DUBAI: DreamWorks, the American studio behind such box-office hits as the animated film "Shrek," is to build a theme park in Dubai, the daily The Khaleej Times reported Sunday.
The studio has signed an agreement with Tatweer, a subsidiary of the state-owned investment firm Dubai Holding, to develop the project which includes restaurants, hotels and retail outlets, the newspaper said.
The Western-oriented emirate of Dubai, one of seven that make up the UAE, is a leisure hub in the Gulf and draws millions of visitors every year.
Under a deal concluded last September, Warner Bros. will set up a theme park in Abu Dhabi.
A hotel, several multiplex cinemas and a joint film and computer game development fund will also be created as part of the deal between Warner Bros., the Abu Dhabi Media Company and real estate developers ALDAR. |
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