Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Dreamworks executive Jeffrey Katzenberg talks 'Monsters Vs. Aliens' and Chicago movie sets

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies Dreamworks Animation Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Katzenberg visited Chicago on Monday to screen bits of the studio's upcoming 3-D feature, "Monsters Vs. Aliens."

In addition to promoting Dreamworks' new 3-D technology, Intru, Katzenberg talked about the movies he has green-lit to film in Chicago, among them "Road to Perdition" and "The Color of Money."

"I've been to many, many movie sets we brought here over the years," said the former Disney and Paramount executive. "John Hughes, he and I were buddies. Back in my days at Paramount, I gave John one of his first jobs in the movie business. We grew up in the movie business together, for a few years. His movies have always been Chicago-centric."

He continued: "It's a beautiful city. It's a singular and unique landscape. The vibe of this city, with the river running through it and bridges ... there's just a very unique sense to it."

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