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

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

**Cannes Film Festival Exclusive Sneak Preview**

CANNES, France, May 9 /PRNewswire/ --
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008 WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008
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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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CONTACT: Jim Bowling of On The Scene Productions, +1-323-930-5830, for
DreamWorks Animation

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