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Monsters vs. Aliens Monsters vs. Aliens is a 2009 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was DreamWorks Animation's first feature film to be directly produced in a stereoscopic 3-D format instead of being converted into 3-D after completion, which added $15 million to the film's budget. The film was directed by Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman, and features the voices of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Paul Rudd, and Stephen Colbert. The film was released on March 27, 2009 in the United States, grossing
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Monsters vs. Aliens Monsters vs. Aliens is a 2009 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was DreamWorks Animation's first feature film to be directly produced in a stereoscopic 3-D format instead of being converted into 3-D after completion, which added $15 million to the film's budget. The film was directed by Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman, and features the voices of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Paul Rudd, and Stephen Colbert. The film was released on March 27, 2009 in the United States, grossing
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something off-screen. Meanwhile, Susan (Reese Witherspoon) and her monster friends prepare for Halloween celebrations; Missing Link (Will Arnett) practices scaring, and B.O.B. (Seth Rogen) tries to decide what he will be for Halloween. Dr. Cockroach (Hugh Laurie) however has no interest in Halloween because of a childhood trauma on that same night. Their prospect of Halloween is cut short when General Monger (Kiefer Sutherland) tells them that aliens have been detected in Modesto, California and orders them to investigate. At Farmer Jeb's patch, pumpkins are mysteriously being given away for free, with one family taking the largest one. That night,
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Presidential Medal. Chronological order of the "Monsters vs. Aliens" franchise history: Monsters vs. Aliens (franchise) Monsters vs. Aliens is a media franchise created by DreamWorks Animation. The franchise began with the 2009 film "Monsters vs. Aliens" and has since grown to include a short film, two television specials, a television series, and a video game. The franchise involves a group of monsters who are assigned by the US Government to defend Earth from various alien and supernatural threats. "Monsters vs. Aliens" is a 2009 American computer-animated 3-D science fiction action comedy film. It was DreamWorks Animation's first feature film to
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Monsters vs. Aliens (franchise) Monsters vs. Aliens is a media franchise created by DreamWorks Animation. The franchise began with the 2009 film "Monsters vs. Aliens" and has since grown to include a short film, two television specials, a television series, and a video game. The franchise involves a group of monsters who are assigned by the US Government to defend Earth from various alien and supernatural threats. "Monsters vs. Aliens" is a 2009 American computer-animated 3-D science fiction action comedy film. It was DreamWorks Animation's first feature film to be directly produced in a stereoscopic 3-D format instead of being
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on August 28, 2012, as a part of "Shrek's Spooky Stories". A sequel titled "Night of the Living Carrots" was released in October 2011 in two parts exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS video service. Directly following "Mutant Pumpkins", Dr. Cockroach, Link and B.O.B. try to defeat hundreds of zombie carrots. Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space is a 2009 Halloween television special, based on the film "Monsters vs. Aliens". It was produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Peter Ramsey. The special premiered in Ireland on RTÉ One on October
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Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space is a 2009 Halloween television special, based on the film "Monsters vs. Aliens". It was produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Peter Ramsey. The special premiered in Ireland on RTÉ One on October 26, 2009, and aired in the USA on the NBC network on October 28, 2009. One night, an unidentified flying object (UFO) appears on Earth and drops a strange green goo into a large pumpkin field. The owner, Farmer Jeb (Peter Ramsey), comes outside to investigate, but is captured by
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producer Bob Schooley announced on Twitter that "Monsters vs. Aliens" would not be renewed for a second season. Schooley later cited low ratings and the network's plans to "get back to the more Nickish shows" as the reason. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment was the DVD distributor for the series. The three volumes were totaling the first 22 episodes (42 segments). Monsters vs. Aliens (TV series) Monsters vs. Aliens is an American computer-animated television series based on the 2009 film of the same name. After being first announced in 2009, the series premiered on Nickelodeon on March 23, 2013, after
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travel well internationally. We don't have anything like that coming on our schedule now." Beside the main film, the "Monsters vs. Aliens" franchise also includes a video game, a short film "B.O.B.'s Big Break", and two television specials, "" and "Night of the Living Carrots". A television series based on the film started airing on Nickelodeon on March 23, 2013, which was cancelled after one season due to low ratings and the network's plans to refocus on more "Nickish" shows. Monsters vs. Aliens Monsters vs. Aliens is a 2009 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed
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best voice actor and actress at the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards for voicing Susan and B.O.B, but lost to Jim Carrey for "Disney's A Christmas Carol". "Monsters vs. Aliens" was also nominated for Best Animated film but lost to "Up". On June 24, 2009, the film won the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film. Track listing: In April 2011, Jeffrey Katzenberg commented that the studio did not have plans to produce future movie genre parodies, like "Shark Tale", "Monsters vs. Aliens", and "Megamind", saying that these films "all shared an approach and tone and idea of parody, and did not
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Monsters vs. Aliens (TV series) Monsters vs. Aliens is an American computer-animated television series based on the 2009 film of the same name. After being first announced in 2009, the series premiered on Nickelodeon on March 23, 2013, after the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, then began airing in its regular timeslot on April 6, 2013. A total of 26 episodes consisting of 50 segments were released, with the last episode airing on February 8, 2014. Brainless blob B.O.B., prehistoric fish-man Link, mad scientist Dr. Cockroach and incredible growing woman Susan learn to adapt to a new world as they work
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like "Shark Tale", "Monsters vs. Aliens", and "Megamind", saying that these films "all shared an approach and tone and idea of parody, and did not travel well internationally. We don't have anything like that coming on our schedule now." "B.O.B.'s Big Break" is a 3D animated short film. The short premiered on Nickelodeon in 2D on September 26, 2009, and was released 3 days later in 2D and 3D on the "Monsters vs Aliens" Blu-ray and the double DVD pack. B.O.B., Dr. Cockroach, PhD, and The Missing Link are trying to outwit Captain W.R. Monger to escape from Area 52,
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Monsters vs. Aliens (video game) Monsters vs. Aliens is a 2009 video game based on the film with the same name. The game was released on March 24, 2009 on PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 And Wii. The game, developed by Beenox on all platforms except the Nintendo DS which was developed by Amaze Entertainment, allows users to play through scenes from the movie as Ginormica, B.O.B., and The Missing Link, and features drop-in/out co-op. A significant feature has Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, and Rainn Wilson reprising their roles from the movie, however Hugh Laurie
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"Monsters vs. Aliens." Another video game titled "Super Star Kartz" was released by Activision on November 15, 2011, for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS. The game features 14 different characters from DreamWorks' films – "Monsters vs. Aliens", "Madagascar", "Shrek", and "How to Train Your Dragon". A free mobile game, titled "B.O.B.'s Super Freaky Job", developed by Adrenaline, was released on October 10, 2013 to iOS and Android. In the game, player must guide B.O.B. through challenges by rotating the world around him, to obtain spare parts for Dr. Cockroach, and earn stars for the
