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‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Sand & Spice Trailer: Jack Black and Awkwafina Team Up Against Viola Davis

Jack Black returns as Po in DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 4, in theaters March 8, 2024.

Synopsis: After many death-defying adventures, Po, the Dragon Warrior, has been chosen to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace, but before that can happen, he needs to find and train a new Dragon Warrior.

Seems simple enough. However, there’s been a recent sighting of a wicked, powerful sorceress named Chameleon (Viola Davis), a tiny lizard who can shapeshift into any creature. And Chameleon has her eyes on Po’s Staff of Wisdom, which would give her the power to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished to the spirit realm.

And so the adventure begins…

Kung Fu Panda 4 stars Dustin Hoffman as Kung Fu master, Shifu; James Hong as Po’s adoptive father, Mr. Ping; Bryan Cranston as Po’s birth father, Li, Ian McShane as Tai Lung, Shifu’s former student and arch-nemesis; Ke Huy Quan as Han, the leader of the Den of Thieves; and Awkwafina as Zhen, a quick-witted thief and Po’s new sidekick.

Kung Fu Panda 4 is directed by Mike Mitchell, co-directed by Stephanie Ma Stine and written by Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger and Darren Lemke.

THQ and DreamWorks Animation announce partnership

THQ and DreamWorks Animation today announced that they have entered into multi-year, multi-property licensing agreements granting THQ the exclusive worldwide rights to develop and publish video games based on DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming animated feature films, Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom and Puss In Boots, as well as the CG animated television show, The Penguins of Madagascar.

The new agreements grant THQ exclusive worldwide rights to publish interactive games based on these DreamWorks Animation properties for all console and handheld systems, including Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Nintendo Wii Virtual Console, and wireless devices.

THQ plans to release videogames in conjunction with DreamWorks Animation’s theatrical releases, as follows:

– Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom, the sequel to Kung Fu Panda, is scheduled to be released on June 3, 2011.

– Puss In Boots, based on one of the characters in the Shrek universe, is scheduled to be released on November 4, 2011.

– Also, THQ previously announced the rights to publish videogames based on MegaMind (previously known as Oobermind), which is scheduled to be released on November 5, 2010.

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WALL-E nominated for six Oscars

The morning it was announced that Pixar’s WALL-E had been nominated for six Academy Awards, including best Animated Feature. Competing against WALL-E are Disney’s Bolt and DreamWorks Animations’ Kung Fu Panda.

The other awards WALL-E was nominated for are:
Original Screenplay
Score
Song (Down to Earth)
Sound Mixing
Sound Editing.

WALL-E tied Beauty Beast as the animated movie with the most Oscar nominations. Rounding out the animated movie nominees were Waltz With Bashir for Foreign Language Film and La Maison de Petits Cubes, Lavatory – Lovestory, Oktapodi, Presto, and This Way Up for Animated Short Film.

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2009 Golden Globe animation nominees

The 66th Annual Golden Globe nominees have been announced and Kung Fu Panda, WALL-E and Bolt were nominated for Best Animated Film. Both WALL-E and Bolt were also nominated for Best Original Song. The nominated WALL-E song was co-written by Peter Gabriel and the “Bolt” song was co-written by Miley Cyrus.

The Golden Globes ceremony will be broadcast on Sunday, January 11th, 2009 at 8 PM EST on NBC.

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36th Annie Awards nominees announced

The 36th annual Annie Awards nominations have been announced. Leading the pack is Kung Fu Panda with 17 nominations, followed by Bolt with 9 and WALL-E with 8.

PRODUCTION CATEGORIES

Best Animated Feature
* Bolt – Walt Disney Animation Studios
* Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
* $9.99 – Sherman Pictures/Lama Films
* WALL-E – Pixar Animation Studios
* Waltz With Bashir – Sony Pictures Classics/Bridgit Folman, Les Films D’ici, Razor Films

Best Animated Home Entertainment Production
* Batman: Gotham Knight – Warner Bros. Animation
* Christmas Is Here Again – Easy To Dream Entertainment
* Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs – The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
* Justice League: The New Frontier – Warner Bros. Animation
* The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning – DisneyToon Studios

Best Animated Short Subject
* Glago’s Guest – Walt Disney Animation Studios
* Hot Dog – Bill Plympton Studio
* Presto – Pixar Animation Studios
* Sebastian’s Voodoo – Joaquin Baldwin
* Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death – Aardman Animations Ltd.

