The ULTIMATE DreamWorks' Me and My Shadow Supercut (Updated for 2025)

To get you all up to speed: Me And My Shadow is a canceled 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 its use of both CGI 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].". Afterward, 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 DreamWorks, causing a company restructuring and ultimately sealing Me And My Shadow's fate as a cancelled film. Demand for the movie is high, as some clips and concept art for the film have leaked online. It its currently unknown if any new progress has been made with the film, but it's safe to assume that the project is dead. I do not own any footage in this video, Me and My Shadow/Shadows is owned by DreamWorks Pictures.