(OUTDATED) The COMPLETE Me and My Shadow Supercut

--THIS VIDEO IS OUTDATED-

On this day in 2013, Dreamworks' Me and My Shadow was slated to release. To celebrate the occassion, here's a brand new supercut of every clip we have of the film, from test animations to fully finished and rendered clips.

To get you all up to speed:
Me And My Shadow is a cancelled DreamWorks animated film that was slated to release in 2012, and then 2014, before ultimately being cancelled. The film starred Josh Gad as Daniel Grubb, the world's most boring man and Bill Hader as his shadow, who would try to spice up his life and also try to confront a shadow villain who has the power to start a shadow revolution. The film would have been groundbreaking in it's use of both computer generated 3D animation, as well as traditional 2D animation for the shadow characters.
Development for the film started slowly around 2010, with a rough draft script being written and concepts being created. After a rewrite and a change in directors, the film gradually picked up and was scheduled to be released in 2012. After Jeffrey Katzenberg (CEO of DreamWorks) was shown a work in progress cut of the film, he reportedly fell asleep. He noted that the film "wasn't the $200 million movie we needed [sic].". Afterwards, the film was pushed back to 2014 to make way for DreamWorks' other current film, Mr. Peabody and Sherman. When Mr. Peabody and Sherman was delayed again to the 2014 released window originally designated for Me And My Shadow, the choice was made to cancel Me And My Shadow once and for all, as DreamWorks assumed that Mr. Peabody and Sherman would have done better financially. An attempt to pick the project back up was in the works, with Edgar Wright signing on to retool the film into his own vision (notably, the film's title was changed to Shadows), but plans fell through after Comcast bought universal, causing a company restructuring and ultimately sealing Me And My Shadow's fate as a cancelled movie.
Demand for the movie is high, as some clips and concept art for the film has leaked online. It is currently unknown if any new progress has been made with the film, but it's safe to assume that the project is dead.

Feel free to ask any questions in the comments, I'd be happy to help.

Me and My Shadow/Shadows is owned by DreamWorks Pictures, I do not own any footage in this video, nor will it ever be monetised/eligible for monitization. This video is simply meant as an informational work and I do not intend to undermine DreamWorks.
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-Revision as of November 13, 2022