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First<br />
Take<br />
Running through<br />
2014, here’s a sneak<br />
peek at Hollywood’s<br />
upcoming kid-friendly<br />
feature fi lms and their<br />
associated licensing and<br />
promotional details.<br />
You’ll fi nd a healthy<br />
mix of stop-motion,<br />
3D and live-action fi lms,<br />
like long-awaited<br />
The Muppets, with a few<br />
combining those styles<br />
into one feature. Beyond<br />
that, the sequels just<br />
keep on coming.<br />
STORY<br />
LINE<br />
(A=animation,<br />
L=live action)<br />
STUDIO &<br />
DISTRIBUTOR<br />
LICENSING<br />
CONTACT<br />
PROMOTIONS<br />
CONTACT<br />
LICENSEES &<br />
PROMOTIONAL<br />
PARTNERS<br />
PUSS IN BOOTS<br />
November 4, 2011<br />
(CGI/3D) Well before<br />
Puss ever met Shrek, the<br />
notorious fi ghter, lover<br />
and outlaw Puss in Boots<br />
becomes a hero when he<br />
sets off on an adventure<br />
with the tough and streetsmart<br />
Kitty Softpaws and<br />
the mastermind Humpty<br />
Dumpty to save his town.<br />
DreamWorks Animation/<br />
Paramount Pictures<br />
Domestic: Brad Woods,<br />
head of licensing and retail<br />
marketing, 818-695-7011,<br />
brad.woods@<br />
dreamworks.com<br />
International: Sheila<br />
Clarke, head of international<br />
consumer products,<br />
retail and promotions, 818-<br />
695-7542, sheila.clarke@<br />
dreamworks.com<br />
Linda Kehn, head of<br />
theatrical promotions, 818-<br />
695-7569; linda.kehn@<br />
dreamworks.com<br />
David Bynder, head of<br />
home video promotions,<br />
818-695-7031,<br />
david.bynder@<br />
dreamworks.com<br />
Licensees: Ape Entertainment,<br />
Dalmation Press,<br />
Hallmark, Penguin Books,<br />
THQ<br />
Licensing and promo<br />
opps: Theatrical and DVD<br />
promotional opportunities<br />
are available and<br />
DreamWorks is seeking<br />
additional partners in<br />
select categories.<br />
HAPPY FEET 2<br />
November 18, 2011<br />
(CGI/3D) The sequel to the<br />
Academy Award-winning<br />
animated fi lm follows up<br />
on the story of a penguin<br />
who could not sing but<br />
knew how to dance.<br />
Warner Bros.<br />
Domestic: Karen McTier,<br />
EVP of domestic licensing<br />
and worldwide marketing,<br />
Warner Bros. Consumer<br />
Products, 818-954-3008,<br />
karen.mctier@<br />
warnerbros.com<br />
International: Jordan Sollitto,<br />
EVP of international<br />
licensing, Warner Bros.<br />
Consumer Products, 818-<br />
954-7807<br />
jordan.sollitto@<br />
warnerbros.com<br />
Domestic: Karen McTier,<br />
EVP of domestic licensing<br />
and worldwide marketing,<br />
Warner Bros. Consumer<br />
Products, 818-954-3008,<br />
karen.mctier@<br />
warnerbros.com<br />
International: Jordan Sollitto,<br />
EVP of new initiatives<br />
& international licensing,<br />
Warner Bros. Consumer<br />
Products, 818-954-7807<br />
jordan.sollitto@<br />
warnerbros.com<br />
Licensing and promo<br />
opps: WBCP’s licensing<br />
program is in development.<br />
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS<br />
November 23, 2011<br />
(Stop motion/CGI) The<br />
Christmas-themed movie<br />
highlights the technological<br />
advances at the North<br />
Pole. Out of 600 million<br />
children, one child is left<br />
without a gift and it is up<br />
to Arthur, Santa’s misfi t<br />
son, to get the last present<br />
halfway across the world<br />
before Christmas Day.<br />
Sony Pictures Animation/<br />
Columbia Pictures<br />
Gregory Economos, SVP<br />
of Sony Pictures Global<br />
Consumer Products,<br />
310-244-4188,<br />
gregory_economos@<br />
spe.sony.com<br />
Mary Goss Robino, SVP<br />
of global marketing partnerships,<br />
Sony Pictures<br />
Consumer Marketing,<br />
310-244-3999,<br />
mary_robino@spe.sony.com<br />
Licensees: Cardinal<br />
Games, The Bridge Direct,<br />
American Greetings,<br />
Santa’s Best, Sterling<br />
Publishing, Rizzoli Intl,<br />
Spin Up Games<br />
September 2011<br />
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