Jack Black Creates 'Panda-Monium' at 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival

Jack Black Creates 'Panda-Monium' at 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival

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 CANNES, France, May 9 /PRNewswire/ --    WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008             WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008   10:00AM TO 10:30AM  (Eastern)       1:00PM to 1:30PM (Eastern)   7:00AM TO 7:30AM (Pacific)          10:00AM TO 10:30AM (Pacific)   Galaxy 25 Transponder 14 (C-Band,   Galaxy 25 Transponder 14 (C-Band,   Analog)                             Analog)   Downlink Frequency - 3980           Downlink Frequency - 3980   Horizontal                          Horizontal    WHAT:   DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. 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 on May 15th at the           nexus of the Festival, the Palais.    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:   --  Event footage and Soundbites with Jack Black   --  Newswrap   --  Trailer      For more information:  Jim Bowling, On The Scene Productions -                           323-930-5830              THE FILM OPENS NATIONWIDE IN THE US ON JUNE 6, 2008  

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