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an environment would walk around it. Ed Leonard, CTO of DreamWorks Animation, says it took approximately 45.6 million computing hours to make "Monsters vs. Aliens", more than eight times as many as the original "Shrek". Several hundred Hewlett-Packard xw8600 workstations were used, along with a 'render farm' of HP ProLiant blade servers with over 9,000 server processor cores, to process the animation sequence. Animators used 120 terabytes of data to complete the film. They used 6 TB for an explosion scene. Ever since "Monsters vs. Aliens" was made, all feature films released by DreamWorks Animation were produced in a stereoscopic
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On February 24, a tentative March release date was set for the United Kingdom, where anyone who buys a Samsung 3D TV or 3D Blu-ray player will get a copy. On March 8, it was reported that the 3D Blu-ray would be released in the United States, also with Samsung 3D products, on March 21. In July 2014, the film's distribution rights were purchased by DreamWorks Animation from Paramount Pictures and transferred to 20th Century Fox; the rights are now owned by Universal Pictures. Based on 213 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, "Monsters vs. Aliens" has an overall approval rating
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and the President of the US tries to negotiate with an alleged extraterrestrial being. The crater explodes, and a giant alien robot probe the size of Insectosaurus emerges and begins destroying everything. Monger makes a deal with the monsters, promising freedom in return for the monsters' help in stopping the robot. The game received mixed to positive reviews from critics. The PlayStation 2 version of the game received a 64/100 from Metacritic, and the Xbox 360 received 63/100. All platforms scored 5/10 at IGN, with an exception for the Nintendo DS version, which scored a 3/10. Monsters vs. Aliens (video
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alongside a bizarre group of aliens at Area Fifty-Something, a secret underground base. In 2009, Jeffrey Katzenberg announced that Nickelodeon had ordered a pilot for a "Monsters vs. Aliens" cartoon series. Eventually, the series was announced at the 2012 annual Nickelodeon upfront, being green-lit for 26 episodes. The cast features new voice actors for the characters of Dr. Cockroach (Chris O'Dowd), Susan (Riki Lindhome), Link (Diedrich Bader), and B.O.B. (Eric Edelstein). The series was partly produced by New Zealand CG animation studio Oktobor Animation, similar to the other DreamWorks-based series "The Penguins of Madagascar" and "". In November 2013, executive
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3-D format, using Intel's InTru3D technology. IMAX 3D, RealD and 2D versions were released. To promote the 3-D technology that is used in "Monsters vs. Aliens", DreamWorks ran a 3-D trailer before halftime in the U.S. broadcast of Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009. Due to the limitations of current television technology, ColorCode 3D glasses were distributed at SoBe stands at major national grocers. The Monsters, except Susan and Insectosaurus, also appeared in a 3-D SoBe commercial airing after the trailer. Bank of America gave away vouchers which covered the cost of an upgrade to a 3-D theatrical viewing
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children's candies to grow larger, the monsters and children defeat them by throwing excessive candy to bloat them up and explode them. But, in a twist ending, some of the pumpkin "blood" (a green goo that mutated the ordinary pumpkins) falls into a planting of carrots, causing a mutant carrot to be formed. A computer-animated television series based on the film, titled "Monsters vs. Aliens", aired on Nickelodeon between March 23, 2013 and February 8, 2014. A total of 26 episodes consisting of 2 11-minute segments were released. The cast featured new voice actors for the characters of Dr. Cockroach
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Susan and the monsters visit her parents, who have prepared for Halloween eccentrically. The monsters investigate the suburbs for aliens while Susan investigates the patch. Doc then uses his scanner on various people, Link tries to scare people (getting mistaken for Shrek at one point) and B.O.B. has trouble remembering what to say when walking up to houses for candy. Doc's interest in Halloween is suddenly rekindled when an old lady presents him with a swirly pop. At a house belonging to the family that bought the largest pumpkin from the pumpkin patch, the pumpkin, nicknamed Wicked Jack (Rainn Wilson)
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Unnoticed, a surviving pumpkin tries to sneak away but is found by Link, who scares it into exploding. General Monger arrives to congratulate the monsters as well. But, in a twist ending, some of the green goo from the pumpkin Link scared saturates a planting of carrots, causing a mutant carrot to be formed. The special was first released on DVD in the UK on September 27, 2010 exclusively at Tesco stores. In the US it was released as a stand-alone version on September 13, 2011, and on September 27, 2011, along with "Scared Shrekless". It got its Blu-ray release
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causes her to glow green and grow to enormous size with her hair turned white. She is tranquilized by the military and awakens in a top secret government facility that houses monsters of which the public are ignorant. She meets General W.R. Monger, the Army officer in charge of the facility, and her fellow monster inmates: Dr. Cockroach PhD, a mad scientist who became half-human, half-cockroach after an experiment; B.O.B. (Benzoate Ostylezene Bicarbonate), a brainless, living mass of blue goo as a result of a food flavoring mutation; Insectosaurus, a massive mutated bug standing 350 feet in height, and the
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Art, etc.), and extra levels. The music was composed by Jim Dooley, with live brass recorded at the Warner Brothers Eastwood Scoring Stage. The player starts out trapped in a monster containment facility under the command of General W. R. Monger, with Insectosaurus, Susan (A.K.A. Ginormica,) B.O.B., The Missing Link, and Dr. Cockroach. . Susan breaks a wall and the monsters escape and disable a giant anti-monster robot known as the US Avenger, but are recaptured by Monger, who is accompanied by a force of soldiers, tanks, and helicopters. Meanwhile, a giant crater appears, around which the military puts blockades
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the lead roles in Alexandre Aja's supernatural horror, "Mirrors" (2008). In 2009, he joined the DreamWorks's animated film "Monsters vs. Aliens", reuniting him with actress Reese Witherspoon with whom he starred in "Freeway." "Monsters vs. Aliens" is Sutherland's highest-grossing film to date. The actor is also a frequent collaborator with director Joel Schumacher, and has appeared in "The Lost Boys", "Flatliners", "Phone Booth," the big screen adaptation of "A Time to Kill" (the film also starred his father Donald, although their characters did not interact), and "Twelve" as the narrator. In 2005, Sutherland was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame
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the TV series spin-offs of the films "Madagascar", "Kung Fu Panda" and "Monsters vs. Aliens", "How To Train Your Dragon"'s series is much darker and deeper, like the movie. The show is the first DreamWorks Animation series that airs on Cartoon Network instead of Nickelodeon, unlike previous series such as "The Penguins of Madagascar", "" and "Monsters vs. Aliens". Although it was announced that the series would be called "Dragons: The Series", TV promos shown in June 2012 revealed a new title - "Dragons: Riders of Berk". The series began airing in the third quarter of 2012. John Sanford, the
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of the film for its customers. "Monsters vs. Aliens" was released to DVD and Blu-ray in the United States and Canada on September 29, 2009 and on October 26, 2009, in the United Kingdom. The home release for both the DVD and Blu-ray format only contain the 2D version of the movie. However, the release is packaged with a new short, "B.O.B.'s Big Break", which is the more traditional 3D that required green and magenta glasses. Also included are four pairs of 3D glasses. On January 6, 2010, it was announced that a 3D version would be released on Blu-ray.
