Monsters vs. Aliens
| Monsters vs. Aliens | |
|---|---|
| File:Monsters vs aliens.jpg Theatrical teaser poster | |
| Directed by | Conrad Vernon Rob Letterman |
| Written by | Maya Forbes Wallace Wolodarsky Rob Letterman Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger Conrad Vernon (Story) Rob Letterman (Story) |
| Produced by | Lisa Stewart Jill Hopper (co-producer) Lisa Stewart (co-producer) Latifa Ouaou(co-producer) |
| Starring | Reese Witherspoon Rainn Wilson Hugh Laurie Seth Rogen Will Arnett Kiefer Sutherland Stephen Colbert Paul Rudd |
| Music by | Henry Jackman |
| Distributed by | USA: DreamWorks Animation though Paramount Pictures International: United International Pictures Universal Pictures |
Release date | March 27, 2009[1] |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | 150 million $ + 15 million $ (for 3-D conversion) |
Monsters vs. Aliens is an upcoming 2009 computer-animated 3-D feature film from DreamWorks Animation. The release date was moved up to prevent competition with James Cameron's upcoming Avatar.[1] This will be the first computer animated movie which will be produced in real 3-D instead of converting the film into 3-D after it is finished, which will add $15 million extra to the film's budget.[2] The trailer was seen with the movie Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. The film is scheduled for a March 27, 2009 release. The film is rated PG for "Sci-fi Action, Some Crude Humor, and Mild Language."
Monsters vs. Aliens is starring the voices of Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Rainn Wilson with Stephen Colbert and Kiefer Sutherland.
Plot
When California resident Susan Murphy (Reese Witherspoon) mysteriously grows to 49 ft 11 in, she is labelled a monster and taken in by the military to an institution housing for other monsters: Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D., an insect-headed mad scientist (Hugh Laurie), the Missing Link, a thousands-of-years-old fish-man (Will Arnett), B.O.B., a gelatin-like, jolly, indestructible monster (Seth Rogen) and Insectosaurus, a fuzzy bug that stands at 350 feet tall, making even Susan look tiny by comparison. When a UFO lands and an alien overlord named Gallaxhar (Rainn Wilson) demands that Earth be given to them, General W.R. Monger (Kiefer Sutherland) suggests to the President (Stephen Colbert) that the monsters can provide the firepower to defeat the aliens.
Cast and characters
Monsters/Aliens
- Reese Witherspoon as Susan Murphy (Ginormica): On the day she was supposed to marry local weatherman Derek Dietl, she was hit by a meteor filled with a strange substance that mutated her DNA, causing her to grow into a 49 foot 11 inch tall woman. She is impervious to nuclear and atomic forces. She is based on the film Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.
- Hugh Laurie as Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.: When his teleportation device backfired, he ended up with the head of a cockroach. He is a great inventor and a mechanical genius. He seems to prefer being referred to as a mad scientist. He is most likely based on the film The Fly.
- Will Arnett as The Missing Link: A 20,000 year old frozen fish-ape hybrid thawed out by scientists two thousand years after the Ice Age. Based off of the Creature from the Black Lagoon.
- Seth Rogen as Bicarbonate Ostylezene Benzoate (B.O.B.): Created by the accidental mixture of a genetically altered tomato and a chemically-altered ranch-flavored dessert topping. He is an indestructible gelatinous mass with no brain ("It turns out you don't need one!"). It is based off of The Blob
- Insectosaurus: Transformed by nuclear radiation from a one inch grub into a 350 foot monster. He has the ability to shoot silk from his nostrils, and speaks in unusual roars which only The Missing Link can understand. It seems it is actually very sensitive (emotionally). Seems to be based off of many of the Japanese-styled monsters.
- Rainn Wilson as Gallaxhar: An alien leader who plans to take over the planet Earth.
Humans
- Stephen Colbert as President Hathaway: President of the United States who does not want to go down into history as the president in office when the world came to an end, and therefore agrees with General Monger's plan to defeat the aliens.
- Kiefer Sutherland as General W.R. Monger: Comes up with a plan to let the imprisoned monsters fight the aliens.
- Paul Rudd as Derek Dietl: Susan Murphy's fiancé.
- Elle Fanning as Young Susan Murphy: Susan's childhood in cameo appearance.
Format
As of Monsters vs. Aliens, all feature films released by DreamWorks Animation will be produced in a stereoscopic 3-D format.[3]
In addition, DreamWorks (with SoBe and Intel) plans to run a 3-D promotional trailer before halftime of Super Bowl XLIII on NBC February 1, 2009.
References
- ^ a b "Monsters Scared Off by Avatar". E! Entertainment. 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Wloszczyna, Susan. "First look: Monsters vs. Aliens is the ultimate; a 3-D 'first'". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Intel, Dreamworks Animation Form Strategic Alliance to Revolutionize 3-D Filmmaking Technology" (Press release). Intel. 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
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