Dreamworks Enters Distro Deal with Disney - Blu-ray Forum

Josh · 02-09-2009, 06:19 PM

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BURBANK, Calif., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Walt Disney Studios has agreed to enter into an exclusive long-term distribution arrangement with filmmaker and DreamWorks Studios co-founder Steven Spielberg, and partner Stacey Snider, chief executive officer of DreamWorks, to distribute all upcoming live-action motion pictures produced by DreamWorks under their partnership with Reliance BIG Entertainment, part of The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, it was announced today by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios.

Under the terms of this arrangement, Disney will handle distribution and marketing for approximately six DreamWorks films each year. The first DreamWorks motion picture to be released under the Touchstone Pictures banner is scheduled to hit theaters in 2010.

SquidPuppet · 02-09-2009, 06:21 PM

Hmmmmmmmm....who will distribute their animated movies?

assydingo · 02-09-2009, 06:34 PM

what's approximately six? five movies and a short film? five movies and a half the advertising of another?

browinie · 02-09-2009, 06:52 PM

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what's approximately six? five movies and a short film? five movies and a half the advertising of another?

I'm guessing "approximately" means in this case how ever many projects DreamWorks gets out during the year. They don't actually finish more than 5-7 movies a year anyway right? at least for the last 3 years.

owa · 02-09-2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Hmmmmmmmm....who will distribute their animated movies?

Yeah, I'm wondering the same thing.

binarymelon · 02-09-2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Hmmmmmmmm....who will distribute their animated movies?

Did Dreamworks Animation break off from Paramount?

wnicholas76 · 02-09-2009, 07:50 PM

Didn't they choose Universal to distribute DreamWorks' movies at first? What happened to that??

jceperley · 02-09-2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by wnicholas76

Didn't they choose Universal to distribute DreamWorks' movies at first? What happened to that??

They came to a very basic deal, but had been 100% committed to it. And in the months since they've been negotiating the exact terms, in which Universal walked away from. Now, I hope that with this that Disney gets all the catalog stuff and anything released between now and the 2010 date announced, namely Transformers 2. Imagine if that comes as a BD exclusive, even if only for a few days (like a few titles Disney has coming this spring).

Clark Kent · 02-09-2009, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by wnicholas76

Didn't they choose Universal to distribute DreamWorks' movies at first? What happened to that??

Universal backed out of that deal when they found out Paramount was trying to get a better deal with Disney. To be honest I am happy Dreamworks' titles will be encoded and authored by Disney now on Blu-ray.

_Bolt_ · 02-10-2009, 12:00 AM

Well Disney is the best movie company. Good move

wnicholas76 · 02-11-2009, 12:36 AM

All right here:

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0675403/

I wonder what Spielberg's first movie with Disney will be?

owa · 02-11-2009, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Hmmmmmmmm....who will distribute their animated movies?

Looks like Paramount is distributing the animated flicks according to the info in this thread.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=86237

saginawjuggalo · 02-11-2009, 02:49 AM

Interesting. I take it Disney will be doing the encoding work when Transformers II comes to Blu-ray?

02-11-2009, 12:36 AM	#11
wnicholas76 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Memphis, TN (for now...) Home Theater Gallery:188 4K collection:495 Blu-ray collection:1068 Blu-ray reviews: 24 Trading Score:12	DreamWorks Completes Deal With Disney All right here: http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0675403/ I wonder what Spielberg's first movie with Disney will be?

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