new, follow-up series The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib, debuting this Thursday May 19th on Netflix. Sawyer shares what drew him BACK to the iconic DreamWorks character […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|May 17, 2022
INTERVIEW: Brandon Sawyer Puts The Boss Baby “Back In The Crib”

REVIEW: Dreamworks “The Bad Guys”

While DreamWorks may not be able to summon the financial and technical resources that you-know-who possesses, that does not mean that they cannot produce a good film, and with their latest effort, The Bad Guys, they mostly succeed. Though the world-building is weird, and some character reversals are rather facile, this is one entertaining flick […]
Avatar photoMartin Goodman|May 13, 2022
REVIEW: Dreamworks “The Bad Guys”

Dreamworks Animation To Present New Projects at Annecy

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 […]