{"id":13368,"date":"2013-11-04T13:59:04","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T18:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/?p=13368"},"modified":"2013-11-20T14:25:39","modified_gmt":"2013-11-20T19:25:39","slug":"dreamworks-animation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2013\/11\/04\/dreamworks-animation\/","title":{"rendered":"DreamWorks Animation"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre>By Cori Rosen<\/pre>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2013\/11\/dreamworks_animation_logo_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" \" title=\"DreamWorks Animation Logo\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seat42f.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Dreamworks-Animation-Logo.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy of collider.com <a href=\"http:\/\/collider.com\/wp-content\/image-base\/Movies\/D\/DreamWorks_Animation\/dreamworks_animation_logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">[1]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">1500 &#8211; A Seasport Blvd<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Redwood City, CA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(650) 562-9000<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"www.dreamworksanimation.com\">www.dreamworksanimation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>A BRIEF HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">DreamWorks Studios was founded by\u00a0Jeffrey Katzenberg, Steven Spielberg, and David Geffen in 1994. Katzenberg started DreamWorks SKG after he dashed from Disney following power struggles with Michael Eisner, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company.\u00a0DreamWorks SKG built a new business division, DreamWorks Animation in 2000. Then in the\u00a0autumn of 2004, Dreamworks Studios spun-off its animation division into DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., a publicly traded company. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksstudios.com\/about\/history\" target=\"_blank\">[2]<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/scottmendelson\/2013\/10\/02\/15-years-of-dreamworks-animation-and-its-complicated-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">[3]<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ABOUT THE COMPANY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dreamworks Animation is a boast-worthy creative company that churns out high-quality entertainment. Dreamworks Animation has theatrically released a whopping twenty-seven animated feature films, including blockbuster favorites <i>Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon, <\/i>and this summer\u2019s <i>Turbo.<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>Although the entertainment factory is widely known for its feature CGI animated films, the company also creates television specials and series as well as live entertainment properties. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\" target=\"_blank\">[4]<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nr9yUFPG1UA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=Nr9yUFPG1UA\" target=\"_blank\">[5]<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>KEY EXECUTIVES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Jeffrey Katzenberg,\u00a0<\/strong>Chief Executive Officer and Director<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/media\/company\/managementteam\/person1.jpg\" width=\"186\" height=\"136\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy of DreamWorks Animation<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\/information\/bio\/katzenberg\" target=\"_blank\"> [6]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">After co-finding DreamWorks SKG, Katzenberg was at the helm of DreamWorks Animation when it became an IPO. Under his leadership, DreamWorks Animation has blossomed into the world&#8217;s largest animation studio in the world and received nine Academy Award nominations and two Best Animated Feature wins.<b>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\/information\/bio\/katzenberg\" target=\"_blank\">[6]<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Lew Coleman,\u00a0<\/strong>President and Chief Financial Officer<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/media\/company\/managementteam\/person2.jpg\" width=\"186\" height=\"136\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy of DreamWorksAnimation.com <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\/information\/bio\/coleman\" target=\"_blank\">[7]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Previously President and Director of the Company, Coleman took on his current position in 2007. Coleman recently oversaw the formation of a joint venture that established a prominent China-focused entertainment company between DreamWorks Animation with China Media Capital, Shanghai Alliance Investment, Ltd., and Shanghai Media Group. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\/information\/bio\/coleman\" target=\"_blank\">[7]<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Heather O&#8217;Connor,\u00a0<\/strong>Chief Accounting Officer<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/media\/company\/managementteam\/person3.jpg\" width=\"186\" height=\"136\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy of DreamWorksAnimation.com <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\/information\/bio\/oconnor\" target=\"_blank\">[8]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">O&#8217;Connor previously served as Director of SEC Reporting for DreamWorks Animation and also worked within the Accounting and Financial Planning &amp; Analysis departments at DreamWorks LLC. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\/information\/bio\/oconnor\" target=\"_blank\">[8]<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Andrew Chang,<\/strong>\u00a0General Counsel and Corporate Secretary<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/media\/company\/managementteam\/person6.jpg\" width=\"186\" height=\"136\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy of DreamWorksAnimation.com <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\/information\/bio\/chang\" target=\"_blank\">[9]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Prior to his current position, Chang held positions as head technology lawyer and head of litigation starting in October 2004 when the Company became publicly-traded. