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Exclusive Look: DreamWorks’ ‘Dinotrux’

Kajsa Rain Forden by Kajsa Rain Forden
August 3, 2015
in DreamWorks, The Latest Animation News, TV
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Exclusive Look: DreamWorks’ ‘Dinotrux’

Some of the Dinotrux team: Skya, Ton-Ton, Ty Rux, and Dozer. (c) DreamWorks Animation

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Earlier this summer, DreamWorks brought the first part of Dragons: Race to the Edge to our favorite binge-watching platform, Netflix. But that’s not all DreamWorks will add to its television repertoire. For the first time ever, DreamWorks will release an entirely original series, Dinotrux, based on the children’s books by Chris Gall.

Some of the Dinotrux team: Skya, Ton-Ton, Ty Rux, and Dozer. (c) DreamWorks Animation
Some of the Dinotrux team: Skya, Ton-Ton, Ty Rux, and Dozer. (c) DreamWorks Animation

Dinotrux takes the audience to the ‘Mechazoic’ era, where dinosaurs are part construction vehicle and reptiles are part tool. The series follows the adventures of Ty (Andrew Francis), a Tyrannosaurus Trux; Ton-Ton (Matt Hill), an Anklyodump; Skya (Ashleigh Bell), a Craneosaur; Dozer (Brian Drummond), a Dozeratops; Garby (Trevor Devall), a Stegarbasaurus; and Revvit (Richard Ian Cox), a Rotilian Reptool, as they learn important lessons and contend with neighborhood bully, D-Structs (Paul Dobson), another T. Trux.

“It’s the idea. It’s the concept. Dinosaurs mixed with trucks,” says executive producer, David Kidd. “I think they’re like the number one and number two things that little kids love.”

Executive Producers Ron Burch and David Kidd. (c) DreamWorks Animation
Executive Producers Ron Burch and David Kidd. (c) DreamWorks Animation

Each dinosaur is mixed with some sort of construction vehicle. Dozer is a Triceratops mixed with a bulldozer, while Ton-Ton is an Ankylosaurus mixed with a dump truck. On the other hand, the much smaller Reptools are all small reptiles mixed with recognizable tools; Revvit is a chameleon mixed with an electric drill and Tortools, which appear later in the series, are tortoises crossed with multiple hand tools and even feature spray paint.

“Our office is filled with dinosaurs. Dinosaurs everywhere. From big to small,” says executive producer Ron Burch. “We have books – I mean, we’re constantly just checking out dinosaurs and saying ‘What can we mix with this?’”

Dozer with Revvit the Reptool and another Reptool. (c) DreamWorks Animation
Dozer with Revvit the Reptool and another Reptool. (c) DreamWorks Animation

Randy Dormans, one of the supervising producers, is currently involved in seven shows at DreamWorks but admits that Dinotrux is one of his favorites. The opportunity to create a new world not anchored by a previous feature film is popular with both creators and audience.

“Dinotrux was really interesting to me because there was no world created yet, there was no feature film,” says Dormans. “There was just Chris’s book which is a great concept, mixing dinosaurs with trucks, but our show’s a little bit different.”

Concept art: Revvit the Reptool and the Dinotrux. (c) DreamWorks Animation
Concept art: Revvit the Reptool and the Dinotrux. (c) DreamWorks Animation

Although the general concept of the show is based on a children’s book, the creators of Dinotrux were able to mold it to their own creative design and story. What results is a team of awesomely creative and incredibly well-thought-out characters.

“One of the things we did when we first thought about the group of characters, once we had nailed down who we wanted, Ron and I started just thinking about dinosaurs and construction vehicles. And we realized that dinosaurs are sort of the superheroes of the animal kingdom because, you know, they were here much longer than we were, they’re gigantic, they ruled the planet,” says Kidd. “Construction vehicles are sort of the superheroes of the automotive world, you know… And we thought, ‘Well, what if we create a family, a team, of basically superheroes?’ ‘Cause everybody has a skill.”

Concept art: Dinotrux team. (c) DreamWorks Animation
Concept art: Dinotrux team. (c) DreamWorks Animation

Episode 1: “Ty and Revvit”

Ty Rux is forced from his home by a massive volcano eruption, which leaves one of his legs badly damaged. He makes his way into the unknown, and comes upon a massive and seemingly idyllic crater. Before he gets to comfortable, the territorial D-Structs gives him a warning not to stay as it is his crater. Ty chooses to ignore the bully for now, and searches for ore, the food of choice for most Dinotrux and Reptools, whereupon he meets Revvit. Despite a little bit of reluctance on Revvit’s side, the two become friends after Revvit repairs Ty’s injuries. Together, the unlikely duo unite a team of Dinotrux to face off against the bully D-Structs.

Episode 2: “Scrapadactyls”

Revvit returns to the ravine, where Reptools live in safety and seclusion, to find his friends and bring them to the outside world. Despite Revvit’s constant reassurances that they will be safe, the Reptools are quickly kidnapped by Scrapadactyls who take them to their nest on a tower of rocks. It’s up to the Dinotrux, with a little bit of help tossed down by Revvit, to save the Scrapadactyls and prove to the Reptools that they can be safe outside of the ravine.

Revvit and his other Reptool friends. (c) DreamWorks Animation
Revvit and his other Reptool friends. (c) DreamWorks Animation

In conjunction with the show, a Dinotrux iOS and Android app will be released, which will feature the team of main characters. Users will be able to both care for and play as their favorite character through various activities, including battling the notorious D-Structs. The app will be free and will consistently deliver new content, such as additional ‘skins’ for characters (in case kids want to be a polka dot dinosaur/construction vehicle).

The Dinotrux friends meet the bully, D-Structs, once again. (c) DreamWorks Animation
The Dinotrux friends meet the bully, D-Structs, once again. (c) DreamWorks Animation

The first 10 episodes of Dinotrux are available on Netflix on August 14th but, until then, here are a couple of first looks:

For more videos, character bios, and fun activities, check out the Dinotrux website!

What do you think about DreamWorks’ first television series not based on one of its films? Will you watch Dinotrux on Netflix?

Edited by: Hannah Wilkes

Tags: dinotruxdreamworksnetflixTelevision
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Kajsa Rain Forden

Kajsa Rain Forden

Kajsa is a writer from foggy San Francisco, living in sunny LA. She spends most of her time writing, binge-watching animated movies, and working in web design. With a soft spot for stop-motion, her favorite films are Coraline, Castle In The Sky, and The Thief and the Cobbler (Recobbled). You can find her on Twitter, or Pinterest, and most other social media @TheKajsaRain, or at Disneyland.

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