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‘Trolls World Tour’s Walt Dohrn Talks Learning Curve As Lead Director Of “Non-Traditional Musical” & Its Stellar Reception Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic

After co-directing 2016's Trolls—the critically acclaimed box office smash from DreamWorks Animation—Walt Dohrn made the leap to lead director with the equally catchy sequel, Trolls World Tour. While Dohrn had honed his craft in animation for over 20 years, spending much of that time at DreamWorks, he says his ascent…

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How Justin Timberlake & Walt Dohrn Raised The Bar For ‘Trolls World Tour’ – Contenders Film

Coming off the heat of the first DreamWorks Animation movie Trolls, a bonanza musical that saw its tune “Can’t Stop the Feeling” from Justin Timberlake get nominated for a Best Song Oscar on top of going quadruple platinum, the sequel Trolls World Tour was always going to be more music, more color, more glitz and more…

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‘Trolls World Tour’ Filmmaker Walt Dohrn Signs Exclusive Overall Deal With DreamWorks Animation

EXCLUSIVE: Trolls franchise filmmaker Walt Dohrn has inked a multi-year deal with DreamWorks Animation, Deadline has learned. A longtime DreamWorks talent, Dohrn will have an overall first look exclusive deal for original animated projects at the studio along with executive producing, directing, development and…