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\/information\/bio\/chang\" target=\"_blank\">[9]<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Ann Daly,\u00a0<\/strong>Chief Operating Officer<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/media\/company\/managementteam\/person4.jpg\" width=\"186\" height=\"136\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy of DreamWorksAnimation.com <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\/information\/bio\/daly\" target=\"_blank\">[10]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Daly has worked as Chief Operating Officer since the company&#8217;s IPO in 2004. Previously, she served as head of the animated division of DreamWorks SKG since 1997. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\/information\/bio\/daly\" target=\"_blank\">[10]<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>QUICK FINANCIALS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.&#8217;s total revenue for its third quarter, which came to a close on Sept. 30th, was $154.5 million with a net income of $10.1 million, and earning per share a total of $.012 on a fully diluted basis.\u00a0A contribution of $120.7 million and gross profit of $55.4 million derives from the feature film segment of the company&#8217;s revenue. The films <em>Turbo<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Croods<\/em>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1446192\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<em>Rise of the Guardians<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1277953\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Madagascar 3:\u00a0Europe&#8217;s Most Wanted<\/em><\/a>\u00a0were released in the third quarter.\u00a0Television series and segment specials contributed a revenue of $18.2 million and turned a gross profit of $4.2 million. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/AwesomenessTV\" target=\"_blank\">AwesomenessTV<\/a>, an online channel operator that Dreamworks recently acquired, contributed revenue of $3.6 million. The consumer products segment contributed $18.2 million in revenue and $4.2 million in gross profit.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/dreamworks-animation-reports-third-quarter-2013-financial-results-2013-10-29?reflink=MW_news_stmp\" target=\"_blank\">[11]<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tbivision.com\/news\/2013\/10\/tv-sales-aid-dreamworks-animation-revenue\/174031\/\" target=\"_blank\">[12]<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 451px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/static.cdn-seekingalpha.com\/uploads\/2013\/11\/8\/9642931-1383964964947756-Gary-Bourgeault_origin.png\" width=\"441\" height=\"334\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy of SeekingAlpha.com <a href=\"http:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/article\/1825852-multifaceted-strategy-pushing-dreamworks-up\">[13]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>IN THE NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_75786\" style=\"width: 170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75786\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75786 \" alt=\"netflix\" src=\"http:\/\/zolmax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/netflix.jpeg\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-75786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy of Zolmax.com<a href=\"http:\/\/zolmax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/netflix.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"> [15]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><\/strong>\u2022<strong>\u00a0Netflix<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/netflix.com\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix<\/a> announced a multi-year deal with Dreamworks for 300 hours of original television programming\u00a0inspired by characters from the animation company&#8217;s franchises, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0126029\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Shrek<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0481499\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Croods<\/em><\/a>, and its upcoming feature flicks. Characters from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.classicmedia.tv\" target=\"_blank\">Classic Media<\/a>, which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/dreamworks-animation-classic-media-acquisition-155-million-353014\" target=\"_blank\">Dreamworks purchased a year ago<\/a>, are also a part of this deal. Therefore, shows may develop that star familiar faces like Casper the Friendly Ghost, Lassie, and She-Ra. <a href=\"http:\/\/zolmax.com\/leisure\/netflix-secures-deal-with-dreamworks-for-new-shows-nasdaqnflx\/75785\/\" target=\"_blank\">[14]<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"article-img-feature  \" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/final-lg-mgo-image-8-13-131.jpg?w=400\" width=\"288\" height=\"188\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy of Techcrunch.com <a href=\"http:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/final-lg-mgo-image-8-13-131.jpg?w=400\" target=\"_blank\">[17]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u2022The Second Screen<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgo.com\" target=\"_blank\">M-Go<\/a>, an online movie storefront, is a joint venture between DreamWorks Animation and Technicolor. Similar to Walmart&#8217;s Vudu and Apple&#8217;s iTunes, M-Go focuses on transactional movie sales and rentals. It already has deals with five major Hollywood studios, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox, and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, to sell and rent movies to users. In effort to get M-Go on more devices, M-Go announced on September 4th that the M-Go app will be available on 2012 and 2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lg.com\/us\/press-release\/m-go-release\" target=\"_blank\">LG Smart TVs<\/a>. