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Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie and Lucy Liu Create 'Panda-Monium'
on the Red Carpet at 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival
**Cannes Film Festival Exclusive Red Carpet Preview**
    CANNES, France, May 9 /PRNewswire/ --

    THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2008                FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2008
    7:00PM TO 7:30PM  (Eastern)           9:00AM to 9:30AM (Eastern)
    4:00PM TO 4:30PM (Pacific)            6:00AM TO 6:30AM (Pacific)
    Galaxy 25 Transponder 14              Galaxy 25 Transponder 14
    (C-Band, Analog)                      (C-Band, Analog)
    Downlink Frequency - 3980 Horizontal  Downlink Frequency - 3980 Horizontal

    WHAT:   Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie and Lucy Liu -- along
            with directors John Stevenson and Mark Osborne, producer Melissa
            Cobb, and co-producers/screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glenn
            Berger, along with DreamWorks Animation's Jeffrey Katzenberg --
            arrived on the star-studded red carpet prior to the worldwide
            premiere screening of DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda,"
            which played out of competition at the Palais during the 61st
            Annual Cannes Film Festival.

    MOVIE:  Enthusiastic, big and a little clumsy, Po (Golden Globe nominee
            Jack Black) is the biggest fan of kung fu around ... which doesn't
            exactly come in handy while working every day in his family's
            noodle shop.  When he's unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient
            prophecy, Po's dreams become reality and he joins the world of
            kung fu to study alongside his idols, the legendary Furious Five:
            Tigress (Academy Award(R) winner Angelina Jolie); Crane (Emmy
            winner David Cross); Mantis (Emmy nominee Seth Rogen); Viper
            (Emmy/SAG nominee Lucy Liu); and Monkey (international superstar
            Jackie Chan) -- under the leadership of their guru, Master Shifu
            (two-time Oscar(R) winner Dustin Hoffman).  But before they know
            it, the vengeful and treacherous snow leopard Tai Lung
            (Emmy/Golden Globe winner Ian McShane) is headed their way, and
            it's up to Po to defend everyone from the oncoming threat.  Can he
            turn his dreams of becoming a kung fu master into reality?  Po
            puts his heart into the task, and the unlikely hero ultimately
            finds that his greatest weaknesses turn out to be his greatest
            strengths.  The film opens nationwide in the US on June 6, 2008.


    DreamWorks Animation is principally devoted to developing and producing
computer generated, or CG, animated feature films. With world-class creative
talent, a strong and experienced management team and advanced CG filmmaking
technology and techniques, DreamWorks Animation makes high quality CG animated
films meant for a broad movie-going audience. The Company has theatrically
released a total of fifteen animated feature films, including "Shrek," "Shrek
2," "Shark Tale," "Madagascar," "Over the Hedge," "Shrek the Third" and "Bee
Movie." DreamWorks Animation's 2008 feature film releases include "Kung Fu
Panda," in theaters on June 6, and "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," in theaters
on November 7. "Monsters vs. Aliens," the Company's first film produced in 3D,
is slated for a domestic release date of March 27, 2009.
    The Package includes:
    --  Red carpet b-roll and Soundbites with Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman,
        Angelina Jolie and Lucy Liu
    --  Newswrap
    --  Trailer

    For more information:  Jim Bowling of On The Scene Productions -
                           323-930-5830

             The film opens nationwide in the US on June 6, 2008

SOURCE  DreamWorks Animation

Jim Bowling of On The Scene Productions, +1-323-930-5830

 

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