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DreamWorks Bringing Kung Fu Panda and Shrek to VR

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Thanks to a partnership announced Tuesday, DreamWorks Animation is teaming up with Digital Domain to produce virtual reality content and experiences for the family entertainment company’s most iconic and legendary characters. We are honored to be a part of bringing that great legacy to virtual reality audiences worldwide.”.

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9 best spy movies on Netflix for a high-stakes watch

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Credit: Dark Castle Entertainment/Kobal/Shutterstock. This 1995 film is a wonderful and entertaining time capsule about the early days of the internet and Americans’ emerging fears about online spying. The Penguins of Madagascar. Benedict Cumberbatch voices a smug wolf spy in "Penguins of Madagascar.". –K.P.

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Baobab’s ‘Asteroids!’ VR Short Film Now Available

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The adorable animated VR short, from the director of Madagascar, delighted audiences last year with a colorful showcase of characters and an engaging plot narrated by Ethan Hawke. Once again Baobab has set the bar high with a well-made VR film that checks just about every box you can think of when it comes to quality VR entertainment.

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Baobab Studios Raises $25 Million in New Funding Round

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“We are on the cusp of a storytelling revolution with this medium, and VR gives filmmakers the opportunity to develop immersive experiences and take audiences into the story like never before,” says Mike Dunn, President, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Fox Innovation Lab. the second installment in the INVASION!

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VR Experiences for Grandma and the Kids

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Narrated by Ethan Hawke and created by the director of Madagascar, INVASION! Fun to watch for both kids and adults, this award winning piece is bound to entertain the family with fluffy heroic bunnies with the slapstick Laurel and Hardy antics of two aliens. Happy holidays from the VRScout family to yours. – Baobab Studios.

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Baobab’s ‘Invasion’ Has Reportedly Been Downloaded ‘Well Over 1 Million’ Times

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Fan was most recently the vice president of games at Zynga before starting Baobab with Madagascar and Antz director Eric Darnell. Baobab’s adorable virtual reality animated short Invasion has reportedly been downloaded over 1 million times according to co-founder Maureen Fan.

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John Legend Partners with Baobab Studios for VR Series ‘Rainbow Crow’

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and ASTEROIDS! , Rainbow Crow is directed by Eric Darnell, Co-Founder and CCO of Baobab (who also wrote and directed the Madagascar franchise). Like INVASION! Rainbow Crow brings storytelling and music together in a way no one else has yet in virtual reality,” said Legend in a statement.