Dreamworks shuttering PDI studios..

[cresent34]

The end of an era, it would appear:

BREAKING! DreamWorks just announced to it staff that it will shut down one of its main studios, PDI DreamWorks, in Redwood City, California. The closing of that studio will begin immediately. The beleaguered animation studio also announced that 500 jobs will be eliminated, far more than the previously expected number of layoffs. The studio is cutting back its slate to two DreamWorks-produced films per year: one original film and one sequel.

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[Bill K.]

Sad to hear. Their output was uneven, but they had some legitimate hits. Unfortunately, they didn't have the financial cushion to absorb flops as well as Disney/Pixar does. Hopefully this doesn't adversely affect the post-production work on Kung Fu Panda 3.