As of this morning, DreamWorks and Universal’s engagement is off, and it’s being reported that the former may enter a relationship with Disney instead. How ironic will it be if DreamWorks’ distribution deal indeed ends up at Disney? And how pissed off will Jeff Katzenberg be? After all, he resigned from the Mouse House and then cofounded DreamWorks with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen and used the studio’s animation branch to parody and compete with Disney movies. Sure, DreamWorks Animation is now a separate entity from the main studio, so Katzenberg won’t have anything to do with Disney if the deal goes through. Well, except that his company will share a logo with a Disney-partnered production company. As much as Universal seemed an appropriate home for Spielberg and co., Disney seems completely inappropriate, in a way that’s like sleeping with your best friend’s ex.

Here’s what the rest of the blogosphere has to say about the potential partnership:

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