Movies
The film will tell the story of a rubbish ghost who is forced to return to ghost school to improve his skills. John Vitti, who co-wrote The Simpsons Movie, is penning the script.
Igor's Tony Leondis will direct the movie, which is slated for release at the end of 2012.
Earlier this year, DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg referred to Boo U as a "supersecret ghost project".
Other upcoming DreamWorks films include Shrek spinoff Puss In Boots and a third Madagascar film.
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