What if Paramount kept the ownership of DreamWorks in 2012?

## Changes

* Paramount Global would acquire DreamWorks Animation on May 15th, 2004, being a division of Paramount Pictures. (Similar to Pixar Animation Studios)
	+ Starting from 2012, *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* will be first film released under Paramount Global's ownership.

* ***Monsters vs. Aliens (TV Series)*** would have changes:
	+ Make it last for four seasons.
	+ Have Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, and Hugh Laurie reprise their roles as Susan Murphy/Ginormica, B.O.B., Dr. Cockroach, and Link respectively.

* *Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget* would be produced by DreamWorks Animation, and it will be released on theatrical release rather than Netflix.
	+ Since it has been partnership with Aardman in 2006.
* *Madagascar Toons* will be released in 2015 till 2021 as a short series 7-minute.
	+ The each episode are 7 minutes.
		1. *Choco-Waffles*: The gang travels to The Netherlands via train, and Melman instantly wants to eat a choco-waffle, but the gang wants to convince him there are other great attractions in The Netherlands. It would be released on home media releases of *Home.*
		2. *Losing Control:* Following the events of the previous episode, Melman is still crazy for choco-waffles that he almost gets the circus train out of the rails.
		3. *Vitaly and Gregory:* The circus goes to Ukraine, and Vitaly reunites with his childhood best friend, a snow leopard named Gregory.
		4. *Off the Tracks:* After the circus had a show in Prague, the train driver is tired and cannot drive the train anymore, so Stefano mixes between an italian espresso and a bottle rum, making the train go faster, but his actions have consequences.
		5. *The Little Friendly Fossa:* Before the gang start a show in Sussex, they find a lost little baby fossa named Richie, and Alex must return him to his richer owners, but they'll have fun along the way.
	+ The short series was handled by DreamWorks Animation Glendale.
* *Shrek Forever After*, *Puss in Boots,* and its sequel, *The Last Wish*, and *Trolls* with its sequels, *World Tour* and *Band Together* would be produced in the taller 1.85:1 aspect ratio instead of the anamorphic 2.39:1 aspect ratio.
* ***Bro-Sitting*** will being serves as a canon to *Trolls Band Together* as an actual short film. It would be included on home media release of *Trolls Band Together* in January 2024.
	+ Poppy will be appears as baby self inside of egg and cameo.
	+ The original script will have this: Grandma Rosiepuff stepped out for a bit, leaving the four older brothers of the famous BroZone band to watch their little brother, Branch. Watch them being put to the test as they learn why family is so important.
	+ This short film will take place right before the success of BroZone, and how they became the BroZone.
* *Madly Madagascar* will be premiered on February 14th, 2011 instead of January 29th, 2013.
* *Me and My Shadow* and *B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations* wouldn't be cancelled, and it would be released on December 18th, 2015, and June 5th, 2015.
	+ *Tortoise vs. Hare* wouldn't be cancelled, and it will be released on September 11th, 2009 as the last film between the partnership of DreamWorks and Aardman until 2023.
* ***Trolls: TrollsTopia*** would have changes:
	+ It was released on Netflix.
	+ ***TrollsTopia*** will serve as a sequel to ***The Beat Goes On!***.
	+ Many of the secondary characters from *The Beat Goes On!* and most of the characters from the second film such as Delta Dawn, Queen Barb (aside from being mentioned), Riff, Prince D, King Quincy, Queen Essence, Hickory, Trollzard, and King Trollex would return in the series.
		- They would get more screen time, including the episode "Surprising Gust" at the start of the episode who being wearing the swimsuits.

* The song "Bad Reputation" by Joan Bett will be played in Baker's Dozen Battle scene for *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish*, after it was previously used in *Shrek.*
* DreamWorks Animation would instead acquire Classic Media on June 23, 2005 instead of 2012.
	+ *Felix the Cat*, *Underdog*, *Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales*, *Casper the Friendly Ghost*, *Little Audrey*, *Richie Rich*, *Baby Huey* and all Jay Ward cartoons will be part of the Nicktoons.
	+ Paramount Global would have lots of care for the franchises Big Idea owns, and they wouldn't fire Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki, Lisa Vischer and Kurt Heinecke.