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Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle While EYES prepare to safely transport the world's monsters to a far off planet where they will no longer be troubled by humans, an army of giant alien robots, called Gloker Pawns appear to stop the project. Cosmos arrives in time to temporarily stop the attack when Ultraman Justice enters the battle aiding the alien invaders. Cosmos is defeated by Justice and the aliens destroy the spacecraft that were to be used as transports for the monsters. It becomes apparent that these aliens don't want Earth's species to leave the planet. With
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as Dr. Cockroach, PhD in multiplayer co-op, as well as Insectosaurus on the Nintendo DS version of the game. The music was composed by Jim Dooley, with live brass recorded at the Warner Brothers Eastwood Scoring Stage. The Monsters Vs. Aliens Videogame has garnered a Metacritic score of 63 for the Xbox 360 version of the title. Another video game titled "Madagascar Kartz" was released by Activision on October 27, 2009, for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and Nintendo DS. Mainly based on the "Madagascar" franchise, the game also features B.O.B. and a racetrack based on the spaceship from
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the government's top-secret holding cell. Cockroach's escape attempt by feeding B.O.B. a chemical mixture to turn him into a bomb instead results in B.O.B. temporarily acquiring the ability to read minds, and allowing them to find out about a secret exit from Area 52. Unfortunately, the plan fails when B.O.B. smashes the jet they were using to escape believing it to be a piñata, with the resulting explosion erasing B.O.B.'s new power. "Night of the Living Carrots" is a 2011 13-minute 3D Halloween short film based on "Monsters vs. Aliens", and a sequel to . It was directed by Robert
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(Chris O'Dowd), Susan (Riki Lindhome), Link (Diedrich Bader), and B.O.B. (Eric Edelstein). This series was partly produced by New Zealand CG animation studio Oktobor Animation. The series was cancelled after one season due to low ratings and plans to refocus on more "Nickish" shows. The video game "Monsters vs. Aliens" was released on March 24, 2009 on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, and Wii. The game, developed by Beenox and Amaze Entertainment, allows users to play through scenes from the movie as Ginormica, B.O.B., and The Missing Link, and features drop-in/out co-op. Players can play
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His brother Gregg Jackman is a sound engineer and producer who has worked with Yes, Enya and Barclay James Harvest. His brother Jeremy Jackman sang countertenor with the King's Singers for ten years. Their father, Bill Jackman, played clarinet on "When I'm Sixty-Four" on The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Andrew's son, Henry Jackman, is a film composer whose scores include "Monsters vs. Aliens", "Winnie the Pooh", "Puss in Boots", and "Wreck-It Ralph". He also plays keyboards, playing live with Chris Squire in August 2006. Andrew Pryce Jackman Andrew Pryce Jackman (13 July 1946 – 16 August 2003)
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from critics of 72% and an average score of 6.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Though it doesn't approach the depth of the best animated films, "Monsters Vs. Aliens" has enough humor and special effects to entertain moviegoers of all ages". Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 56/100 based on 35 reviews. Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film 2.5/4 stars, saying, "I suppose kids will like this movie", though he "didn't find [it] rich with humor". On its opening weekend, the film opened at no. 1,
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back to 2002, when DreamWorks first filed for a "Rex Havoc" trademark. In a plot synopsis revealed in 2005, Rex was to assemble a team of monsters, including Ick!, Dr. Cockroach, the 50,000 Pound Woman and Insectosaurus, to fight aliens for disrupting cable TV service. In the following years, the film's story diverged away from the original "Rex Havoc", with directors Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman finally creating the storyline from scratch. Production designer David James stated that the film is "a return to what made us nerds in the first place," getting classic movie monsters and relaunching them in
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leadership of the Mutant Pumpkins. B.O.B.'s bungling leads the pumpkins to the Murphy house, the place with the most candy. The children and monsters rally against the aliens just as Susan turns up, but Wicked Jack fuses himself with the other pumpkins to become an even bigger giant. The monsters' attempts to defeat Wicked Jack seem to prove futile until Doc realizes from seeing B.O.B. suffering from indigestion that they must overfeed the pumpkins with candy to bloat them up. He helps by making a Gatling gun platform for that purpose. All the candy is eventually used up, allowing Wicked
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a contemporary setting. Director Conrad Vernon added that he found it would be a great idea to take hideous monsters and giving them personalities and satirizing the archetypes. Each of the five monsters has traits traceable to sci-fi/horror B movies from the 1950s, '60s and '70s, although none is a mere copy of an older character. Susan, who grows to be 49 feet 11 inches tall, was inspired by "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman". Dr. Cockroach represents "The Fly" and "The Curse of Frankenstein", while B.O.B. is an amalgam of slithering and slimy characters that were featured in the
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in the HBO original movie "Taking Chance" starring Kevin Bacon. She also lent her voice to the 2009 computer-animated film "Monsters vs. Aliens". White has served several times as a guest judge on the reality TV series "Iron Chef America". White stepped into the role of Masha, originated by Sigourney Weaver, in Christopher Durang's play "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike", on Broadway, from July 28 to August 25, 2013, at the Golden Theatre. In 2013, White was a series regular on Amazon's "Alpha House", a political comedy series written by "Doonesbury" creator Garry Trudeau. White plays Maddie Biggs,
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Will Arnett William Emerson Arnett (; born May 4, 1970) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian and producer. He is best known for his role as George Oscar "Gob" Bluth II in the Fox/Netflix series "Arrested Development" (2003–2006, 2013–present). He has appeared in films such as "Blades of Glory" (2007), "Hot Rod" (2007) and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (2014). He is a prolific voice actor with film roles including "Ratatouille" (2007), "Monsters vs. Aliens" (2009), "Despicable Me" (2010), "The Nut Job" (2014) and Batman in the "Lego Movie" franchise. He also plays the titular character in the Netflix series "BoJack Horseman"
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marry someone who would overshadow him and his career. Heartbroken, the monsters reunite, but Susan realizes that her life is better as a monster and promises not to sell herself "short" to anyone again. Suddenly, Susan is pulled into Gallaxhar's spaceship. Insectosaurus tries to save her, but he is shot down by the ship's plasma cannons, seemingly killing him. On board the ship, Gallaxhar extracts the quantonium from Susan, shrinking her back to her normal size. Gallaxhar then uses the extracted quantonium to create clones of himself in order to launch a full-scale invasion of Earth. Monger manages to get
