NEW YORK -- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jessica Biel, Seann William Scott and Justin Long will voice lead characters in the CG-animated sci-fi film Planet 51 for New Line.
The film revolves around a group of residents on the eponymous planet who fear an alien invasion. Johnson will play astronaut Capt. Charles "Chuck" Baker, who arrives from Earth and confirms their worst fears. He's forced to avoid capture so he can find his spaceship and return home.
Long will voice Lem, the local who Chuck befriends. Biel will voice Neera, the film's female protagonist and Lem's love interest. Scott will voice Lem's sidekick, Skiff.
New Line recently acquired North American rights to director Jorge Blanco's $60 million feature, written by Joe Stillman (Shrek). Ignacio Perez Dolset is producing the Ilion Animation Studios project from Handmade Films International. It marks the studio's first animated feature in its 40-year history.
Javier Abad and Marcos Martinez, who worked on the video game Commandos with Blanco, are co-directors.
The film revolves around a group of residents on the eponymous planet who fear an alien invasion. Johnson will play astronaut Capt. Charles "Chuck" Baker, who arrives from Earth and confirms their worst fears. He's forced to avoid capture so he can find his spaceship and return home.
Long will voice Lem, the local who Chuck befriends. Biel will voice Neera, the film's female protagonist and Lem's love interest. Scott will voice Lem's sidekick, Skiff.
New Line recently acquired North American rights to director Jorge Blanco's $60 million feature, written by Joe Stillman (Shrek). Ignacio Perez Dolset is producing the Ilion Animation Studios project from Handmade Films International. It marks the studio's first animated feature in its 40-year history.
Javier Abad and Marcos Martinez, who worked on the video game Commandos with Blanco, are co-directors.
- 2/15/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New Line is venturing into the animation business for the first time in its 40-year history by acquiring Ilion Animation Studios' $60 million feature "Planet 51" from Handmade Films International.
Written by Joe Stillman ("Shrek"), the story is set on Planet 51, whose inhabitants live in fear of an alien invasion. Their paranoia is realized when astronaut Capt. Charles "Chuck" Baker arrives from Earth. Befriended by a young resident, the astronaut has to avoid capture in order to recover his spaceship and return home.
The film is produced by Ignacio Perez Dolset, directed by Jorge Blanco and co-directed by Javier Abad and Marcos Martinez, who worked with Blanco on the worldwide best-selling video game "Commandos".
Ilion set up a studio in Spain five years ago to start work on "Planet 51", where it developed technology in-house.
"Planet 51" is in production and scheduled for completion in March 2009. A search for A-list voice cast is under way. The project already has sold to more than 30 territories.
Written by Joe Stillman ("Shrek"), the story is set on Planet 51, whose inhabitants live in fear of an alien invasion. Their paranoia is realized when astronaut Capt. Charles "Chuck" Baker arrives from Earth. Befriended by a young resident, the astronaut has to avoid capture in order to recover his spaceship and return home.
The film is produced by Ignacio Perez Dolset, directed by Jorge Blanco and co-directed by Javier Abad and Marcos Martinez, who worked with Blanco on the worldwide best-selling video game "Commandos".
Ilion set up a studio in Spain five years ago to start work on "Planet 51", where it developed technology in-house.
"Planet 51" is in production and scheduled for completion in March 2009. A search for A-list voice cast is under way. The project already has sold to more than 30 territories.
- 11/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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