Since 2010, everything to come out of Dreamworks Animation has been a sequel or part of a franchise. Not since Megamind have they produced something utterly original for the big screen. Me and My Shadow is their re-entry, and it looks like an amazing one. The first poster was released this week, giving us our first glimpse of the shadow world.

Stanley Grubb is a mild mannered man who seeks only a quiet, ordered life. His shadow on the other hand, longs for adventure and when a crime rocks both the shadow world and the real world, he decides to take control of Stanley's actions. Voices will be provided by Josh Gad and Bill Hader who have provided voices for Ice Age:Continental Drift and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs respectively. Kate Hudson will also provide her voice. This will be her animation debut. The movie will be made using modern CGI methods alongside traditional hand-drawn animation.

I have to admit, I am quite excited for this release. I watch Dreamworks with a degree of caution. I am not a fan of the Shrek franchise, but they have made some exceptionally good movies. Kung Fu Panda and The Prince of Egypt are movies I will happily put on repeat for my toddler. While I love the realm of CGI movies, I am a long time fan of the more traditional methods of animation. The first time I went to Walt Disney World, I was enthralled by a tour in which we saw scenes from Beauty and the Beast being worked on. Not an artist myself, I find the process to be captivating.

I am also finding that as my son grows older, I am watching the upcoming movies sites with a little more interest and discretion than in previous years. What can I take him to? What will he enjoy? The first movie I saw at the cinema was The Transformers: The Movie. What movies will define his childhood and will this be one of them?