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and in US it was released on September 13, 2011, and on September 27, 2011, along with "Scared Shrekless". It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 28, 2012, as a part of "Shrek's Thrilling Tales" ("DreamWorks Spooky Stories"). Susan and the fellow monsters go back to Susan's home in Modesto, California; just in time for Halloween celebrations. Susan spends time with her parents, while the other monsters join in trick-or-treating and collect a large amount of candy. Later, it is revealed that the monsters came to destroy mutant pumpkins disguised as Jack-o-lanterns. When the pumpkins begin to eat
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the monsters on board the ship. They rescue Susan and make their way to the main power core where Dr. Cockroach sets the ship to self-destruct to prevent the invasion. All but Susan are trapped as the blast doors close and she personally confronts Gallaxhar on the bridge. With her time running out, she sends the ball of stored quantonium down on herself, restoring her monstrous size and strength. After rescuing her friends, they flee the ship and meet with Monger and Insectosaurus, who has morphed into a butterfly. The ship self-destructs, killing Gallaxhar and his army. Returning to Modesto,
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grant the monsters their freedom if they can stop the probe. In San Francisco, the robot detects the quantonium radiating through Susan's body and tries to take it from her, putting many lives at risk. At the Golden Gate Bridge, the monsters work together to defeat the probe. Gallaxhar sets course for Earth to obtain the quantonium in person while the now-free Susan returns home with her new friends and reunites with her family. However, the monsters alienate themselves from the humans due to their inexperience with social situations. Derek breaks off his engagement with Susan, claiming that he cannot
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Susan and the monsters receive a hero's welcome. Hoping to take advantage of Susan's fame for his own career, Derek tries to get back together with her, but she rejects him. Monger then arrives to tell the monsters about a new monstrous snail called Escargantua making its way (slowly) to Paris. The monsters take off to confront the new menace. The film started as an adaptation of a horror comic book, "Rex Havoc", in which a monster hunter Rex and his team of experts called "Ass-Kickers of the Fantastic" fight against ghouls, ghosts and other creatures. The earliest development goes
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Night of the Living Carrots Night of the Living Carrots is a 2011 Halloween short animated film, based on "Monsters vs. Aliens" and produced by DreamWorks Animation. Following the 2009 short, "", a mutated carrot has spawned hundreds of zombie carrots taking control of the subject's mind. Dr. Cockroach determines that the only way to defeat them and free their victims is for B.O.B. to eat all of the carrots. The short premiered in two parts exclusively on Nintendo 3DS video service - the first was released on October 13, 2011, and the second five days later. To a general
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1954. The film was released in Japan on March 12, 1972 and received a wide theatrical release in the United States in 1977 by Cinema Shares as Godzilla on Monster Island. Giant insectoid aliens resembling cockroaches from a dying planet in "Space Hunter Nebula M" plot to colonize the Earth. The aliens assume the forms of dead humans and work as the development staff of the peace-themed theme park, World Children's Land, the centerpiece of which is "Godzilla Tower". The Nebula M aliens plan to use the space monsters Gigan and King Ghidorah, guided by two "Action Signal Tapes", to
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Destroy All Monsters The film story features aliens known as Kilaaks, who have released the giant monsters from Monsterland and have planted mind-control devices on the monsters to control them. The monsters are eventually freed from the mind control, which leads the aliens to release King Ghidorah from space to challenge them. The film was written by Honda and Takeshi Kimura who introduced the concept of Monster Island into the "Godzilla" film series. The film featured some complete new costumes for monsters such as Godzilla and some that were altered since their appearance in previous films. The film was released
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T. Jackson King T. Jackson King is a professional archeologist, journalist, poet and author who is a graduate of UCLA (M.A. 1976) and the University of Tennessee (B.Sc. 1971). He has published 16 science fiction short stories as well as 19 books. King wrote "Retread Shop" in 1988 and co-wrote "Ancestor's World" in 1996 with A.C. Crispin. His other SF novels include "Escape From Aliens," "Aliens Vs. Humans," "Freedom Vs. Aliens," "Humans Vs. Aliens," "Earth Vs. Aliens," "Genecode Illegal," "Galactic Avatar," "Star Vigilante," "Stellar Assassin," "Alien Assassin," "Nebula Vigilante," "Galactic Vigilante," "Anarchate Vigilante," "Speaker To Aliens," and "The Memory Singer."
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to Train Your Dragon", "How to Train Your Dragon 2", "Peanuts", "Horton Hears a Who!", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Bee Movie", "Monsters vs. Aliens", "", "Kung Fu Panda", "Bolt", "", "Transformers", and others. Animation Mentor Animation Mentor is an online animation school that teaches students character animation skills. Headquartered in Emeryville, California, the school offers a 6 core animation courses in addition to Creatures and Maya Workshops where students are taught by “mentors,” experienced animators who are professionals working in the animation industry. Animation Mentor is a distance learning school at which animation professionals teach character animation to students in
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Wizards vs Aliens Wizards vs Aliens is a British science fantasy television programme produced by BBC Cymru Wales and FremantleMedia Enterprises for CBBC and created by Russell T Davies and Phil Ford. The series focuses on the adventures of 16-year-old wizard Tom Clarke (Scott Haran) and his scientifically gifted best friend Benny Sherwood (Percelle Ascott) as they battle against an alien species called the Nekross, who have arrived on Earth with the intention of consuming all of wizardkind and feasting on their magic. Production-wise, "Wizards vs Aliens" was created to fill the schedule gap left by the "Doctor Who" spin-off
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named Livermore Evanston to attend his own hunter paradise on the planet Blior which will be known to Noguchi as the deadliest planet of all space. On a swamp planet, entitled Bunda, Noguchi must rescue human survivors who are in the middle of the Predator raid. The events of this story take place in between "Prey" and "Hunter's Planet". Aliens vs. Predator (novel series) The "Aliens vs. Predator" novel series is a trilogy of novels that belong to the fictional crossover franchise of Alien vs. Predator, based on the original "Aliens vs. Predator" comic book series by Dark Horse Comics.
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producer. The 1999 John Lafia film "Monster!" included a theater scene apparently inspired by the one from "The Blob". The movie "Monsters vs. Aliens" had characters based on classic 1950s movie monsters including B.O.B. (Benzoate Ostylezene Bicarbonate), an amoeboid creature. Since 2000, the town of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, one of the filming locations, has held an annual "Blobfest". Activities include a re-enactment of the scene in which moviegoers run screaming from the town's Colonial Theatre, which has recently been restored. Chef's Diner in Downingtown is also restored, and is open for business for photographs of the basement on weekday mornings only.
