Hey folks, just got in a notice from Jawad Mir from WWW.Spielberg-Dreamworks.COM that he had received an excellent report on Dreamworks' Animation Slate. Of special notice is the information on SHREK (the second PDI film) and SPIRIT (Dreamworks' first Cinemascope Animated Film). Why is this so cool? Because it's the most extensive information yet on the films. I've included the text below, but you really should check out WWW.Spielberg-Dreamworks.COM today for not only this but a report on THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE, that Spielberg 18 minute documentary 'UNFINISHED JOURNEY' that will be shown to herald in the next century, millenium, etc... Great job Jawad!
Shrek........done by PDI ( Antz) seen line up of characters & storyboards............sorry cant seem to remember character names right now..lol but Mike myers plays the title character the Orge ........ he looked across between Disneys Hunchback quasimodo & that Orge from ' The Goonies his side kick is a donkey voiced by Eddie Murphy........the donkey is really awsome looking with the big mouth & jutting teeth........A real Jackass Saw scene where they are waking through a Field with high Sunflowers taller than them..........really beautiful stuff the girl the orge falls in love with is a gypsy girl voiced by Cameron Diaz.... Linda Hunt i believe plays an old fortune teller & john Lithgow is the villian.
NOTE: HARRY HERE! THERE ARE SPOILERS ABOUT THE STORY ARC FOR SPIRIT BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO KNOW THE BREADTH OF THIS STORY... IE WHERE IT BEGINS AND WHERE IT ENDS... THEN DO NOT READ. YOU MIGHT SERIOUSLY NOT WANT TO READ THIS... SPOILER WARNING!!!!
Spirit looks Incredible....yes its gonna be in Cinema scope.......What i saw about it was Character model sheets, Storyboards & concept art........This one looks incredible...........................the story is about the life of Spirit is a wild horse who can not be tamed.......i saw a scene by scene profile of the character through its life.....,,,,,,,,, these might not be in exact order ...but this is what i recall...
1) in the wild
2) Captured & attempted to be broken by the indians...he had indian marks on his body...you know like handprints for battle/war
3) Captured by the calvary when they defeat the indians......drafted into the calvary...branded with an US marking on his hide & his Mane is trimed to a buzz cut
4) unable to be broken sent to the Rodeo
5) Sent to work the mines.......were he looks defeated & weary
6) free in the wild again
this is a break down on Spirits life......i might be missing a section but cant think of it right now
saw lots of characters designs...............the Calvary.......wagons, guns, uniforms, flags model sheets 2 other horses i seen as major characters were...........
Granite...........like a wise old horse..i think the generals horse in the calvary......but not entirely sure
and i think a female horse is named " Rain"
now i've heard there was not gonna be any dialogue at one time but then again i've heard there was gonna be????? i was told in March that the only voice cast at the time was.............Robert Redford.............Narrator maybe? Granite maybe? all i know is this movie looks incredile beyond belief & i cant wait myself :)
