Dusk and Dawn

Dusk and Dawn is a 2003 American computer-animated fantasy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. It was directed by Eric Darnell and Cody Cameron from a screenplay written by Jymn Magon, Roger S. H. Schulman and Ralph Zondag based on an original story by Phil Nibbelink, and stars the voices of Josh Peck, Zooey Deschanel, Anthony Hopkins, Christine Baranski, and Dan Aykroyd. The film follows two individuals, a boy named Dusk (Peck) and a girl named Dawn (Deschanel), who encounter each other for the first time and soon discover their abilities to the world but must save Dawn from being faded out from a dangerous threat.

The film was released into theaters on December 19, 2003 in the United States. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $221.5 million over a $100 million budget. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards, and, through home video releases and television syndication, gathered a cult following.

Plot
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Cast

 * Josh Peck as Dusk
 * Zooey Deschanel as Dawn
 * Anthony Hopkins as Twilight
 * Christine Baranski as Sun
 * Dan Aykroyd as Light
 * Eric Darnell as Keeper
 * Cody Cameron as Tio

ADR Group

 * Newell Alexander
 * Tom Amundsen
 * Steve Bulen
 * Kate Carlin
 * Mitch Carter
 * Robert Clotworthy
 * David Cowgill
 * Holly Dorff
 * Moosie Drier
 * Chad Einbinder
 * Iake Eissinmann
 * Rylee Fansler
 * Donald Fullilove
 * Elisa Gabrielli
 * Nicholas Guest
 * Wendy Hoffmann
 * Sherry Hursey
 * Marabina Jaimes
 * Edie Mirman
 * Paul Pape
 * Devika Parikh
 * Peter Renaday
 * Philece Sampler
 * Justin Shenkarow
 * Marcelo Tubert

Development
Dusk and Dawn was initially set up in the mid-1990s at Universal Pictures via Amblimation and later Universal Feature Animation, based on a pitch by former Disney animator Phil Nibbelink who interested in a "boy meets girl" story about a representation of dusk till dawn. Nibbelink was also attached to direct the project.

In early 1999, Universal put the film in turnaround, to which DreamWorks Animation picked up the project when Nibbelink was approached by studio co-chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg. Nibbelink was still directing the project, but was later replaced by Eric Darnell and Cody Cameron, as Nibbelink left the project due to "creative difficulties". By October 1999, the Los Angeles Times reported that the film was in its preliminary stages with Darnell and Cameron directing.

Casting
Haley Joel Osment initially auditioned for the lead role of Dusk but later turned it down, feeling it was too similar to his role as Deon Splatt in Universal's 1999 film Paint World. As a result, Osment departed from Dusk and Dawn in 2000 and was replaced by Josh Peck. Christine Baranski was hired to voice Sun after having tried for the voice role of Eris in DreamWorks' other animated film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas which was later replaced by Michelle Pfeiffer.

Animation and design
Originally intended as a hand-drawn traditional animated feature produced in DreamWorks' Glendale animation department, Dusk and Dawn was later converted into a CGI animated feature at Pacific Data Images (PDI) in Redwood City, who began production on the film in 2000 while production of Shrek was almost finished at the time. According to producer Aron Warner, the discussion to move the project to CGI sounded better and more fitting than using traditional animation for the film's themes and elements. Like its previous films Antz and Shrek, PDI used its own proprietary software (like its own Fluid Animation System) for its animated movies including Dusk and Dawn. The studio also utilized Maya for the animation process, as well as for the hair of the titular protagonists.

Many of the character designs were supplied by Geo G., the creator of Gabriel Garza, Niz Chicoloco, and Zina Supermoon. Other character designers include Craig Kellman, Carlos Grangel, Nico Marlet, Carey Yost, Andy Bialk and Chris Battle. Additionally, Geo served as an uncredited co-director of the film.

Music
The film's score was composed by Hans Zimmer and John Powell, who previously scored DreamWorks' The Road to El Dorado (2000). A soundtrack for the film was released by DreamWorks Records and Geffen Records on December 16, 2003.

Release
Dusk and Dawn was originally slated for release on November 7, 2003 before being pushed back to December 19 in order to avoid competition with Disney's Brother Bear and New Line Cinema's Elf.

Marketing
Upon its release, Burger King had a promotional tie-in with five toys including Dusk, Dawn, Twilight, Sun and Light with a paid Kids' Meal order. A video game based on the film was released in December 2003 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, N-Gage, PC and mobile phones.

Home media
Dusk and Dawn was released by DreamWorks Home Entertainment on VHS and DVD on April 13, 2004. It was also released on Game Boy Advance Video in October 2005. The home media release accompanied with a DVD exclusive animated short film Dawn's Nature. The DVD release also contains an audio commentary on the film, games, how-to-draw featurettes, and more. In July 2014, the film's distribution rights were purchased by DreamWorks Animation from Paramount Pictures (owners of the pre-2005 DreamWorks Pictures library) and transferred to 20th Century Fox before reverting to Universal Studios in 2018; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment subsequently released the film on Blu-ray Disc on June 4, 2019.

Box office
Dusk and Dawn grossed $130.1 million in the United States and Canada and $91.4 million with a worldwide total of $221.5 million.

Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 79% based on 143 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The critical consensus reads: "Despite the fact its story standards might be too simple and formulaic for adults, Dusk and Dawn should somewhat entertain its visualized moments to children." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.

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