Disney to Keep DreamWorks’ Films at Showtime
The Walt Disney Co. has renewed its output deal with Showtime for the titles it distributes for DreamWorks, the companies announced Thursday. Pact will keep films including “Lincoln,” “War Horse,”...
View ArticleDreamWorks Inks Metropolitan Deal in France
DreamWorks Studios has inked further output deals with indie distribs, including Metropolitan FilmExport in France, as part of its pact with David Garrett’s Mister Smith Entertainment to rep...
View ArticleDreamWorks Signs Carla Hacken to First Look Deal
DreamWorks Studios has signed a first look deal with producer Carla Hacken through her Paper Pictures banner. Hacken had previously served as president of production at New Regency. She also spent 15...
View ArticleDreamWorks Animation Buys YouTube Channel AwesomenessTV for $33 Million
DreamWorks Animation announced Wednesday it has acquired AwesomenessTV, a teen-skewed YouTube channel, for $33 million. However, DWA could end up spending as much as $117 million depending on...
View ArticleSteven Spielberg: Tackling TV on His Own Terms
DreamWorks mogul Steven Spielberg wants to work on his own terms, so he’s decided to write the checks himself.
View ArticleNickelodeon Vet Marjorie Cohn to Run DreamWorks Animation Television
Now that it has 1,200 hours of original programming to produce for distributors like Netflix and Super RTL over the next five years, DreamWorks Animation has tapped veteran Nickelodeon executive...
View ArticleEven Hollywood Studios That Churn Out Hits Use Pre-Sales to Minimize Downside
When DreamWorks Studios decided to start pre-selling international territories one year ago, some observers took it as a sign that its main financier, India’s Reliance Entertainment, was scaling back.
View ArticleDreamWorks, Fox Bring ‘Shrek the Musical’ to the Living Room
Stage and touring events may be a big and growing side business for studios, but DreamWorks Animation is looking to generate even more coin from its theatrical biz, with “Shrek the Musical” set to be...
View ArticleDerek Cianfrance to Direct ‘The Light Between Oceans’ for DreamWorks
DreamWorks has tapped “Blue Valentine” helmer Derek Cianfrance to direct “The Light Between Oceans,” the company announced Tuesday. Pic is based on the debut novel from M.L. Stedman and will be...
View ArticleOriental DreamWorks Rewrites Its China Production Strategy
Describing Oriental DreamWorks as a “Chinese content company,” the outfit’s head of production Joe Aguilar this week laid out a substantially expanded production mandate for the one-year old joint...
View ArticlePaul Greengrass Parts Ways With DreamWorks’‘Chicago 7′ (EXCLUSIVE)
After spending the last few weeks trying to decide on what the cost of DreamWorks’ “The Trial of the Chicago 7″ would be, the production company and director Paul Greengrass have decided to part ways...
View ArticleMichael Fassbender and Rachel Weisz to Shine in ‘The Light Between Oceans’
Drama to shoot in New Zealand from September.
View ArticleDreamWorks Acquires Michael Crichton Novel ‘Micro’
DreamWorks Studios has acquired the film rights to the Michael Crichton novel “Micro,” with Frank Marshall attached to produce. The high-concept thriller follows a group of graduate students lured to...
View ArticleSteven Spielberg Puts His Own Big Bucks Into the New Amblin Partners (EXCLUSIVE)
Steven Spielberg has made the rare-for-him move of investing his own money in the latest iteration of his DreamWorks Studios, putting $50 million into the new multimedia company that he named after his...
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