Best Animated Television Commercial
* Giant Monster – Curious Pictures
* Long Legs Mr. Hyde – Curious Pictures
* Rotofugi: The Collectors – Screen Novelties
* Sarah – Z Animation
* United Airlines ‘Heart’ – Duck Studios

Best Animated Television Production
* King of the Hill – 20th Century Fox TV
* Moral Orel – ShadowMachine
* Phineas and Ferb – Disney Television Animation
* Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II – ShadowMachine
* The Simpsons – Gracie Films/Fox TV

Best Animated Television Production Produced for Children
* A Miser Brothers Christmas – Warner Bros. Animation
* Avatar: The Last Airbender – Nickelodeon
* Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “Destination Imagination” – Cartoon Network Studios
* The Mighty B! – Nickelodeon
* Underfist: Halloween Bash – Cartoon Network Studios

Best Animated Video Game
* Dead Space – Electronic Arts
* Kung Fu Panda – Activision
* WALL-E – Heavy Iron Studios, a division of THQ, Inc.

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES

Animated Effects
* Alen Lai Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who – Blue Sky Studios
* Li-Ming Lawrence Lee Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
* Fangwei Lee Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa – DreamWorks Animation
* Kevin Lee Bolt – Walt Disney Animation Studios
* Enrique Vila WALL-E – Pixar Animation Studios

Character Animation in a Feature Production
* James Baxter Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
* Jeff Gabor Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who – Blue Sky Studios
* Philippe Le Brun Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
* Victor Navone WALL-E – Pixar Animation Studios
* Dan Wagner Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Television Production or Short Form
* Sandro Cleuzo Secrets of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation
* Joshua A. Jennings Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II – ShadowMachine
* Pierre Perifel Secrets of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
* Valerie Hadida Igor – Exodus Film Group
* Sang Jun Lee Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who – Blue Sky Studios
* Nico Marlet Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation

Character Design in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
* Bryan Arnett – Mighty B! “Bat Mitzah Crashers” – Nickelodeon
* Ben Balistreri – Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “Mondo Coco” – Cartoon Network Studios
* Sean Galloway The Spectacular Spider-Man – Sony Pictures Television
* Jorge Gutierrez – El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera “The Good, The Bad, The Tigre” – Nickelodeon
* Nico Marlet Secrets of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation

Directing in an Animated Feature Production
* Sam Fell, Rob Stevenhagen The Tale Of Despereaux – Universal Pictures
* Ari Folman Waltz With Bashir – Sony Pictures Classics/Bridgit Folman, Les Films D’ici, Razor Films
* Tatia Rosenthal 9.99 – Sherman Pictures/Lama Films
* John Stevenson & Mark Osborne Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
* Andrew Stanton WALL-E – Pixar Animation Studios

Directing in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
* Bob Anderson – The Simpsons “Treehouse of Horror XIX” – Gracie Films/Fox TV
* Joaquim Dos Santos – Avatar: The Last Airbender “Sozin’s Comet Pt. 3” – Nickelodeon
* Craig McCracken, Rob Renzetti – Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “Destination Imagination” – Cartoon Network Studios
* Chris McKay – Moral Orel “Passing” – ShadowMachine
* Alan Smart – SpongeBob SquarePants “Penny Foolish” – Nickelodeon

Music in an Animated Feature Production
* Kevin Manthei – Batman: Gotham Knight – Warner Bros. Animation
* John Powell – Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who – Blue Sky Studios
* Max Richter – Waltz With Bashir – Sony Pictures Classics/Bridgit Folman, Les Films D’ici, Razor Films
* William Ross – The Tale Of Despereaux – Universal Pictures
* Hans Zimmer & John Powell – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation

Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
* Carl Finch & Brave Combo – Click and Clack’s “As the Wrench Turns” – CTTV Productions
* Henry Jackman, Hans Zimmer & John Powell – Secrets of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation
* Kevin Kiner – “Star Wars The Clone Wars: Rising Malevolence” – Lucasfilm Animation Ltd.
* Guy Moon – Back at the Barnyard “Cowman: The Uddered Avenger” – Nickelodeon/Omation
* Guy Michelmore – “Growing Up Creepie: Rockabye Freakie” – Taffy Entertainment LLC

