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'Monsters vs. Aliens' boasts impressive cast, new photos

Monsters vs. Aliens, Dreamworks Animation's next animated feature, is the first comic book adaptation to be put on the screen by the company. Taking a direct inspiration from '50s horror films, the movie stars Reese Witherspoon as a woman who gets hit by a meteor on her wedding day, turning her into a giant.

The film hopes to break ground by crafting a sci-fi horror comic into an animated family feature. The preliminary designs for the film are meant to mirror the comic Rex Havoc and the Ass Kickers of the Fantastic. While the adaptation takes liberty with the story, the basic idea is the same: a non-descript everyman unwittingly becomes a superhero and must assemble a squad of monsters to fight against an alien attack.

Sound nerdy? Check out the two promo images Dreamworks has released:

If that hasn't impressed you, check out the cast:

Rainn Wilson - the evil alien Gallaxhar
Hugh Laurie - Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.
Seth Rogen - the jellylike B.O.B.
Will Arnett - the half-ape, half-fish Missing Link
Kiefer Sutherland - General W.R. Monger
Stephen Colbert - The President
Reese Witherspoon - Susan Murphy

Monsters vs. Aliens won't be out for over a year (March 27, 2009), but I'm already excited for its release. How about you?

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Comments (16)

	goldbrickdreams: 03/11/2008 9:39 AM Looks interesting. Hope it is as good as The Incredibles was? I also got some interesting movie news for those like me who did not know this. Did you know that Robert Downey Jr. is to be in The Incredible Hulk movies as Tony Stark? Yes it is true. I got the info and cast line for both movies from IMBd I wrote a journal about it. Iron Man in Hulk Movie? http://goldbrickdreams.buzznet.com/u ser/journal/1974341/will-iron-man-make-appeara nce/
	goldbrickdreams: 03/11/2008 9:39 AM Hope it was OK to post that here?
	How Do You Solve a Problem Like John Ortega?: 03/11/2008 9:40 AM Wow! That'll prove to be awesome! =]
	mysteekmeg: 03/11/2008 9:43 AM Hahaha that last picture made me laugh so much. Looks errr interesting? =]
	[w]inona: 03/11/2008 9:43 AM Hahahaha, me and my brother will definitely watch that.
	gitanarokera: 03/11/2008 9:50 AM that furry thing destroying the bridge looks cute LOL
	skintight: 03/11/2008 9:53 AM I didn't read any of what you wrote but I just want to say there is nothing not terrifying about those pictures.
	artisuntouchable: 03/11/2008 12:14 PM Hot
	illacquiredtaste: 03/11/2008 1:27 PM Hahaha I love the casting... Hugh Laurie as the doctor, Kiefer Sutherland as the 'war monger,' and Steven Colbert as the President... someone has an awesome sense of humor over at Dreamworks. And I am curious to see the adaptation of the film; it's an interesting horror comic being turned into a family flick, which is a somewhat unique idea.
	Controversial Art with deep Kitching expression: 03/12/2008 10:49 AM sounds interesting =D and it looks awesome ^^ i love animation =D
	conquistador: 03/12/2008 2:57 PM I read a story in the newspaper about this, the movie is filled with lots of allusions to other monster movies. For instance, the character Susan grows to be 49 feet, 11 and a half inches tall.
	mightymendoza: 03/24/2008 10:22 AM My geek sense is going crazy!
	heartbeatsss: 09/01/2008 8:10 PM Haha, sounds .. interesting :) In a good way. Cool
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