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started at Klasky-Csupo Animation Studios where he worked as an animation story editor and later as an animation timer. He has worked at a handful of Los Angeles animation studios on cable and broadcast animation series including "Real Monsters", "Duckman", "Wild Thornberries", "Mission Hill", "The Oblongs", "The Simpsons", "Futurama", "Penguins of Madagascar", "Monsters Vs. Aliens" and "All Hail King Julien". Peter Hixson Peter Hixson (born October 31, 1966) is an American animation artist living in Los Angeles. He has worked in television animation for the past 15 years and presently supervises animation for Dreamworks Television's "All Hail King Julien". Peter
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film, "Monsters vs. Aliens". Follow the release of MVA, Vernon was brought on by one of the aforementioned movie's stars Seth Rogen to direct his raunchy, adult animated comedy "Sausage Party." He accepted the offer, and the latter film was released on August 12, 2016. A month after the film's premiere, Vernon is helmed to direct a remake of "The Toxic Avenger". Conrad Vernon Conrad Vernon (born July 11, 1968) is an American voice actor, director, writer and storyboard artist best known for his work on the DreamWorks animated film series "Shrek" as well as other films such as "Monsters
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Bones, the architect of the entire evil plan. Walking with Futsie ever deeper into his lair, Bones outlines his plan for the 'Incubus' as he calls the Aliens. Bones discovered them during his days as a space pirate and brought some back to serve his scheme for revenge upon Mega-City One. It rapidly becomes clear that there is already a vast hive beneath the city ready to be unleashed. Throwing Futsie to the monsters, Bones prepares the final stages of his dastardly plan. The Alien hive has been cultivated directly beneath the Grand Hall of Justice and Bones deploys a
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its films based on public domain folk tales and historical stories, GoodTimes' actions were completely legal and survived Disney's legal challenge against it. Similarly, Vídeo Brinquedo is a Brazilian CGI animation studio that in 2006 began to produce low-budget direct-to-video films that are for the most part knockoffs of movies from Pixar, Disney, and DreamWorks. Their titles and the films they are considered to be derivative of include "Little & Big Monsters" (DreamWorks' "Monsters vs. Aliens"), "The Little Cars" series of cartoons (Pixar's "Cars" series), "Ratatoing" (Pixar's "Ratatouille"), "Tiny Robots" (Pixar's "WALL-E"), "What's Up?: Balloon to the Rescue!" (Pixar's "Up"),
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the characters and eats him. "Talk to Her" features a sequence in the style of early silent cinema called 'The Shrinking Lover,' where an accidentally shrunken scientist is rescued from his mother's clutches by his lover, who carries him home in her handbag. The shrunken scientist then roams his lover's body while she lies in bed. "Monsters vs. Aliens" features a satirization of "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman" in which the main protagonist, Susan Murphy, is clobbered by a radioactive meteor that causes her to grow up to 49 feet, 11½ inches, becoming Ginormica. In The Ant Bully, Lucas
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the Marvel Cinematic Universe films. In Vidale's animated film roles, he was the Italian voice of Piglet in the "Winnie the Pooh" franchise from 1989 until 2003 when he was replaced by Luca Dal Fabbro. Other Italian dubbing roles included King Candy in "Wreck-It Ralph", Maui in "Moana" and B.O.B in "Monsters vs. Aliens". Vidale has two daughters who are also voice actresses. His father Franco Latini died of a stroke on his 21st birthday. Fabrizio Vidale Fabrizio Vidale (born February 2, 1970) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Vidale is the son of historic voice actor Franco Latini
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films "Blades of Glory", "Horton Hears a Who!", "On Broadway", "Spring Breakdown", and "Monsters vs. Aliens". They have two sons named Archibald (born October 25, 2008) and Abel (born August 6, 2010). Arnett and Poehler separated in 2012, and their divorce was finalized in July 2016. Arnett is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. Arnett endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election. In 2005, "New York" magazine named Arnett and then-wife Poehler "New Yorkers of the Year" during its annual New York Magazine Culture Awards. In April 2007, during a panel hosted by The Paley
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Hears a Who!", "Ice Age", "", "", "Kung Fu Panda", "The Incredibles", "Madagascar", "Meet the Robinsons", "Monsters vs. Aliens", "Monster House", "Open Season", "Over the Hedge", "The Polar Express", "Surf's Up", "Shark Tale", "Ratatouille", "Robots", "Up" and "WALL-E". In addition, "Up" became the second animated feature ever to receive an Oscar nomination for The Best Picture. The list has more 2008 and 2007 films in the top 50 than any other year, each with eight. They are followed by 2009, 2005 and 2004, each with six. Figures are given in United States dollars (USD). According to "They Shoot Pictures, Don't
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is acting totally in character," and that "the movie isn't condoning Ronnie's actions", just dishing out the kind of laughs "that stick in your throat." During an interview on "The Howard Stern Show", Rogen stated he was disappointed by the film's overall reception, but proud that "the only two people who liked it" were Stern and David Letterman. The film grossed $11 million in its opening weekend (an average of $4,085 at 2,727 theaters), finishing in fourth place, behind "", "Fast & Furious", and "Monsters vs. Aliens" (also featuring Rogen). To date it is the lowest-grossing mainstream film of Rogen's
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for "Blades of Glory", "The Iron Giant", "Human Weapon", and "Monsters vs. Aliens". The song was featured at the end of the "Scorpion" episode, "A Cyclone". It was also used in "The Simpsons Game" at some points in the end of the game along with the credits. The song has been used in other video games including "" on the radio station V-Rock, "", "", and "NHL 10". "Rock You Like a Hurricane" is commonly played at sporting events, becoming an unofficial anthem for numerous teams, such as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Miami Hurricanes, Carolina Hurricanes, Buffalo Sabres (who use
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and director, with Goldberg. Rogen and Goldberg co-wrote the films "Superbad", "Pineapple Express", "The Green Hornet", "This Is the End", and directed both "This Is the End" and "The Interview"; all of which Rogen starred in. He has also done voice work for the films "Horton Hears a Who!", the "Kung Fu Panda" film series, "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "Monsters vs. Aliens", "Paul", "Sausage Party", and will provide the voice of Pumbaa in the 2019 remake of "The Lion King". Rogen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a Jewish family. His mother, Sandy (née Belogus), is a social worker, and
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Buchanan Brothers The Buchanan Brothers were two brothers, Chester and Lester Buchanan, who recorded country music during the 1940s on the RCA Victor label. They had a top ten hit, "Atomic Power", released in August 1946; this song was also featured in the 1982 movie "The Atomic Café". Another song, 1947's "(When You See) Those Flying Saucers", was used in the opening scene of the 2009 animated release "Monsters vs. Aliens". Their releases were under two different artist names: "The Buchanan Brothers (Chester and Lester) Singing with Orchestra" and "Buchanan Brothers and the Georgia Catamounts." They are not to be
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additional music for "", "", "The Simpsons Movie", "Kung Fu Panda" and "Hancock". In 2009, Jackman, Zimmer and John Powell won the 2008 Annie Award for Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form for their work on DreamWorks Animation's "Secrets of the Furious Five" (a sequel to "Kung Fu Panda"). He has since composed soundtracks for "Monsters vs. Aliens", "Henri IV", "Gulliver's Travels", "", "Winnie the Pooh", "", "Wreck-It Ralph" and "". His first major video game score was "". Henry Pryce Jackman is the son of keyboardist and arranger Andrew Pryce Jackman, who was a member of
