Mark Swift: Last News

Ben Croll Nearly two decades after the character broke out in “Shrek 2″ and 11 years since his last solo outing, Puss in Boots – that Antonio Banderas-voiced rapscallion who wields his saucer eyes as dangerously as he does his sword – made his swashbuckling return to the big screen at an Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival presentation that saw the first 27 minutes of DreamWorks’ upcoming “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” screen before a packed auditorium.Cheering before the opening song gave way to an action scene, the Annecy crowd greeted their feline friend with a pop idol’s welcome – neatly mirroring the energetic musical number happening on screen.“At the forefront of our minds was not just reintroducing Puss to the world, but introducing the world to where the character is now,” director Joel Crawford tells Variety.

DreamWorks Animation on Friday unveiled a new, 32-second curtain raiser that will open its films going forward. 

family of a young man who tragically died from a single stab wound. Assistant coroner Anthony Howard opened an inquest into the death of Casey Lewis Badhams, 20.

Universal has reserved two 2022 release dates for its upcoming Dreamworks Animation movies.

Janet W. Lee Production on set was halted earlier this year, but animated films have continued to entertain audiences from the comfort of their homes.The creators behind hit animated films — Glen Keane, Kori Rae, Dan Scanlon, Pete Docter, Joel Crawford, Mark Swift, Gennie Rim, Dana Murray, Tomm Moore and Norah Twomey — discussed their recent works during Variety’s FYC Fest.When creating Netflix’s “Over the Moon,” Keane, who reimagined the story of Chinese moon goddess Chang’e, said he tried to focus on “thinking like a child, loving characters that believe the impossible is possible.”“When I was reading the script, Fei Fei just captured my imagination,” he said.

Game of Thrones stars Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa are teaming up to star in a unique zombie adventure entitled Good Bad & Undead for Legendary.The project will be directed by Max Barbakow, based on an original idea by writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (Baywatch), according to Deadline.Barbakow is coming off Andy Samberg's Palm Springs, which was acquired at Sundance by Neon and Hulu for $22 million, the largest acquisition ever at the fest.