TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp (>> Softbank Corp) shares rose on Monday after the Japanese company was said to be in talks to acquire DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc (>> Dreamworks Animation Skg Inc), the Hollywood studio behind the "Shrek" and "Madagascar" movie hits.
As of 0001 GMT (07:59 EDT)shares of the telecommunications and Internet giant were up 1.5 percent at 8,017 yen. Tokyo's Topix <.TOPX> index was up 0.6 percent.
(Reporting by Chris Gallagher)