“A peach cannot defeat Tai Lung!”
On the other hand…
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From the article: “A joint venture between Hollywood blockbusters producer DreamWorks Animation and its Chinese partners is scheduled to release its first film in 2016…”
That’s not a bad idea when it comes to the economic aspect of it, but something tells me the quality will be questionable. I do know that there’s a lot more potential to take advantage of in China, though.
So Kung Fu Panda 3 is confirmed as the first DreamWorks animated film to be made in China:
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“I hope this turns out better than your plan to cook rice in your stomach by eating it raw and then drinking boiling water…”
The last thing we need is to send more animation work overseas. 
Seriously, this kind of bothers me. TV animation is already outsourced, do we really need movie animation outsourced too? I hope this doesn’t start a trend with other animation companies sending out to other countries.
It seems likely that DWA’s Glendale folks would drive the production of KFP3 and any English-language releases made in China, much like Illumination does with their films made by Mac Guff in France. It will be interesting to see if Oriental DreamWorks produces original films in Chinese for Chinese audiences, and then whether any of that material crosses over to the English-speaking world.
I’m looking forward to this. Kung Fu Panda 2 was surprisingly good and arguably superior to its impressive sequel, plus the ending with the slight sequel hook. If it’s a quality film which reels in the bucks for the company, I’ll be content with that. It will certainly support more original ambitious projects down the pipeline. With this expansion plus the addition of Classic Media, I can only imagine how big their slate will be.
Ballboi: And there’s the planned theme park in New Jersey. JK certainly has a lot of irons in the fire. He IS NOT trying to make DreamWorks the next Disney, either.
But in all seriousness, it could turn out years from now that all these expansion moves are good for DreamWorks. China certainly has plenty of cash, for the time being. Now if only DreamWorks can nail down that pesky distribution issue…
I wonder who could join forces with Dreamworks. My guess is Warner Brothers, even though they’re with Animal Logic.
Ballboi: How about Sony?
latimes.com/entertainment/en … 7312.story
Strange bedfellows? Not sure which is the more unusual fit for DWA…Sony, China, or New Jersey.