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Activision's Spider-Man game "" which was released in October 2007. Beenox employs about 150 employees who are developing games for consoles such as PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. They released the Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, Wii and PC versions of "Monsters vs. Aliens" and console versions of "Guitar Hero Smash Hits". Beenox later created the Spider-Man games "", "", "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2". After founder Dominique Brown's departure in December 2012, the studio's focus shifted from leading original game development to doing a number of B-level support tasks on Activision's superbrands Skylanders and Call of
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together in "Horton Hears a Who!", "On Broadway", "Spring Breakdown", "KIDSCITY: The Village Dome of Kids" and "Monsters vs. Aliens", along with Arnett having a guest appearance on "Parks and Recreation". Both also did voice acting in "The Secret World of Arrietty". Together, Poehler and Arnett have two sons: Archie (born October 2008) and Abel (born August 2010). Poehler and Arnett announced on September 6, 2012 that they were separating. Arnett filed for divorce on April 8, 2014. The divorce was finalized on July 29, 2016. Amy Poehler Amy Meredith Poehler (; born September 16, 1971) is an American actress,
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monsters including Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, Anguirus, Kumonga, Manda, Minilla, Baragon and Varan. A race of aliens called the Kilaaks invades Earth, capturing and establishing mind-control over the monsters. They then release them in cities throughout the world, with Gorosaurus being released in Paris, France (in both the Japanese original and the English dubbed version, Gorosaurus is misidentified as Baragon in the Paris attack). However, the humans retaliate and find a way to break the mind control. The Kilaaks then unleash the space dragon King Ghidorah to kill the Earth monsters. Gorosaurus plays a pivotal role in the battle, as it
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partially destroy. After fending off the invasion on Earth, the monsters rescue Myukus (a green cyclops-like alien) from Area 51, who joins them before chasing the aliens through space, destroying the aliens' bases throughout the Solar System and eventually rampaging through their home-world and destroying their capital. A news channel covers all the destruction caused by the monsters. At the end of the game, it is revealed that the aliens have a news program, but the alien anchorman who runs the program is eaten by Myukus. Each level in "Rampage 2: Universal Tour" consists of buildings which the player is
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"Aliens" at the domestic box office, and fifth behind the first three "Alien" films and the original "Predator" film, when adjusted for inflation. The film was not screened in advance for critics. "Alien vs. Predator" received negative reviews with praise towards its special-effects and set design, but received criticism for its dialogue, the "fast-paced editing" during fight sequences, lighting, and its PG-13 rating. On aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 20%, based on 144 reviews, with the site's critical consensus reading, "Gore without scares and cardboard cut-out characters make this clash of the monsters a dull
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in the 2005 Nickelodeon's hit series "Danny Phantom", Duncan Schiesst for the Comedy Central animated program "Freak Show", which was created by and also stars the voice of his "Arrested Development" co-star, David Cross. Arnett was the announcer for the faux trailer "Don't" in the 2007 film "Grindhouse". He has also voiced characters in animated films, including Vlad in "Horton Hears a Who!", The Missing Link in "Monsters vs. Aliens", Horst the German sous-chef in "Ratatouille" and Mr. Perkins in "Despicable Me". He planned to be the voice of the K.I.T.T. in Universal's "Knight Rider", a sequel to the popular
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comedy "Four Christmases", a story about a couple who must spend their Christmas Day trying to visit all four of their divorced parents. The film was released in November 2008. Despite being panned by critics, the movie became a box office success, earning more than $120 million domestically and $157 million worldwide. In 2009, Witherspoon voiced Susan Murphy, lead character in DreamWorks' computer-animated film "Monsters vs. Aliens", released in March 2009, becoming her biggest hit at the time. She also co-produced the "Legally Blonde" spin-off "Legally Blondes", starring Milly and Becky Rosso. However, Witherspoon did not appear in a live-action
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Rob Letterman Robert Thomas Letterman (born October 31, 1970) is an American film director who started with animation and moved on to live-action. He is known for directing "Monsters vs. Aliens" (2009) and "Shark Tale" which he received a nomination for the Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production on the latter. Prior to Letterman's joining DreamWorks Animation, he directed the short film "Los Gringos", which was accepted at 2000's Sundance Film Festival. In 2010 Letterman directed the live-action film "Gulliver's Travels", starring Jack Black in the lead role. Letterman was born in Hawaii and attended Mid-Pacific Institute and
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USC. He is in a relationship with Beth Pontrelli and has two children, Jack and Eva Letterman. Rob Letterman Robert Thomas Letterman (born October 31, 1970) is an American film director who started with animation and moved on to live-action. He is known for directing "Monsters vs. Aliens" (2009) and "Shark Tale" which he received a nomination for the Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production on the latter. Prior to Letterman's joining DreamWorks Animation, he directed the short film "Los Gringos", which was accepted at 2000's Sundance Film Festival. In 2010 Letterman directed the live-action film "Gulliver's Travels",
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Missing Link, a prehistoric 20,000 year old fish-ape hybrid who was thawed from deep ice by scientists. Susan herself has been renamed to Ginormica. In a mysterious spaceship in deep space, an alien overlord named Gallaxhar is alerted to the presence of quantonium, a powerful energy source on Earth, and he sends a robotic probe to retrieve it. The probe later lands on Earth where the President of the United States attempts to make first contact with it. However, the attempt fails and the probe goes on a destructive rampage, headed straight for San Francisco. Monger convinces the President to
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be alive in a hidden village inhabited by surviving pandas, and senses that his son is still alive. After the original "Kung Fu Panda" was released in June 2008, DreamWorks Animation planned a second film with the subtitle "Pandamoneum", which was changed by 2010 to "The Kaboom of Doom" before simply being retitled to "Kung Fu Panda 2". Jennifer Yuh Nelson, who was head of story for the first film, was hired to direct the sequel. The original film's cast members reprised their voice roles. Like every DreamWorks Animation film from "Monsters vs. Aliens" onward, "Kung Fu Panda 2" was
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announced it would release all of its films, beginning with "Monsters vs. Aliens" (2009), in stereoscopic 3D. Together with Intel, they co-developed a new 3D film-making technology, InTru3D. In 2008, DWA extended its production pipeline into Bangalore, India, where they established a special unit within Technicolor, named DreamWorks Dedicated Unit. The unit is owned by Technicolor, but DreamWorks hires and trains the animators, who then contribute to DreamWorks projects. DDU at first worked only on TV specials, such as "Merry Madagascar" (2009), "Scared Shrekless" (2010), and DVD projects. Eventually they started contributing to DreamWorks' feature films as well, beginning with