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2013\/09\/04\/m-go-lg\/\" target=\"_blank\">[16]<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 174px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"   \" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/img.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2007\/06_01\/fifiMS0206_228x365.jpg\" width=\"164\" height=\"263\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy of Dailymail.co.uk <a href=\"http:\/\/img.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2007\/06_01\/fifiMS0206_228x365.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">[19]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u2022 The More Characters The Merrier<br \/>\n<\/strong>DreamWorks Animation recently acquired the library of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chapmanentertainment.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Chapman Entertainment<\/a>, a U.K.-based children&#8217;s television company. DreamWorks snagged its television portfolio, which includes popular titles like &#8220;Fifi and the Flowertots,&#8221; &#8220;Roary the Racing Car,&#8221; &#8220;Raa Raa the Noise Lion,&#8221; and &#8220;Little Charley Bear&#8221;. This acquisition directly follows DreamWorks Animation&#8217;s purchase of Classic Media in July 2012. <a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2013\/tv\/news\/dreamworks-animation-buys-chapman-entertainment-library-1200616294\/\" target=\"_blank\">[18]<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 302px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.zap2it.com\/assets\/p9400970_b_h3_aa\/dragons-riders-of-berk.jpg\" width=\"292\" height=\"219\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy of zap2it.com <a href=\"http:\/\/images.zap2it.com\/assets\/p9400970_b_h3_aa\/dragons-riders-of-berk.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">[21]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u2022<em>Dragons<\/em> Dominates its Demographic<br \/>\n<\/strong>The second season of\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cartoonnetwork.com\/tv_shows\/dragons\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dreamworks Dragons: Riders of Berk<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>premiered on Cartoon Network on Sept. 19th. The first season of the cartoon, based on the Academy Award-nominated film <em>How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>, ranked number one in its timeslot among boys ages 2-14 versus all other TV networks. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/bwwtv\/article\/Cartoon-Network-to-Premiere-Second-Season-of-DREAMWORKS-DRAGONS-Today-20130918\" target=\"_blank\">[20]<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 244px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"irc_mut   \" id=\"irc_mi\" style=\"margin-top: 67px\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.funcheap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/turbo-2013-poster.jpg\" width=\"234\" height=\"148\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy of cdn.funcheap.com <a href=\"http:\/\/cdn.funcheap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/turbo-2013-poster.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">[24]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em><br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>Turbo<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0Races for Profit<\/strong><br \/>\nTurbo just\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ondvdreleases.com\/1727-turbo-dvd-release-date.html\" target=\"_blank\">released on home video November 12th<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Turbo<\/em> underperformed at the box office, failing to rise to the success of last summer&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Madagascar 3.<\/em> <em>Rise of the Guardians<\/em> also tanked in theaters, causing DreamWorks to take an $87 million write down. However, <em>Rise of the Guardians <\/em>later\u00a0brought in $42.4 million through pay TV deals. Hopefully\u00a0<em>Turbo <\/em>will see similiar results and\u00a0reel in $46 million in consumer products necessary to make\u00a0<em>Turbo\u00a0<\/em>a lucrative endeavor. Wall Street analysts have commended DreamWorks ability to turn a mediocre box office performer into a hit on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital HD.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/losangeles\/news\/2013\/10\/31\/investors-send-dreamworks-animation.html\" target=\"_blank\"> [22]<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/10\/29\/dreamworks-results-idUSL3N0IJ59I20131029\" target=\"_blank\">[23]<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  \" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/kungfupanda.jpg?w=490&amp;h=276&amp;crop=1\" width=\"490\" height=\"276\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy of Variety.com <a href=\"http:\/\/pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/kungfupanda.jpg?w=490&amp;h=276&amp;crop=1\" target=\"_blank\">[26]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u2022 <em>Everybody was Kung-Fu Fighting<\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong>Oriental DreamWorks\u2013a co-venture between DreamWorks Animation (45% equity stake), China Media Capital, Shanhai Alliance Investment, and Shanghai Media Group (combined 55% equity stake between the three)\u2013is in the process of developing four feature films.\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2267968\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kung Fu Panda 3<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>in addition to one other co-produced U.S.