* *Ruby Gillman, Teenage Karen* wouldn't be kept using the same 2022 DWA logo as *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish*. Instead, the characters will be replaced with another characters to appear to the logo in upcoming films.
* ***Shrek Forever After**:* Have Arthur Pendragon appears.
* Pacific Data Images would've remained opened and it wouldn't be close down permamently in 2015.
	+ *Shrek Forever After, Puss in Boots* and its sequel *The Last Wish* would be co-produced by PDI.

* ***Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted*** would had changes:
	+ Have Mason and Phil get more screen time.
* Princess Poppy and Branch have large major roles and both appears in *Shrek* franchise as a new characters, starting with *Shrek the Third.*
	+ *Trolls* would became an spin-off rather than original film.

* Its animated television series would remain co-produced with Nickelodeon Animation Studios.
* The logos will be different:
	+ The 25th anniversary version of DreamWorks Animation logo will be full version (26 seconds longer), but it will only used in *Abominable*, while the standard 2019 DreamWorks logo will be used in home-media release of reissue*.*
		- The clips from *Antz, The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Shrek 2, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Bee Movie, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Monsters vs. Aliens,* and *Mr. Peabody and Sherman* will be adding it in the logo.
	+ *Ruby Gillman: Teenage Karen* wouldn't being kept used the same 2022 DWA logo as *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.*
		- Instead, the first time the roster of characters changed was *Ruby Gillman: Teenage Karen.* Following the upcoming in different each films, the second time was *Trolls Band Together*.
		- Wallace & Gromit will be adding in new 2022 DWA logo.
	+ DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment will be updated their home entertainment logo starting with 2011 DVD of *Megamind*.
	+ In 2024 to celebrate's the studio of 30th anniversary, The logo is the same as the 25th anniversary variant, but the new clips from DreamWorks such as *The Croods: A New Age, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish* will be adding it in.
	+ DreamWorks Animation would been used the full version of the 20 Years variant of the 2010-2017 DreamWorks Animation logo, and the 20 Years variant was used in DWA logo variations of 2014 DreamWorks Animation films like *Mr. Peabody & Sherman, How To Train Your Dragon 2* and *Penguins of Madagascar*.
	+ The 2018 DreamWorks logo will be debut starting with *The Boss Baby* until 2020.
* *The Bob and Larry Movie* was revived by DreamWorks Animation, and it will be released on November 20th, 2009.
	+ The animation was handled by DWA Glendale.
	+ The original script will being kept: The origin story of VeggieTales hosts Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber reveals how they met, how they got their own show, and answers the question how vegetables and fruit talk.
* ***Over the Hedge: The Big Heist*** will be made on June 17th, 2016.
	+ This sequel will be based on the storyline of the 2006 tie-in video game.
	+ Unlike its previous film, the animation style will be inspired by *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* (which give a visual style that resembles storybook illustrations), and to make the film look like a comic strip, the team will focus more on *The Peanuts Movie* style design, different than what it was in the first film, which utilized the realistic style.
* *Antz* will get reissue into new home media release in 2006.
* ***Trolls Band Together*** would had changes:
	+ Have first film's characters (with DJ Suki and Smidge) and *World Tour*'s characters (with Legsly, except Tiny Diamond and Prince Darnell) appears.
	+ It will be released on theaters and on Netflix in October 19, 2023 on Brazil, while in the United States, it was released on November 17, 2023 for theaters release and Paramount+.

* All of DreamWorks Animation's films and TV shows will be on both Paramount+ and Netflix.
* In the Brazilian version of the ***Shrek***:
	+ Bussunda would still voices Shrek in *Shrek the Third, Shrek Forever After* onwards, while *The Ghost of Lord Farquaad*, Bussunda would reprise him role as Shrek rather than Mauro Ramos.

* ***Harvey Street Kids*** would have changes:
	+ Not ending it, so it would have more seasons.
	+ The daytime sky is colored in sky blue for the whole show instead of pink blue.
	+ The trees of Harvey Street are instead fully green rather than other colors like pink, yellow, or purple.

