Dreamworks Animation Announces Lineup Through 2012

Dreamworks animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenburg will release the companies upcoming films tomorrow for investors. The movies are scheduled to be released through 2012 and consist of five original projects and several sequels to popular franchises. All of these projects are slated to be released in 3D. This past March Dreamworks released Monsters VS. Aliens which currently stands as the years highest grossing film. Last summer Dreamworks released King Fu Panda which was both critically and commercially successful. Continue reading to check out Variety’s list of the films which Dreamworks has planned over the next few years.

2010

How to Train Your Dragon

Set in the world of Vikings and dragons, it centers on an awkward teen who befriends an injured dragon. How to Train Your Dragon arrives in theaters March 26, 2010.

Shrek 4

Now titled, Shrek Forever After, the fourth installment in the hugely successful Shrek franchise will hit theaters May 21, 2010

Oobermind

Originally titled Mastermind, this Robert Downey, Jr. voiced movie is about a superhero who finds little meaning in his life after his nemesis is no longer around. Check out Oobermind in theaters November 5, 2010.

2011

Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom

Jack Black returns as the clumsy, yet masterful martial artist in this sequel to the hit 2008 animated movie. The Kung Fu Panda sequel lands in theaters June 3, 2011.

The Guardians

Based on a chilrens book The Guardians unites Santa Clause, The Easter Bunny, The Tooth Fairy, Jack Frost, and the Sandman to defend the world from the Boogeyman. This creative story will be released November 4, 2011.

2012

Puss in Boots

A spin-off of the popular kitten from the Shrek movies. Voiced by Antonio Banderas, Puss in Boots will hit theaters March 30, 2012

Also in 2012:

Dreamworks has a third Madagascar film planned. The second movie was released this past November and grossed almost $200 million domestically. The third film will take the animals from Africa to a traveling circus in Europe.

The Croods, a caveman comedy is currently in development as is Super Secret Ghost Project which asks the question of what ghosts think about humans. Both of these films are still on the drawing board but are still a possibility for 2012.

What do you think about these list of films? I look forward to another Kung Fu Panda film, Oobermind sounds like fun, and The Guardians sounds like the most original choice in the bunch. My only concern is the fact that these movies will all be released in 3D. I think that is a little overkill, but that is apparently the wave of the future.