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films, including "The Blob" and "The Crawling Eye". Insectosaurus, a 350-foot-tall monster, is a nod to the 1961 Kaiju film "Mothra". According to Vernon, the Missing Link has no direct inspiration. He "just represents anything prehistoric that comes back to life and terrorizes people." For the San Francisco sequence, the producers researched lots of films and photographs for an accurate depiction of the city, and filmed animator Line Andersen, who had a similar body type to Ginormica—tall, thin, and athletic-looking—walking alongside a scale model of San Francisco, to capture better how a person not comfortable with being too big with
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Film Theatre in London in March 1972 and had its premiere at the Sydney Film Festival in June and received limited release. In 1976 Sharman re-edited it substantially, cutting some 25 minutes of footage from the original 1972 version, which ran 104 minutes. Shirley Thompson vs. the Aliens Shirley Thompson vs. the Aliens is a 1972 film directed by Jim Sharman and starring Jane Harders and Helmut Bakaitis. It is the first feature-length film from Sharman, who subsequently directed "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975). In 1950s Sydney, Shirley and her gang discover that aliens have attacked Australia but no
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Shirley Thompson vs. the Aliens Shirley Thompson vs. the Aliens is a 1972 film directed by Jim Sharman and starring Jane Harders and Helmut Bakaitis. It is the first feature-length film from Sharman, who subsequently directed "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975). In 1950s Sydney, Shirley and her gang discover that aliens have attacked Australia but no one believes them. Shirley is assumed to be insane and is committed to a lunatic asylum. The film was shot on 16mm. Sharman paid for the movie with his own money. It was written as a tribute to old B movies. Sharman later
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Paul Kasey Paul Kasey (born 5 August 1973) is an English actor who frequently plays monsters on "Doctor Who", "The Sarah Jane Adventures" and "Torchwood". Kasey was born in Chatham, Kent. He has played the Cybercontroller, the Cyber Leader, Cybermen, a clockwork android, the Hoix, an Auton, a Slitheen, an Ood, the Anne-Droid and a member of the Forest of Cheem in "Doctor Who", and Janet the Weevil, Alien Blowfish and a Hoix in "Torchwood". He has also made many appearances in "The Sarah Jane Adventures" as aliens, and frequent appearances as himself on "Totally Doctor Who", usually in costume.
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1UP.com's Patrick Klepek said, ""Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem" fails to capitalize on its gaming heritage, instead falling prey to the same substandard licensed schlock we're used to from the films." Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (video game) Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem is an action game exclusive to the PlayStation Portable, developed by Rebellion Developments and published by Vivendi Games. It was released in November 2007 in North America and Europe, and December 2007 in Australia. It is part of the "Alien vs. Predator" franchise, an amalgamation of the "Alien" and "Predator" franchises. "Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem" is a tie-in to the
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continuity with the "Alien" series as the protagonist, Ellen Ripley, had no knowledge the creatures existed. "You can't have an Alien running around the city now, because it would've been written up and everyone will know about it. So there's nothing in this movie that contradicts anything that already exists." The first actor to be cast for "Alien vs. Predator" was Lance Henriksen, who played the character Bishop in "Aliens" and "Alien 3". Although the "Alien" films are set 150 years in the future, Anderson wanted to keep continuity with the series by including a familiar actor. Henriksen plays billionaire
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combatants into the mix in a range of crossovers: "Aliens vs. Predator" was introduced in "Dark Horse Presents" #36 in February 1990. The two previous issues had separate stories for the two franchises, #34 (November 1989) had an Aliens story and #35 (December 1989) had a Predator story with #36 bringing the two franchises together for the first time. A number of "Aliens vs. Predator" trade paperbacks have been published: Aliens Versus Predator (comics) Aliens vs. Predator (also known as Alien vs. Predator, abbreviated AVP) comics are part of the crossover franchise originated and published by Dark Horse Comics. According
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plays. Peter Halliday, who provided the voices of the aliens, and also supplied the voices of the Silurians in the previous story, had first appeared in "Doctor Who" in "The Invasion" the previous season, and would later appear in "Carnival of Monsters" (alongside Michael Wisher), "City of Death" (1979) and "Remembrance of the Daleks" (1988). Cyril Shaps previously played Viner in "Tomb of the Cybermen" (1967). Cultural historian James Chapman has written about connections between this "Doctor Who" serial and earlier science-fiction TV programmes. "The Quatermass Experiment" (1953), for example, has a similar storyline concerning astronauts endangering humanity after coming
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Kids vs Monsters Kids vs Monsters is a 2015 fantasy film that was directed by Sultan Saeed Al Darmaki and is his directorial debut. The film was released on video on demand on September 29, 2015. The film centers around six children that have been sent to a strange, mysterious house by their wealthy parents, who feel that their children pose more of a burden than a blessing. While in the house they will face seven monsters, each of which are intent on battling the children. Commonsensemedia panned the film, writing "Tedious, awful horror-comedy for kids is unwatchable." "Starpulse" tried
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with a girl" to "I’ll go on a date, one day. Just not with her. Not yet". In Italy the show aired on Rai Gulp between 2014 and 2015. Wizards vs Aliens Wizards vs Aliens is a British science fantasy television programme produced by BBC Cymru Wales and FremantleMedia Enterprises for CBBC and created by Russell T Davies and Phil Ford. The series focuses on the adventures of 16-year-old wizard Tom Clarke (Scott Haran) and his scientifically gifted best friend Benny Sherwood (Percelle Ascott) as they battle against an alien species called the Nekross, who have arrived on Earth with
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reference, the aliens use a book entitled "Anthology of the Monsters" by Professor Ulrich von Farancksalan, who was also the creator of the analog to Frankenstein's monster in this film. The werewolf they revive (Count Waldemar Daninsky) saves the world by destroying the other three monsters in hand-to-hand combat and ultimately blowing up the aliens' underground base, although he is shot to death in the process by a woman who loves him enough to end his torment. The werewolf has no specific origin in this film; it is assumed that the events in this film are continued from the ending
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Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (video game) Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem is an action game exclusive to the PlayStation Portable, developed by Rebellion Developments and published by Vivendi Games. It was released in November 2007 in North America and Europe, and December 2007 in Australia. It is part of the "Alien vs. Predator" franchise, an amalgamation of the "Alien" and "Predator" franchises. "Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem" is a tie-in to the , which was released shortly after the game. The game's plot is loosely based on the film, as players take the role of the film's primary Predator. After the events
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as holes and crevices from where they can hide. The mask plays back holographic scenes from many years back celebrating the Predators' first victory over the Aliens. It is at this point the player is instructed to find a certain artifact of high importance to the Predators – an ancient wrist bracer. Venturing through the ruins, Dark finds stranded Colonial Marines and more Aliens. Reaching an ancient combat arena, the Elite battles a Praetorian. When the Praetorian is defeated, Dark acquires an ancient combi-stick, a spear-like weapon that can be thrown while maintaining the thrower's cloaking. The Elite then infiltrates