### Other media of Paramount Global

* Skydance Animation will be acquired by Paramount Global on May TBD, 2017, being a division of Paramount Pictures.
	+ *Luck* will kept its original March 19th, 2021 release, and it will be released on theatrical release, although the film will be released in theaters and on Paramount+ on the same day.
	+ Skydance Animation will acquired Ilion Animation Studios in 2018 rather than 2020, and still being rebranded as Skydance Animation Madrid.
		- Despite this, The animation of *Wonder Park* is still being handled by Skydance Animation Madrid.

* *Paw Patrol: The Movie* would had changes:
	+ "Chase's Nightmare" will kept it into the final film, despite the film is still being G rated. And it will take place right before the Train mission and explain why Chase is afraid of heights as the dark and scary humor will be removed.
* *Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie* will be co-produced by DreamWorks Animation, since DreamWorks was not involved with the first film back in 2021.
* The 2015 "white background" bumpers of Nickelodeon were currently used in 2015.

## Description for information

### Shrek the Third

Poppy and Branch were sawed Scary Tree, Pirates, and Captain Hooks. Donkey, Puss, Poppy, Branch, and Arthur was trapped, then Shrek saves them, then Shrek, Donkey, Puss, Poppy, Branch, and Arthur left to Far Far Away to stop Prince Charming, Charming, furious at having been thwarted, lunges for Artie with his sword. Shrek manages to break out of the chains, blocks the blow and appears to take it in Shrek and Branch's chest after Branch save Poppy from Charming's sword and sacrifice himself, leading Charming to believe he's won; but fortunately, Charming missed and kill Branch, and the sword is lodged harmlessly under Shrek's arm. Charming says that he was supposed to live happily ever after but Shrek informs Charming that he needs to keep looking because he's not giving up his own. As Shrek pushes Charming aside, Dragon slyly knocks over Rapunzel's model tower, Charming is presumably killed when the tower lands on him as he fearfully utters his last words ("Mommy..."). Charming's crown is sent rolling across the stage by the impact and is caught by Artie. Shrek tells him that the throne is his if he wants it, but it is his decision to make. Artie lifts the crown toward the audience, who cheer him loudly, then sets it on his own head. While the kingdom celebrates their new monarch, As Poppy finds out that the Branch truly loves her as he lies on the ground, apparently dead from his injuries, she begins weeping over his loss and sadly whispers that she loves him. Poppy watches in amazement as the Branch is revived. Poppy and Branch have to visit Shrek, Fiona, and Shrek's Babies along with Donkey, Puss, Dragon, and Dronkeys.

### Shrek the Halls

The story begins with Donkey and Poppy reminding Shrek about Christmas all the time, which bothers him. He soon realizes that his wife Fiona enjoys celebrating Christmas, so Shrek tries to make one. However, Shrek doesn't know what Christmas is at first and goes to a bookstore and receives a book titled Christmas for Village Idiots (a parody of the Books for Dummies series). He follows the steps of the book, but everything keeps going wrong when Donkey, Poppy, Branch and the rest of his friends unintentionally wreck Shrek's Swamp. They won't let Shrek read a story and improvise as they go along, they change his decorations and ruin Shrek's supper. They find out about the book, but Shrek kicks them out. Fiona, upset, leaves with the ogre triplets. Shrek tells Poppy, Branch, and Donkey and the rest of his friends that he's sorry for losing his temper. After comforting Shrek in their outhouse, Shrek goes to catch up with the gang to apologize and they learn that Shrek never had a Christmas and doesn't quite understand it as he never really heard of it before. Shrek then reads a story (rendering of "Twas the Night Before Christmas") to everyone about Ogre Claus, who gives joy and cheer everywhere. They then all see Santa fly by the swamp lighting the moon with ogre ears like Shrek's.

