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Win A Family Four Pack To The Advance Screening of TROLLS In St. Louis

Photo Credit: DreamWorks Animation.
Photo Credit: DreamWorks Animation.

From the creators of Shrek comes the most smart, funny, irreverent animated comedy of the year, DreamWorks’ TROLLS.

This holiday season, enter a colorful, wondrous world populated by hilariously unforgettable characters and discover the story of the overly optimistic Trolls, with a constant song on their lips, and the comically pessimistic Bergens, who are only happy when they have trolls in their stomach. 

Utilizing music to further the film’s narrative, the TROLLS soundtrack is produced by Justin Timberlake and features five original songs including songs by Justin Timberlake, Ariana Grande, Anna Kendrick and Gwen Stefani, in addition to a number of classic hits from the ‘60s through the ‘80s.

TROLLS OPENS IN ST. LOUIS ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4th.

WAMG invites you to enter for the chance to win FOUR (4) seats to the advance screening of TROLLS on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 at 10:30AM in the St. Louis area.

TO ENTER, ADD YOUR NAME AND EMAIL IN OUR COMMENTS SECTION BELOW.

OFFICIAL RULES:

1. YOU MUST BE IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA THE DAY OF THE SCREENING.

2. No purchase necessary. A pass does not guarantee a seat at a screening. Seating is on a first-come, first served basis. The theater is overbooked to assure a full house. The theater is not responsible for overbooking.

Visit the official site: http://www.dreamworks.com/trolls/

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Meet The TROLLS In First Teaser

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DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox have released the first trailer for TROLLS.

From the genius creators of SHREK, TROLLS stars Anna Kendrick as Poppy, the optimistic leader of the Trolls, and her polar opposite, Branch, played by Justin Timberlake. Together, this unlikely pair of Trolls must embark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the only world they’ve ever known. TROLLS also stars Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Russell Brand, Icona Pop, Ron Funches and Kunal Nayaar.

Get ready for a hair-raising adventure, when this irreverent comedy extravaganza with incredible music comes to theaters November 4, 2016.

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Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden Reveal TROLL Characters

(Photo by Kirk McKoy/Contour by Getty Images)
(Photo by Kirk McKoy/Contour by Getty Images)

The Trolls are heading to the big screen.

To get ready for DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox’s new hair-raising adventure TROLLS, Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Russell Brand, Icona Pop, Ron Funches and Kunal Nayaar have all taken to Twitter to reveal their characters.

Check out their tweets below to get your first look at the Troll characters before their motion picture debut on November 4, 2016.

Kunal Nayyar (Guy Diamond): https://twitter.com/kunalnayyar/status/684781765026656257Ron Funches (Cooper)

Kunal Nayyar (Guy Diamond)

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(Photo by Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/Contour by Getty Images)

Icona Pop (Fashionistas) Gwen Stefani (DJ Suki)

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(Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
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(Photo by Mark Nolan/WireImage)

DreamWorks Animation’s TROLLS is an irreverent comedy extravaganza with incredible music! From the genius creators of SHREK, TROLLS stars Anna Kendrick as Poppy, the optimistic leader of the Trolls, and her polar opposite, Branch, played by Justin Timberlake. Together, this unlikely pair of Trolls must embark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the only world they’ve ever known.

Directed by Mike Mitchell (Shrek Forever After) and Walt Dohrn (Shrek Forever After) and produced by Gina Shay (Shrek Forever After).

HASHTAG: #DreamWorksTrolls

Photo Credit: DreamWorks Animation

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Justin Timberlake To Act As Music Producer And Star In DreamWorks Animations’ TROLLS

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Nine-time Grammy and four-time Emmy Award winning musician and actor Justin Timberlake will serve as executive music producer as well as pen original music for DreamWorks Animation’s TROLLS.

In this role, Timberlake will oversee all creative direction for the film’s music as well as perform multiple songs on the soundtrack. The multifaceted artist also stars as Branch, a hilariously hardcore survivalist who hides his surprising true colors, in DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming comedy.

Joined by Academy and Tony Award nominee Anna Kendrick as Princess Poppy, the two embark on a hair-raising adventure as the globally iconic Trolls make their motion picture debut. The film will be distributed on November 4, 2016, by 20th Century Fox.

“Justin is an amazingly versatile artist and producer whose unprecedented creative talents provide a unique voice and sound for our movie,” said DreamWorks Animation’s Co-Presidents of Feature Animation Bonnie Arnold and Mireille Soria. “Trolls is a comedy with fantastic music at its core and we can’t think of a more perfect artist to elevate this soundtrack to incredible heights.”

“Working with Justin has been a dream come true from day one,” said Director Mike Mitchell.

“Between the fantastic work he’s doing in bringing to life the character of Branch and his production oversight on the soundtrack, we couldn’t be in more inspired hands,” said Co-Director Walt Dohrn.