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
* Ralph Eggleston WALL-E – Pixar Animation Studios
* Paul Felix Bolt – Walt Disney Animation Studios
* Tang Heng Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
* Evgeni Tomov The Tale Of Despereaux – Universal Pictures
* Raymond Zibach Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation

Production Design in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
* Andy Harkness Glago’s Guest – Walt Disney Animation Studios
* Tang Heng Secrets of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation
* Seonna Hong – The Mighty B! “Bee Patients” – Nickelodeon
* Dan Krall – Chowder “The Heavy Sleeper” – Cartoon Network Studios
* Raymond Zibach Secrets of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
* Alessandro Carloni – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
* Ronnie Del Carmen – WALL-E – Pixar Animation Studios
* Joe Mateo Bolt – Walt Disney Animation Studios
* Jen Yuh Nelson – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
* Rob Stevenhagen – The Tale Of Despereaux – Universal Pictures

Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
* Butch Hartman – Fairly OddParents “Mission: Responsible” – Nickelodeon
* Andy Kelly – Ni Hao, Kai-Lan “Twirly Whirly Flyers” – Nickelodeon Productions/Nelvana
* Andy Schuler – Secret of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation
* Eddie Trigueros The Mighty B! “Name Shame” – Nickelodeon
* Chris Williams Glago’s Guest – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
* Ben Burtt – Voice of WALL-E – WALL-E – Pixar Animation Studios
* Dustin Hoffman – Voice of Shifu – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
* James Hong – Voice of Mr. Ping – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
* Ian McShane – Voice of Tai Lung – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
* Mark Walton – Voice of Rhino – Bolt – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
* Ahmed Best – Voice of Jar Jar Binks – Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II – ShadowMachine
* Seth MacFarlane – Voice of Peter Griffin – Family Guy “I Dream of Jesus” – Fox TV Animation/Fuzzy Door Productions
* Dwight Schultz – Voice of Mung Daal – Chowder “Apprentice Games” – Cartoon Network Studios

Writing in an Animated Feature Production
* Jon Aibel & Glenn Berger – Kung Fu Panda – DreamWorks Animation
* Etan Cohen and Eric Darnell & Tom McGrath – Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa – DreamWorks Animation
* Ari Folman – Waltz With Bashir – Sony Pictures Classics/Bridgit Folman, Les Films D’ici, Razor Films
* Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio – Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who – Blue Sky Studios

Writing in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
* Joel H. Cohen – The Simpsons “The Debarted” – Gracie Films/Fox TV
* Scott Kreamer – El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera “Mustache Love” – Nickelodeon
* Paul McEvoy and Todd Berger – Secrets of the Furious Five – DreamWorks Animation
* Tom Root, Douglas Goldstein, Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Dan Milano, Matthew Senreich, Kevin Shinick, Zeb Wells – Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II – ShadowMachine
* Chris Williams – Glago’s Guest – Walt Disney Animation Studios

JURIED AWARDS

Winsor McCay recipients – Mike Judge, John Lasseter and Nick Park for career contributions to the art of animation.

June Foray award – Bill Turner for significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation.

Certificate of Merit award – Amir Avini, Mike Fontanelli, Kathy Turner, Alex Vassilev.

14 animated films submitted for Oscar consideration

Fourteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 81st Academy Awards.

The 14 submitted features are:
“Bolt”
“Delgo”
“Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!”
“Dragon Hunters”
“Fly Me to the Moon”
“Igor”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”
“$9.99”
“The Sky Crawlers”
“Sword of the Stranger”
“The Tale of Despereaux”
“WALL-E”
“Waltz with Bashir”

“Bolt,” “Delgo,” “Dragon Hunters,” “$9.99,” “The Sky Crawlers,” “The Tale of Despereaux” and “Waltz with Bashir” have not yet had their required Los Angeles qualifying run. Submitted features must fulfill the theatrical release requirements and meet all of the category’s other qualifying rules before they can advance in the voting process.

Under the rules for this category, a maximum of 3 films can be nominated in a year in which the field of eligible entries numbers at least 8 but fewer than 16.

Films submitted in the Animated Feature Film category also may qualify for Academy Awards in other categories, including Best Picture, provided they meet the requirements for those categories.

The 81st Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

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