### Shrek Forever After

Poppy's Friends having a party, then Poppy talks about Shrek's famous roar, then Shrek's roar, then they cheer, then Puss giving a birthday cake, then Shrek slam the cake, then Poppy and Branch reaction horror to Shrek smash the cake, then after Poppy and Branch saw Shrek and Fiona's argument outside about Shrek's back to life about scaring people, after Rumplestilskin signed Shrek's Contract, Ogre and Trolls peacefully harmony to resistance against Witches and Rumplestilskin for being slave of Ogres and Trolls, after Ogres lived here in Troll-Village, after King Harold and Queen Lillian signed the contract, they disappeared, then Branch decided to be king of Troll-village along with Queen Poppy, then Poppy and Branch talked to Fiona about King and Queen's vanished, then Poppy and Branch adopted Fiona to become the leader of Troll-Village, then Shrek meet Poppy and Branch, Poppy was happy about Fiona's First Love: Shrek, but Branch was grumpy about Shrek who trying love with his Adopted Daughter, Branch was trying Shrek to stay away from her, but He's sawing them training, but Shrek and Fiona was in love, he's talking to Shrek about true love, then They started mission to stop Rumple, but it's the trap! Pipe Piper control Ogres and Trolls to dance (Trolls was so happy about dance, but Ogres scared of Dance-trapping except for Cookie) Even Shrek, Fiona, Poppy, and Branch, but Donkey and Puss rescued them, then after Fiona kiss Shrek, they did not change, then She left alone, then Branch exiled Shrek for messed up the plan, then Poppy reaction to Shrek get exiled, but Poppy argument Branch about Shrek's true love, then Branch's guilt, then Shrek going to Rumple's Castle then Shrek Signed Rumple for Rescued Ogres and Trolls (except for Fiona), Shrek still trapped with Fiona, then Poppy, Branch, Donkey, Puss, Ogres, and Trolls Rescued Them, and Save the Kingdom from Rumplestilskin and Witches, but Shrek's dies before disapper, after he kissing Fiona, She's turned into beautiful ogre, then change back to normal, after Shrek's Roar, then Shrek's still alive, then he's happy about back to normal, then happy birthday to Shrek's childrens, then they live happily ever after (and Poppy and Branch).

### Scared Shrekless

Halloween is Shrek's favorite holiday, and this year he is planning a night of frights — all done ogre-style. Instead of the usual tricks or treats, Shrek challenges Donkey, Puss in Boots, Poppy, Branch, and the other fairytale creatures to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's abandoned castle of Duloc, while telling scary stories. The remaining characters are Puss, Donkey, Poppy, Shrek, Branch, and Pinocchio. he last one to be scared "Shrekless" wins, and is crowned King of Halloween. Puss, Donkey, Poppy, attempt to tell their own story but end up cutting each other off in the middle of a sentence. Puss ends it by saying a giant waffle monster ate Donkey and Poppy. However, Donkey and Poppy comes out of the waffle's mouth and unleashes Puss' worst fear: getting sprayed with a spray bottle. Puss scurries off while Shrek says it's cheating. Shrek and Branch finally tell his story about Branch and Shrek playing the role of a Father Branch and Babysitter sent to control a child who has gone mad (Pinocchio). After several mishaps, Shrek sends Pinocchio out of the window and him falling down the stairs. It turns out what was "possessing" him was none other than Jiminy Cricket who hid in Pinocchio's head controlling Pinocchio's thoughts. The story ends with Pinocchio smashing him as revenge. Pinocchio then runs out of the castle after Shrek shows him a cricket. Suddenly, chairs start moving, the chandelier starts rocking, causing Donkey to think it's a prank when Shrek claims he's not behind this. A knight suddenly come to life, scaring Donkey, Poppy, and Branch out of the castle saying "Dooooooooooooonkeeeeeeeeeeeyyy!!!!", "Poooooooooooooppy!!!!", "Braaaaaaaaaaaaanch!!!!" It turns out that Fiona used a strange megaphone for the voice and the babies were the knight. Fiona then says she has seven eggs which end the story as the ogre family threw the eggs at the Seven Dwarfs Only Donkey and Shrek are left when Shrek decides to wait for Lord Farquaad's Ghost.

### Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular

This short animation film takes place in the Candy Apple, the Christmas version of the Poison Apple. Donkeysuggests everyone sings Christmas carols. Donkey sings "It's the Most Wonderful Time." Poppy and Branch sing a Troll version of "Rockin Around The Christmas Tree" (such as "Rockin Around The Christmas Trolls"). Shrek, Princess Fiona, the Ogre children, and the army of ogres sing an ogre version of "Jingle Bells" (such as "Bug Cocoon, Lick the spoon. Try our cricket slurp"). Puss in Boots sings "Feliz Navidad," but he calls it "Fleas Navidad." Then everyone sings "Jingle Bell Rock," but they call it "Fairy Tale Rock."

