BoxOffice

Both Dragons and Shrek are doing okay at the box-office, not super-duper awesome great, but really good...
In fact I think we need to re-think our expectations of what our movies will make money-wise. I think the days with 120-million dollar opening weekend is gone....THAT said, if there is a movie out there to prove me wrong I think it would be ToysSory3...not that I'm a fan of these movies, but it looks awesome and the marketing has been really good. So lets bet :) I bet that ToyStory3 will make 82-million dollares on the opening weekend. People and claim to know it all'ers is probably laughing at me right now.......well we will see :)))



Crunch Time!!!!! no official order yet, but I'm guessing its coming....:))

Well I guess it's better to go crunching now when my family is leaving for Sweden. That way I keep my brain thinking of other stuff :/

But crunch also means that we are closing in to finish the movie, not that I long for it to finish, just that I really want to see my name on the credits in the theaters....I know it sounds silly, but that will definitely force me to tears..:)

Not sure what project that awaits me after MegaMind, actually I don't really care, cause all the project that are cooking at Dreamworks looks freaky amazing....

I'm hoping to get some vacation back home in old Sweden, not sure its going to work out though....but I hope to get a couple of weeks.....
Vacation here is not what I'm used to. I mean in Sweden we normally have 5 or more weeks a year, here its more like 2 weeks, if you are lucky :)))

cheers
/Tommie

Time flyes

Jeezz just a copule of months left on MegaMind....time is a fast thing!!
Working hard to make get as much done as possible, this has of course made me neglected my blog.....but here is what have me and my family been up to the last couple of weeks..


My youngest daughter Mollie had her birthday party, she loved it.
Thank you all that made this event sooo fun....!!!


Look at that party-freak :))


Summer is hitting us hard, and I mean hard.... so you know a 80degree day is a considered a very awesome summer day in Sweden...... here in LA we are talking 100+ .
Cant say that my seal-ish body is perfect for this but hey I guess it burns calories :) But California has a remedy for the heat, the beach!!!!


well the water was cold so I sent the kids in first :))))
AND the beach is a very dangerous place for the kids, just look at this monster. Luckeley for Rasmus and Mollie I was there to save them..... almost lost an arm there :)


Don't worries I didn't rough the crab up....to much:), just enough to send a message to his friends to stop running around attacking defenseless kids, and there dads :))) ...

Being a feature film animator is awesome, but its hard work, so I'm making sure that I have something to fall back on.....:))



Love ya all
cheers
/Tommie

new Megamind trailer !!

hope you like it :))

cheers
/Tommie

Ed Catmull on leadership

I couldn't agree more :)

Link to video with Ed Catmull on leadership

Shrek - Wrap up party

Shrek 4(ever)

Man we first went to see the movie and it rocks, yes I know I work for the place that made it, so my judgment could arguably be a bit tainted :))
But still its by far the best Shrek movie ever, just go and see it :)

Now on to the WrapUp party...... its was awesome!
I mean free food and free drinks is a deadly mix and if you add awesome friends and there where about 2000 + of them in there, Thats just beyond repair :)

To be honest I have never been on a party as big as this, and the organization of the whole thing made you feel very VIP.....which I'm not that custom to, but could definitely get use to :))

well here is some pics from he whole thing...


here is a panorama of the whole thing, just seconds after I hit the dancefloor, pulling out moves that had me walking a thin line of life and death :))
(click it for that HD experience :)


We back up a bit and here we are walking to the screening of the movie.



Here is the stars of the night, me, shreky and the "Mike" :)



I'm forcing myself into this picture, in case you didn't see it :))
Its Mike and his lovely wife Steph, they forgave me later :))



So here is it is, the "Move", kids don't try this at home, you need to be at least 38 and drunk :)))




Drunk, sweaty and obnoxious, I still scored!!! well, is my wife Helena and how she have put up with me for 20years is unbelievable :))

well needless to say that i was a bit stiff the day after, but hey it was AWESOME and I do it again tomorrow.....well maybe next weekend....in anyone invites me...ever....again.....please!! ??? :))

Ohh and thanks Steph for that priceless stare :)))

cheers
/Tommie

Dragon hits 200

How to train the dragon hist and passes the 200 million $ mark..
Its remarkable considering its disappointing start.
Its also the first film in years to ever get back on the Box office first place after its premier.
Dragons will in all probability surpass KungFu Panda, although I think KungFu Pandas worldwide gross will be hard to beat...

So its no surprise to hear that a sequel is green lit and in the works.... I hope I will get the opportunity to make a bigger contribution to that movie than I got to do on the first one...

Shrek is hitting the theaters soon, thats going to be interesting, I mean its the big moneymaker for Dreamworks, and its been said to be the last Shrek movie...well I guess time will tell:)). Whats even more interesting is that I'm going to the Shrek "wrap up" party this weekend....its going to be awesome. Everyone at Dreamworks is invited, and I hope I wont make a fool out of myself.....to prevent this I have thought out a foolproof plan, just follow the one and only rule: DON'T be the first to get blasted, cause that's the guy everyone will remember :)))

cheers
/Tommie

Birthday party #1

Howdy




Ramsus is enetring his 7th year, my god has it been that many years....jeeezz!!
well anyway. He wanted a Dragon cake and he got that!!




I'm of course working hard at delivering food and beverages to keep the young monsters happy and going :)





Fishing is perhaps not a Swedish invention, but its nonetheless very funny.




Just fired up the grill and my signature meatballs and the IKEA "prins" sausage is smelling up the place:). Had to fight of the kids to get the food on the table, that is how good my meatballs are, or maybe it was the sausages?? well never mind




we had a great time and thanks to everyone that helped make this a very happy day for Rasmus.... :)

cheers
/Tommie

Busy bee

Hi there

I have been very busy at work the last 3-4 weeks, so haven't had time to update the blogg. In fact most of my postings here at my blogg are about me saying that I dont have time to blogg :))
As Mentioned the MegaMind project is keeping me busy and this time consuming beast of art has its own webpage.....niiiice :)) www.megamindmovie.com

well I will (as I always say) try to better myself on that part..

Anyways, there is a lot of stuff happening. Today Pete Docter came to Dreamworks for the "dreamTalk" we have once a month or so.



He is Pixars secret weapon, well not a secret maybe, but still a weapon nontheless :))
He was a lot of fun to listen to.

I think it says a lot about Dreamworks that they invited him to come and talk, I mean I cant imagine Pixar inviting anyone from Dreamworks to pop by for a chat :))


Been working a bit on my little pet comic project when time given, so that I will definitely try to post stuff from that as It progresses.

Until next time,
/Tommie

hilarious reviews

amazing

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

sorry for not blogging lately....bin a busy bee at work.... will get more "bloggy" as soon things
calm down a bit :))

cheers
/Tommie