DreamWorks Animation's 'Kung Fu Panda' Kicks Off Cannes Film Festival 2008

Jack Black spreads 'Panda-monium' Throughout Festival. SWEEPS

CANNES, France, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DreamWorks Animation SKG,
Inc. (NYSE: DWA) kicked off the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival today, as
Jack Black, star of the company's June 6 release, "Kung Fu Panda," spread
"Panda-monium" as he emerged from a water taxi to be greeted on the Carlton
Hotel pier by nearly 40 life-sized Po, the Panda's -- his on-screen persona
and the hero of the film.
    Black and the other "kung fu pandas" posed for a barrage of
photojournalists and camera crews, signaling that the celebrity- and
film-fueled glitter of the 2008 Festival had officially begun.  Black's
arrival at the Carlton is just the beginning of the "Kung Fu Panda-monium" set
to sweep Cannes, culminating with the film's worldwide premiere, tomorrow, May
15th, at 7:30pm at the nexus of the Festival, the Palais.  The pre-screening
red carpet arrivals will spotlight Black and several of his "Kung Fu Panda"
co-stars -- 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.
    In addition to the coverage supplied by the throng of international
journalists on hand at the Festival, the "Kung Fu Panda" appearances and
activities will be broadcast in real time to fans around the globe, thanks to
satellite hookups beaming the Pandamonium worldwide.
    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 presents "Kung Fu Panda," a Paramount Pictures
release, featuring the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie,
Ian McShane, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim,
James Hong, Michael Clarke Duncan and Dan Fogler.  The film is directed by
John Stevenson and Mark Osborne.  The story is by Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris.
The screenplay is by Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger.  The producer is Melissa
Cobb.  The executive producer is Bill Damaschke.  The co-producers are
Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger.  This film has been rated PG for sequences of
martial arts action.
    About DreamWorks Animation SKG
    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.
     Contact: JEFF HARE
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