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players to take the role of the Predator from the film. The game received generally negative reviews from the gaming press. During the production Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem The Brothers Strause expressed plans for a third "Alien vs. Predator" installment. But after the negative reception and underwhelming box office results the planned sequel was shelved. The Alien and Predator franchises would continue separately with Ridley Scott's "Prometheus", "", Nimród Antal's "Predators", and Shane Black's "The Predator". Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (also known as AVP: R) is a 2007 American science fiction horror film directed by the
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aliens, such as "Kaseijin (火星人)", which means "Martian". Aliens can also be called "Uchujin" (宇宙人) which means "space beings". A film featuring many giant monsters or a single giant monster. Toho has produced a variety of kaiju films over the years (many of which featured Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra) but other Japanese studios contributed to expanding the genre in Japan by producing films and shows of their own, including Daiei Film a.k.a. Kadokawa Pictures, Tsuburaya Productions, and Shochiku and Nikkatsu Studios. A technique that was developed to portray the kaiju. An actor plays the part of the kaiju while in
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Aliens vs. Predator (novel series) The "Aliens vs. Predator" novel series is a trilogy of novels that belong to the fictional crossover franchise of Alien vs. Predator, based on the original "Aliens vs. Predator" comic book series by Dark Horse Comics. A clan of Predators (known as yautja in this series) 'seeds' the planet Ryushi with a clutch of Alien eggs, intending to hunt the adult "drone" stage of the "xenomorphs". Chaos ruins the carefully planned hunt when Predator and Alien encounter Ryushi's human colonists, led by reluctant corporate executive Machiko Noguchi. Noguchi receives an offer by a wealthy man
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Aliens vs. Avatars Aliens vs. Avatars is a 2011 science fiction film directed by Lewis Schoenbrun. The film is a mockbuster of "Alien vs. Predator" and "Avatar". The film follows the intergalactic battle between a quarrelsome alien race and shape-shifting extraterrestrials, while six college friends find themselves in the middle of the interstellar war. The film stars Jason Lockhart, Kim Argetsinger, Dylan Vox, Georgina Totentino, Marlene Mc'Cohen and Ginny You. "Aliens vs. Avatars" was released directly into video ,DVD and TV and not to theaters on September 20, 2011. Upon release, the film was largely panned by both critics and
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Aliens vs. Predator (2010 video game) Aliens vs. Predator is a first-person shooter video game developed by Rebellion Developments, the team behind the 1994 Atari Jaguar game and the 1999 Microsoft Windows game and published by Sega for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game is not a sequel to the previous game "Aliens versus Predator 2," it is a reboot based on the "Alien vs. Predator" franchise, a combination of the characters and creatures of the "Alien" franchise and the "Predator" franchise. The game also incorporate elements of the two live-action films, "Alien vs. Predator" (2004) and
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Predator or Alien. Rebellion then went on to develop the similarly themed 1999's "Aliens versus Predator" for the PC. This was followed by, among others, "Aliens versus Predator 2" and the expansion pack "". In 2010, Sega released a reboot, "Aliens vs. Predator", a multiplatform first-person shooter also made by Rebellion. Both Alien and Predator appear as downloadable characters in Mortal Kombat X. In 1994, Kenner released a collection of action figures known as "Aliens vs. Predator". This followed the two initial series of "Aliens" that were based on an animated series, "Operation: Aliens", that was never broadcast. As such,
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Their uniforms are now grey instead of light blue. They also supports Ultraseven. The second generation of the Ultra Garrison led by Captain Shigeru Furuhashi. The third generation of the Ultra Garrison led by Captain Sanshiro Shiragane. Their mecha used to protect the Earth against the monsters and aliens. They also support Ultraseven. This episode features cameos from members of the Science Patrol from Ultraman, namely Susumu Kurobe, Hiroko Sakurai and Masanari Nihei. The actor who plays Furuhashi also played Arashi in Ultraman. This episode guests stars Hiroshi Tsuburaya, grandson of Eiji Tsuburaya. Heisei Ultra Seven The Heisei Ultra Seven
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destroyer that opened fire on them, and which they have since destroyed. Horrified by the cold, unempathic nature of the aliens, Carol begins to break down, and the patrol officer, despite an attempt by Marvin to stop him, pulls his revolver and fires on the aliens; he is subjected to the same mind control process as General Hanley. The alien explains that they will eventually return General Hanley and the patrol officer. As the interaction continues, Carol becomes increasingly irrational, while Marvin tries to remain calm. Major Huglin and the Marvins are released with the message that the aliens want
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In August 2007, Laurie appeared on BBC Four's documentary "Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out", filmed in celebration of Fry's 50th birthday. In 2008, he took part in "Blackadder Rides Again" and appeared as Captain James Biggs in "Street Kings", opposite Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker, and then in 2009 as the eccentric Dr. Cockroach, PhD in DreamWorks' "Monsters vs. Aliens". He also hosted "Saturday Night Live" for the second time on the Christmas show in which he sang a medley of three-second Christmas songs to close his monologue. In 2009, Laurie returned to guest star in another "Family Guy" episode,
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the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, Wilson appeared in ads for the 2007 United States women's national soccer team as public relations manager "Jim Mike". In August 2010, Wilson appeared in the music video for Ferraby Lionheart's "Harry and Bess" and Andy Grammer's "Keep Your Head Up" as the "creepy elevator guy". Wilson starred in the Fox Atomic comedy "The Rocker", released on August 20, 2008. In 2009 he lent his voice to DreamWorks Animation film "Monsters vs. Aliens", as the villainous alien overlord Gallaxhar, and was featured in "", in which he played a university professor. In 2010, he
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up stereoscopic views. In 2004 The Polar Express was the first stereoscopic 3D computer animated feature film. In November 2005, Walt Disney Studio Entertainment released "Chicken Little" in digital 3D format. The first 3D feature by DreamWorks Animation "Monsters vs Aliens" followed in 2009 and used a new digital rendering process called InTru3D which is a process developed by Intel to create more realistic 3D images despite the fact that they are animated. InTru3D is not a way that films are exhibited in theaters in 3D, the films created in this process are seen in either RealD 3D or IMAX
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the animated film "Monsters vs. Aliens" and in the comedy "The Hangover". In 2009, Tambor began playing the recurring character Len Trexler in the sardonic comedy "Archer", an animated television series on the FX network. He is a major love interest to Malory Archer played by Jessica Walter – the two formerly playing husband and wife in "Arrested Development". Tambor replaced Kelsey Grammer as Georges in the Broadway revival of the musical "La Cage aux Folles" on February 15, 2011, but withdrew from the production after the February 24 performance. Also in 2011, Tambor starred in an indie comedy, "Lucky".
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