“I have always envisioned bringing the two worlds of film and music together for one epic event. I couldn’t be more excited that they will collide in DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls. This film is very special, the music is going to be very special and I can’t wait for everyone to experience it all,” said Justin Timberlake.

Directed by Mike Mitchell (director, Shrek Forever After), co-directed by Walt Dohrn (head of story, Shrek Forever After) and produced by Gina Shay (producer, Shrek Forever After),

the film for the first time tells the story behind the beloved Trolls and their gravity defying and colorful manes. Setting out on an epic adventure that takes Poppy and Branch far beyond the only world they have ever known, their quest will test their strength and reveal their true colors – with no shortage of musical mash-ups along the way!

Anna Kendrick To Voice Princess Poppy In DreamWorks Animation’s TROLLS

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Academy Award and Tony Award nominee Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air) is lending her pipes to Poppy, the relentlessly upbeat princess at the center of DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming musical comedy TROLLS.

Set to release November 4, 2016 by 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks’ TROLLS is a fun-filled adventure that finally reveals what Trolls fans all over the world have been waiting for … the story behind the beloved, colorful nature of the Trolls trademark gravity-defying hair!

Mike Mitchell (Shrek Forever After) will direct and Gina Shay (Shrek Forever After) will produce.

“Anna has proven herself to be a brilliant actress with an amazing singing voice. She’ll inject Poppy with the exact mix of spirit, sass and song that will no doubt give a whole new life to the iconic Troll dolls,” said director, Mike Mitchell.

The Troll doll phenomenon was born in 1959 when Danish fisherman and woodcutter Thomas Dam, too poor to afford a Christmas present for his young daughter Lajla, carved a doll for her based on the legendary Scandinavian troll.

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Director Mike Mitchell And Writer Erica Rivinoja Bring DreamWorks’ TROLLS To The Big Screen

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Comedy director Mike Mitchell and Emmy Award winning writer Erica Rivinoja are tackling something notoriously small for their next big screen project – the iconic troll dolls (which stand at about two inches tall). DreamWorks Animation, which recently announced the acquisition of the Trolls franchise, has given Mitchell and Rivinoja the task of reimagining the Trolls universe on the big screen.

Mitchell, currently directing the live action sequences in The Spongebob Squarepants Movie 2 and has worked on Shrek Forever After, Sky High and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.

Rivinoja has worked on comedies South Park and Up All Night.

Under the direction of this new creative team TROLLS will be distributed by Twentieth Century Fox on November 4, 2016.

The film, which will be a grand scale musical comedy centering around how the Trolls came into their vibrant and colorful hair, will be produced by Gina Shay (Shrek Forever After).

The Troll doll phenomenon was born in 1959 when Danish fisherman and woodcutter Thomas Dam, too poor to afford a Christmas present for his young daughter Lajla, carved a doll for her based on the legendary Scandinavian troll. This modern-day Geppetto couldn’t have imagined that the Troll dolls would soon become one of the biggest toy crazes of the 1960s.

The Trolls experienced a resurgence in the 1990s and their uniquely endearing faces and shocks of colorful hair continue to capture the hearts and imaginations of fans around the world.

KUNG FU PANDA 3, THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 & 3, TURBO Among DreamWorks Animation’s 2013-2016 Releases


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Get your movie calendars out. Twentieth Century Fox has unveiled DreamWorks Animation’s feature film release slate for 2013 to 2016, which includes twelve CG animated films in four years – a major industry first. For those of you who are keen to the animation genre, below is a look ahead at what you’re in store for. I’m very excited to see what these unique filmmakers produce – some of these lovable characters and movies like DRAGON, PANDA and PENGUINS look to be franchises that people will embrace for a long time to come.

The following DreamWorks Animation films will be distributed by Fox along with additional detail on each of DreamWorks Animation’s 2013-2016 releases:

The Croods will be released on March 22, 2013. It is being written and directed by Academy-Award® nominee Chris Sanders (How to Train Your Dragon) and Kirk DeMicco (Space Chimps) and produced by Kristine Belson (How to Train Your Dragon) and Jane Hartwell (Shrek). The film stars Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke, and Cloris Leachman. When their cave is destroyed, the Crood family is forced to embark on an epic adventure into a pre-historic world in search of a new home. With the help of a brash, know-it-all nomad named Guy, the Croods learn to conquer their fears and discover what it takes to survive – each other.

Turbo will be released on July 19, 2013. It is based on an original idea by David Soren (Merry Madagascar), who is directing the film. It is produced by Lisa Stewart (Monsters vs. Aliens). Soren is writing the script with Robert Siegel (The Wrestler) andDarren Lemke (Shrek Forever After). The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Pena, Luis Guzmán, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Kurtwood Smith, Snoop Lion and Samuel L. Jackson. Turbo is the story of a garden snail with an impossible dream: to win the Indy 500. When a freak accident gives him extraordinary speed, Turbo sets out to try to make this dream come true.

