‘It remains heartbreaking’: Tim Minchin had to learn to ‘love the process’ after his DreamWorks film was axed

Tim Minchin has opened up about the “heartbreaking” axing of a DreamWorks film he was nearly halfway through completing.

The beloved Australian revered actor, writer and musician was helming the $90 million animation, Larrikins, for the studio behind blockbusters like Shrek and Madagascar when it was shut down in 2017, reportedly following the sale of DreamWorks to the parent company of Universal Pictures, Comcast.

The all-Australian story was to feature heavyweight names like Hugh Jackman, Margot Robbie and Naomi Watts – who had all completed their voice work – while Minchin was also scoring the movie with legendary film composer, Hans Zimmer.