-Chinese animated flick and two-live action projects in Chinese are currently slated for development. <a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2013\/film\/news\/oriental-dreamworks-rewrites-its-china-production-strategy-1200601504\/\" target=\"_blank\">[25]<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong style=\"text-align: left\">COMING SOON<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u2022 Mr. Peabody &amp; Sherman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hgpUc6bUagA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=hgpUc6bUagA\" target=\"_blank\">[28]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0864835\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mr. Peabody &amp; Sherman<\/a>, which features the voices of Ty Burrell and Max Charles, is\u00a0set for release on March 7th, 2014. The Rob Minkoff directed film\u2013coined as a big screen adaption of the\u00a0<em>Rocky &amp; Bullwinkle\u00a0<\/em>cartoon\u2013follows Mr. Peabody and his adopted boy Sherman as they hurtle back in time to repair history and ultimately save the future. <a href=\"http:\/\/screenrant.com\/dreamworks-animation-lineup-2013-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">[27]<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0px\" alt=\"Rocky &amp; Bullwinkle\" src=\"http:\/\/media2.firstshowing.net\/firstshowing\/img7\/rockyandbullwinkle-traintracks-tsr.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"168\" border=\"0\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy of http:\/\/media2.firstshowing.net <a href=\"http:\/\/media2.firstshowing.net\/firstshowing\/img7\/rockyandbullwinkle-traintracks-tsr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">[30]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u2022 And They&#8217;re Back!<\/strong> DreamWorks Animation plans to give audiences a shot of nostalgia with a new short film <em>Rocky &amp; Bullwinkle,\u00a0<\/em>arriving in 2014. Directed by Gary Trousdale, the updated version of the original short will feature the voices of June Foray as Rocket &#8220;Rocky J. Squirrell and Tom Kenny (Spongebob Squarepants) as Bullwinkle J. Moose. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstshowing.net\/2013\/dreamworks-animation-has-new-rocky-bullwinkle-short-for-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\">[29]<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 257px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  \" style=\"cursor: -webkit-zoom-in\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentwallpaper.com\/images\/res1920x1200\/movie\/how-to-train-your-dragon-2-01.jpg\" width=\"247\" height=\"154\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy of entertainmentwallpaper.com <a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentwallpaper.com\/images\/res1920x1200\/movie\/how-to-train-your-dragon-2-01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">[32]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u2022 How to Train Your Dragon 2<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Riding on the success of 2010&#8217;s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0892769\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Train Your Dragon<\/a>\u2013<\/em>a half-billion dollar player at the global box office and Oscar nominee\u2013, DreamWorks Animation will release its sequel on June 13th, 2014. <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1646971\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Train Your Dragon 2<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>reunites the voices of the first film, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Wiig, Gerald Butler, and Jonah Hill. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deadline.com\/2013\/07\/how-to-train-your-dragon-2-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\">[31]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCES<\/p>\n<p>[1] <a href=\"http:\/\/collider.com\/wp-content\/image-base\/Movies\/D\/DreamWorks_Animation\/dreamworks_animation_logo.jpg\">Collider.com &#8211; Dreamworks Animation Logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[2]\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksstudios.com\/about\/history\" target=\"_blank\">DreamWorksStudios.com &#8211; DreamWorks Animation History<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[3] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/scottmendelson\/2013\/10\/02\/15-years-of-dreamworks-animation-and-its-complicated-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Forbes.com &#8211; DreamWorks Animation&#8217;s Complicated Legacy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[4] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\" target=\"_blank\">DreamWorksAnimation.com &#8211; About the Company<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[5] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=Nr9yUFPG1UA\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube.com &#8211; Behind the Scenes of DreamWorks Animation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[6] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\/information\/bio\/katzenberg\" target=\"_blank\">DreamWorksAnimation.com &#8211; Jeffrey Katzenberg&#8217;s Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[7] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\/information\/bio\/coleman\" target=\"_blank\">DreamWorksAnimation.com &#8211; Lew Coleman&#8217;s Bio\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[8] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\/information\/bio\/oconnor\" target=\"_blank\">DreamWorksAnimation.com &#8211; Heather O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[9] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\/information\/bio\/chang\" target=\"_blank\">DreamWorksAnimation.com &#8211; Andrew Chang&#8217;s Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[10] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamworksanimation.com\/company\/information\/bio\/daly\" target=\"_blank\">DreamWorksAnimation.com &#8211; Ann Daly&#8217;s Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[11] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/dreamworks-animation-reports-third-quarter-2013-financial-results-2013-10-29?reflink=MW_news_stmp\" target=\"_blank\">MarketWatch.com &#8211; Third Quarter Financial Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[12] <a href=\"http:\/\/tbivision.com\/news\/2013\/10\/tv-sales-aid-dreamworks-animation-revenue\/174031\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tbvision.com &#8211; TV Sales aid DreamWorks Animation Revenue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[13] <a href=\"http:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/article\/1825852-multifaceted-strategy-pushing-dreamworks-up\" target=\"_blank\">SeekingAlpha.com &#8211; 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