UPDATE: Sources with knowledge of the situation tell Cartoon Brew that the initial report in Variety was misleading, and although Illumination head Chris Meledandri could potentially be involved with the upcoming Shrek film, it will still be a Dreamworks Animation film and produced by Dreamworks’ animation team.
Here’s corporate synergy at its…um…greenest?
Chris Meledandri, founder and head of Illumination Entertainment, the studio behind Despicable Me, Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, and this week’s The Grinch, is exploring the possibility of rebooting Dreamworks Animation’s Shrek and Puss in Boots franchises. It’s made possible thanks to Comcast-NBCUniversal’s 2016 purchase of Dreamworks, which made Dreamworks and Illumination corporate siblings.