Kung Fu Panda 4 was released in March, and the Dragon Warrior Po (Jack Black's voice) returned after 8 years. Po has now been appointed as the spiritual leader of Hepinggu. But before he is ready to take the leadership position, he must find his successor and train him to be a new generation of Dragon Warrior, so he and the irascible Sha Hu Xiaozhen (Okafena) Have forged an indissoluble bond 。

Although Kung Fu Panda 4 Criticized for sticking to the old routine of previous works , but His excellent cast and voice over performance have received positive comments 。 The film is also praised for its excellent animation production and the sincere implication of challenging personal potential rather than being complacent 。 Although many people thought that Kung Fu Panda 4 Not necessary throughout the series , but it turns out that, This is a movie very suitable for family entertainment 。

In addition to Kung Fu Panda 4 currently being released in cinemas, DreamWorks Animation will continue to launch a series of films focusing on cute animal characters and science fiction themes in the coming months. Including "Wild Robot", "Detective Dogs", "Bad Guy Alliance 2" and several films whose official release dates have not yet been determined. The attraction of these works to be released in DreamWorks may even exceed that of Disney, Pixar, Sony and other major animation studios.

Wilderness robot

Released on September 20, 2024

After Kung Fu Panda 4, DreamWorks will release Wild Robot on September 20, 2024. The Wilderness Robot is a science fiction survival film written and directed by Chris Sanders, adapted from the novels of the Wilderness Island Robot series by Peter Brown.

Oscar winning actress Lupita Nyeono voiced the robot ROZZUM Unit 7134 (Rose for short) from outer space in the film. It fell on the earth and had to adapt to the surrounding environment alone. As time went on, Rose began to become friends with the animals around her and took care of a lost goose.

In addition to Niyonho, other voice actors include Pedro Pascal, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Nye, Kit Connor, Xu Weilun, Mark Hamill, Matt Berry and Wen Remus.

According to Cartoon Brew, Wilderness Robot will It's the last one completely composed of Animation film produced by Glendale Studio at DreamWorks headquarters. In addition to being shown online on September 20, 2024, Wild Robot The first four months after online streaming media stay Peacock Play on, after 10 months on Netflix.

Spy Dog

Released on January 31, 2025

After Wild Robot, DreamWorks Will be on On January 31, 2025, Detective Dogs will be released to welcome the new year. This film is a derivative of Captain Pants in 2017 and will be directed by Peter Hastings, the executive producer and chief creator of Captain Pants.

"Detective Dogs" is adapted from the series of books "Detective Dogs" by Dave Pilch, the original author of "Captain Pants". It tells the story of a policeman and his dog after an explosion that almost killed them Confluent story. After the explosion, the doctor connected the head of the police dog to the body of the police, thus maintaining the lives of the two people.

In addition to avoiding chasing squirrels as far as possible, the human dog detective should also deal with the evil super villain bad cat Petty and the cute cloned kitten Petty when he patrols the streets after his resurrection. The cast of this superhero comedy animation has not yet been released. The only thing we know is that the producer is Karen Foster. She has produced several short films of Kung Fu Panda before, and produced the Pony Fairy: Wild Spirit for DreamWorks in 2021.

Bad Guy Alliance 2

Released on August 1, 2025

The originally planned TV animation "Bad Guy Alliance 2" will return to the big screen next summer, and Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation will once again send this group of animals to make trouble. This animated film will take the audience back to the world where animals act as criminals and pickpockets. It is reported that the release date of this sequel film in North America is set to be August 1, 2025.

The first movie "Bad Guys Alliance" is based on the books of Alan Bradby's "Bad Guys" series. The Big Bad Wolf voiced by Sam Rockwell It's a wolf who steals , leading a group of animal criminals known as the "Bad Guy Alliance". In the whole movie, the big bad wolf slowly believes that, If they can make contributions to the society, they will gain more 。 according to The story outline of Bad Guys Alliance 2, in the sequel, the "bad guys" will "work hard in their new life as good people Look for trust and identification ， At this time, they were pulled out of retirement by an all female crime team and forced to do the 'last thing'“ 。

Part I Most of the actors in will return to the sequel 。 These include Mark Malone, who plays the voice of the greedy snake, Craig Robinson, who plays the voice of the beautiful belly shark, Anthony Ramos, who plays the voice of the piranha, Okafena, who plays the voice of the hacker spider, Saki Bates, who plays the voice of Mayor Dian Fox, Richard Ayood, who plays the voice of the orange jam professor, Alex Bostan, and Lily Singer, who plays the voice of the police chief. Pierre Perriefer, the director of the first film, will continue to act as the director, and JP Sans, the character animation director of the first film, will act as the co director. Damon Ross of the first film continued to be the producer.

There are still some films under development, and the release date has not yet been determined

In addition to the three animation films officially filed by DreamWorks, the studio has some upcoming projects that have not yet been included in the release schedule. However, at least one film (not yet confirmed) is scheduled to be released on September 26, 2025. This movie may be in the following animation projects:

• Baby Boss three 》 ： According to Alec Baldwin and Amy Sedalis, the leading actors of DreamWorks, in their 2023 Q&A program, DreamWorks Developing the third movie "Baby Boss" 。 Further details are not yet clear.

• 《 Madagascar 4 》 : Directed by Madagascar Tom McGrath revealed that, Since 2017, DreamWorks has been developing the fourth film in the series. Although we don't know more details yet, it is worth noting that McGrath recently directed the first two "Baby Boss" films.

• "The Way of Heroes and Mice" DreamWorks also cooperates with Vertigo Entertainment to develop an animated film based on the dungeon crawling chessboard game "Devil's Way of Chivalry and Mouse" created by Jerry Hawthorne. The project was announced in 2018, when the terrorist director Alexander Aga was appointed to co write the script with David Leslie Johnson and direct the film.

• Ronan Boyle and the Riddle Bridge DreamWorks is also developing the animated feature film Ronan Boyle and the Riddle Bridge based on Thomas Lennon's youth novel. Although the film was released in 2021, we know little about the project at present.

• 《 Shrek 5》 : Although the release date has not yet been announced, DreamWorks has already planned to launch the fifth "Shrek" movie to revitalize one of its flagship series. In April 2023, the producer Chris Melendandri revealed that the original members of Shrek are discussing continuing to play their roles in the fifth film. Further details are not yet clear.

• 《 Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth 》In 2018, Cartoon Brew revealed that DreamWorks was preparing to adapt the children's book "Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth" written by Frank Cotrell Boyce. More than five years later, the project is still under development.

• Kingdom of Magic In 2017, it was reported that DreamWorks was preparing to adapt the Kingdom of Magic into an animated fantasy film. The series of "Magic Kingdom" is written by Cresida Cowell, the author of "Master of Dragon Taming". Little is known about the current production of this film.