### Thriller Night

The special starts with Shrek and Branch, bursting out of a movie theatre angrily, followed by everyone else, including Princess Fiona, Puss in Boots, Poppy, and Donkey, who are all fine. Fiona checks if Shrek's all right and he replies that he actually wanted to see something scary because it is Halloween. As Shrek walks off, Donkey, Poppy, and Puss try to cheer Shrek up by singing Thriller. They begin to walk through the street (with Shrek annoyed by Donkey singing), and everyone begins to sing along. Puss (who plays the role on Vincent Price) tags behind and points to the graveyard, where many characters are rising from the dead: This includes Prince Charming, Rumpelstiltskin and Fifi, the Fairy Godmother , Lord Farquaad, the Headless Horseman, Captain Hook, Mongo, King Harold, and the Pied Piper. Everyone surrounds Shrek, Donkey, Poppy, Branch, Puss, and Fiona (who prepares to do Karate on the zombies). The Pied Piper then begins playing his flute. Shrek tells Fiona that it's time to go, but when he turns around, Fiona and Poppy are now a zombie (much to his horror), and Puss and Donkey also become zombies. Everyone starts to dance, and so does Shrek and Branch (against his will). Singing eventually ensues, led by Donkey and Poppy. At the end of the song, Shrek manages to break the Pied Piper's flute, complaining that he is going to be sore in the morning. As he turns around, he sees everyone (zombified) coming towards him to kill them. Donkey then yodels as he and the others close in on Shrek and Branch, preparing to eat Shrek and Branch's brains. Shrek and Branch wake up screaming and it is shown that he's really in the movie theatre. He asks if it is over. Unfortunately. he is told that they only slept through the previews and he has 3 more hours of children and puppets, much to Shrek and Branch's distress and they shout out, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!". But right before the short film ends, Puss comes out from the black background laughing evilly (also similar to Vincent Price) and then hisses.

## Characters

### Shrek

#### Main

* Mike Myers as Shrek
* Eddie Murphy as Donkey
* Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona
* Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots
* Anna Kendrick as Princess Poppy
* Justin Timberlake as Branch

## Filmography

### Theatrical films

1. *Madagascar* (2005; first film the parnertership of Paramount Global)
2. *Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit* (2005)
3. *Over the Hedge* (2006)
4. *Flushed Away* (2006)
5. *Shrek the Third* (2007)
6. *Bee Movie* (2007)
7. *Kung Fu Panda* (2008)
8. *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa* (2008)
9. *Monsters vs. Aliens* (2009)
10. *Tortoise vs. Hare* (2009)
11. *The Bob & Larry Movie* (2009)
12. *How to Train Your Dragon* (2010)
13. *Shrek Forever After* (2010)
14. *Megamind* (2010)
15. *Kung Fu Panda 2* (2011)
16. *Puss in Boots* (2011)
17. *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* (2012; first film under Paramount Global's ownership)
18. *Rise of the Guardians* (2012)
19. *The Croods* (2013)
20. *Turbo* (2013)
21. *Mr. Peabody and Sherman* (2014)
22. *How to Train Your Dragon 2* (2014)
23. *Penguins of Madagascar* (2014)
24. *Home* (2015)
25. *B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations* (2015)
26. *Me and My Shadow* (2015)
27. *Kung Fu Panda 3* (2016)
28. *Over the Hedge: The Big Heist* (2016)
29. *Trolls* (2016)
30. *The Boss Baby* (2017)
31. *Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie* (2017)
32. *Madagascar 4* (2018)
33. *How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World* (2019)
34. *Abominable* (2019)
35. *Trolls World Tour* (2020)
36. *LarryBoy: An VeggieTales Movie* (2020)
37. *The Croods: A New Age* (2020)
38. *Spirit: Untamed* (2021)
39. *The Boss Baby: Family Business* (2021)
40. *The Bad Guys* (2022)
41. *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish* (2022)
42. *Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken* (2023)
43. *Trolls Band Together* (2023)
44. *Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget* (2023)

## Trivia

* *Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget* is the first DreamWorks Animation film to be partnership with Aardman Animations since *Flushed Away.*
	+ This is DreamWorks Animation's first stop-motion film since *Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit*.