May 28 2009 09:55 AM ET

Tina Fey and Robert Downey Jr. among stars in new DreamWorks animation slate

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DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg will announce the studio’s slate through 2012 today, says Variety. The line-up will include five original movies along with sequels in the blockbuster Shrek, Madagascar, and Kung Fu Panda series. All projects will be produced in 3-D.

The most high-profile newcomer is Oobermind (due November 2010), featuring the voices of Robert Downey Jr. and Tina Fey in a story about a supervillain who becomes bored with life after defeating his good-guy nemesis.

Other new titles with tentative dates include:
-The Viking fantasy How to Train Your Dragon (2010), featuring the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera and Jonah Hill.
-Guardians (2011), based on an upcoming book series about a band of make-believe heroes — including Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy –who unite to save the world.
-The caveman comedy The Croods (2012)
-Super Secret Ghost Project (2012), a supernatural story about what ghosts think of people.

The announcement also mentions four sequels:
-Shrek Forever After (2010)
-Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom (2011)
-Puss in Boots (2012), a prequel about the popular Shrek character.
-Madagascar 3 (2012), in which the animals go to Europe in a traveling circus.

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  • Zzzzz

    Nothing like beating the dead Shrek horse

  • Cate

    Think that might be Jonah Hill, not Johan

  • abi

    I love Shrek but I draw the line at a Puss prequel. It’s not needed. I hate the idea that these sequels are greenlit the second a movie is a hit. Why can’t they just let a good movie be a good movie, and not a franchise. Well, I know why, I just think it sucks.

  • Kit

    The training your dragon movie sounds interesting with Gerard Butler.

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