iEye Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) The article says: Menken will contribute material to a musical episode of the ABC sitcom The Neighbors and Dreamworks' animated film adaptation of the 1970s TV series Lidsville. Edited January 26, 2013 by iEye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoot Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Wow Alan Menken jumping ship... Curious turnover happening nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Wow Alan Menken jumping ship... Curious turnover happening nowadays.He's still got a good relationship with Disney especially with a hit show on Broadway with Newsies and the upcoming stage version of Aladdin, wonder who's writing lyrics, I'm guessing its Glenn Slater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 The last time a non-sequel made 200 M was in 2010. I don't see it happening this year or even next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandrew Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) The last time a non-sequel made 200 M was in 2010. I don't see it happening this year or even next year. Ted? Lorax? Hunger Games? Brave? Edited February 24, 2013 by jandrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Dreamworks to lay off 350 employees http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/dreamworks-animation-lay-350-employees-79381 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoot Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 That sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickvD Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I saw this coming. I even said it on another forum around the time ROTG opened. The Shrek cash-flow has slowed down and they haven't been able to deliver a consistent level of quality that will allow for them to keep the amount of employees they have. It's sad. Because it used to be the best place to work for an animator. Meanwhile, WDAS hasn't had any lay-offs in a while and this summer they will, for the first time in a long time, have two films in development simultaneously. Here's to hoping some of the talented animators will find work there or elsewhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I saw this coming. I even said it on another forum around the time ROTG opened. The Shrek cash-flow has slowed down and they haven't been able to deliver a consistent level of quality that will allow for them to keep the amount of employees they have. It's sad. Because it used to be the best place to work for an animator. Meanwhile, WDAS hasn't had any lay-offs in a while and this summer they will, for the first time in a long time, have two films in development simultaneously. Here's to hoping some of the talented animators will find work there or elsewhere.Dreamworks being a public company means there is little room for a film not doing well, they're trying to expand into other areas like television and theme parks but its the films that determine their fate hence why the need for 2-3 films a year. I wonder if Katzenberg will step down if Croods and Turbo don't do well, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoot Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I don't know if he'd step down but I wonder if he'd consider selling... And if so, to who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandrew Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I don't know if he'd step down but I wonder if he'd consider selling... And if so, to who? You can bet Disney will be trying to pull out a checkbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoot Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 You can bet Disney will be trying to pull out a checkbook. I wouldn't bet on it but who knows? Disney's already got a huge library, they already own Pixar, and WDAS has been doing much better as of late. WiR beat RotG pretty handily. Only reason I can see them buying DWA is for their library... But would Lasseter really want to have to produce movies for Shrek and Po? I would say Universal would be the best place to land DWA. They're already in their parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandrew Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I wouldn't bet on it but who knows? Disney's already got a huge library, they already own Pixar, and WDAS has been doing much better as of late. WiR beat RotG pretty handily.Only reason I can see them buying DWA is for their library... But would Lasseter really want to have to produce movies for Shrek and Po?I would say Universal would be the best place to land DWA. They're already in their parks. Well I was being more sarcastic, especially since Katzeburg probably doesn't want to go back to Disney, and Disney would truly hold a Hollywood monopoly, especially in animation, so I don't see that, but I can see Disney making an attempt. If they had to sell I could see Fox or back to Viacom or even Time Warner. I think Universal is happy with Illumination, though FOX was content with Blue Sky and they still decided to distribute DWA, so I see WB, FOX, and Uni in that order, theoretically, if they did have to sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoot Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I forgot Universal had Illumination... FOX also has Blue Sky already... WB does sound like the best bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandrew Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I forgot Universal had Illumination... FOX also has Blue Sky already... WB does sound like the best bet. WB's been trying to re-kickstart it's animation, but I haven't heard much lately. If they do lose the Lengendary Pictures deal, though I hope not, then they should really consider buying DWA. They can possibly do with those characters what they did with Bugs and Daffy. Plus, Time Warner also owns Cartoon Network, HBO, and TBS, check. WB characters are promoted at Six Flags, check. Warner is good with merchandising, check. Warner should pounce. Then we could maybe see some good Hanna-Barbera toons by DWA also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 WB's been trying to re-kickstart it's animation, but I haven't heard much lately. If they do lose the Lengendary Pictures deal, though I hope not, then they should really consider buying DWA. They can possibly do with those characters what they did with Bugs and Daffy. Plus, Time Warner also owns Cartoon Network, HBO, and TBS, check. WB characters are promoted at Six Flags, check. Warner is good with merchandising, check. Warner should pounce. Then we could maybe see some good Hanna-Barbera toons by DWA also.Warner Bros would be a suitable buyer as their animation library is just as big if not more bigger than Disneys with not only Looney Tunes but also Hanna Babera, MGM which is basically Tom and Jerry, Cartoon Network properties like Powerpuff Girls and Ben 10 plus Thundercats and DC but WB was never really a feature animation player, it was shorts and television but they had films like Iron Giant, Viacom made sense as they were able to release films through Paramount and TV shows via Nickelodeon.I think Disney are happy with Pixar and with their own animation studio, stuff like Marvel and Star Wars makes sense as theyve had mixed success with big budget live action films, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 DWA is in big troulbe. With ROTG losing them some $100 millions, 350 employees getting cut off currently... More severely, CROODS also looks like to flop ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Twitter Futures: 'The Croods' Starts Building Buzz http://www.boxoffice.com/articles/2013-02-twitter-futures-the-croods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem2x3 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Croods looks much more promising than RotG. Croods actually looks funny, which might sound petty -- but that's a major selling point for family animation. I don't get some of the direction/changes going on in this genre -- seems like people are pushing more and more away from what works/sells and then don't understand what went wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I think both RotG and Croods looked most appealing when they weren't being marketed as laugh-out-loud comedies. Despite what people think is the right formula for a kids film the most successful ones tend to be those that have a meaningful dramatic component. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