Mr. Peabody & Sherman will be released on November 1, 2013. It is directed by Rob Minkoff (Stuart Little, The Lion King) and produced by Alex Schwartz (Journey to the Center of the Earth, Bridge to Terabithia) and Denise Cascino (Megamind, Shrek the Third). Bullwinkle Studios’ Tiffany Ward and Classic Media’s Eric Ellenbogen are executive producers, along with Jason Clark (Monster House, Stuart Little). It is being written by Craig Wright (United States of Tara, Six Feet Under). The film stars Emmy Award® winner Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Stephen Colbert, Emmy Award® winner Allison Janney, Ariel Winter and Stephen Tobolowsky. Based on Jay Ward’s classic cartoon, Mr. Peabody is the world’s smartest person who happens to be a dog. When his “pet” boy Sherman uses their time traveling WABAC machine without permission, events in history spiral out of control to disastrous and comical results.

In Me and My Shadow, which will be released on March 14, 2014, the studio will pioneer a groundbreaking combination of CG and traditional animation techniques seamlessly together throughout the film. Animation veteran Alessandro Carloni (How to Train Your Dragon) will make his directorial debut and Melissa Cobb (Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 2) will produce. Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember (Get Smart) are writing the screenplay. The film stars Josh Gad, Bill Hader and Kate Hudson. Dan, our hero’s shadow, yearns for a more exciting life but happens to be stuck with Daniel Grubb, a timid guy with an aversion to adventure. When both of their lives are put in danger, Dan is forced to take control of Daniel, commencing a madcap adventure in which they both learn the meaning of true friendship.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 and How to Train Your Dragon 3, the next two chapters to the Academy Award®-nominated original film from 2010, will be released on June 20, 2014 and June 18, 2016, respectively. Both are being directed and written byDean DeBlois (How to Train Your Dragon) and produced by Bonnie Arnold (How to Train Your Dragon). DeBlois and Chris Sanders (The Croods, How to Train Your Dragon) are serving as executive producers. Also inspired by the book series byCressida Cowell, the sequels will again star Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller and Kristen Wiig.

Happy Smekday!, based on the critically acclaimed book “The True Meaning of Smekday” by Adam Rex, will be released on November 26, 2014. It is directed by Tim Johnson (Over the Hedge, Antz) and produced by Chris Jenkins (Surf’s Up) andSuzanne Buirgy (Kung Fu Panda 2). The screenplay is being written by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember (Get Smart). The film stars Jim Parsons and Rihanna. When the galaxy’s most annoyingly optimistic alien finds himself on the run from his own alien race, he’s forced to team up with a fiercely stubborn teenage girl. Together they become the most unlikely fugitives ever to save the planet.

The Penguins of Madagascar, featuring the beloved penguins from DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar franchise, will be released on March 27, 2015. It is directed by Simon J. Smith (Bee Movie) and produced by Lara Breay (Megamind). It is being written by Michael Colton and John Aboud. Executive producers include Mireille Soria, Tom McGrath and Eric Darnell (Madagascar series).

Trolls (working title), inspired by the mythology behind the wildly popular Troll dolls, will be released on June 5, 2015. It is directed by Anand Tucker (Leap Year) and produced by Gina Shay (Shrek Forever After). Aron Warner (Shrek films) is serving as executive producer, alongside Andrew Adamson (Shrek series, The Chronicles of Narnia series) and Dannie Festa. The screenplay is being written by Wallace Wollodarsky and Maya Forbes (Monsters vs. Aliens). The film stars Jason Schwartzman and Chole Moretz.

B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations, in which DreamWorks Animation will bring you ghosts as you’ve never seen them before, will be released on November 6, 2015. It is based on an original idea by Tony Leondis (Igor), who is directing the film. It is produced by Maryann Garger (Flushed Away) and the screenplay is being written by Tom Wheeler (Puss in Boots). The film stars Seth Rogen.

Mumbai Musical (working title), the studio’s first-ever Bollywood-style animated musical adventure inspired by the great Indian epic tale of The Ramayana but told from the point of view of the monkeys, will be released on December 19, 2015. Kevin Lima (Enchanted, Tarzan) is directing and Lisa Stewart (Turbo, Monsters vs. Aliens) and Chris Chase (Enchanted, Tarzan) are producing. Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Prince of Egypt, Enchanted) is writing the lyrics, A.R. Rahman (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire, Bombay Dreams) is writing the music, and both are executive producers on the film. It is being written by David Sussman.

Kung Fu Panda 3 is being released on March 18, 2016. Filmmakers returning for the third installment of the franchise include director Jennifer Yuh Nelson, producer Melissa Cobb and writers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger. Guillermo del Toro will serve as executive producer.