… and Hugh Laurie is a cockroach who also happens to have a PhD. These are two of the roles featured in DreamWorks Picture’s movie, “Monsters vs. Aliens”. From USA Today:
First look: ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ is the ultimate; a 3-D ‘first’
By Susan Wloszczyna, USA TODAY‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ is a throwback to those B-movie glory days of the ’50s when Martians invaded our backyards and rubber monsters stalked the Earth.
But the DreamsWorks sci-fi spoof also transforms a once-tacky Ike-era gimmick into an eye-popping 21st-century experience as the first computer-animated feature to be shot in 3-D.
Studios such as Disney have dimensionalized CGI films, but only after a non-3-D version was made.
DreamWorks, which will preview Monsters for ShoWest exhibitors in Las Vegas today, is commit- ted to doing all its animated releases directly in 3-D from now on. “This isn’t our father’s 3-D,” says the studio’s animation chief, Jeffrey Katzenberg. Though it still relies on funny glasses, “the digital projection puts a perfect image on the screen. There is no ghosting, no eye strain or nausea.”
To avoid confusion, since computer animation is already called 3-D, he calls it “the Ultimate 3-D.”
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That includes hearing Reese Witherspoon as Susan Murphy, a modern-day California girl who has the bad luck to be hit by a meteor on her wedding day and grows to be 49 feet, 11½ inches tall (a wink at 1958′s The Attack of the 50-Foot Woman). Captured by the military, she’s renamed Ginormica.
“I got very inspired when the studio showed me storyboards,” says the 5-foot-2 actress. “Playing a larger-than-life woman has given me my own opportunity to make tall jokes.” She also is no stranger to cinematic cheese. “My father was a fan of Roger Corman movies,” she says. “I watched a lot of those on late-night TV.”
Joining her giantess to fend off Rainn Wilson’s evil alien Gallaxhar are Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D. (Hugh Laurie), the jellylike B.O.B. (Seth Rogen) and the half-ape, half-fish Missing Link (Will Arnett). Kiefer Sutherland speaks for Gen. W.R. Monger (get it?), and Stephen Colbert is the president.
“He plays it on steroids,” Katzenberg assures.
Somebody had way too much fun casting this one!
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OMG! Three of my fave actors (and my past obsessions) are in that! Kiefer Sutherland (who was first), then Hugh Laurie (second), and then Stephen (third and present)! That’s AWESOME! Gotta go see it! :D
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Sounds great…attack of the forty-nine and a half foot woman…lol…..and Hugh Laurie *and* Stephen Colbert in a movie together = oodles of fun ;D
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Exciting, thanks!
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Wonderful, it’s time they put Stephen’s awesome voice-over skills to work.
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Wow. This is going to be AWESOME. :-D
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Gah! Kiefer + Stephen… *dies*
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Gah! I love Hugh Laurie (and of course Stephen!).
We all knew Stephen would be president at some point, even if it is in an animated movie.
From what I can tell, it seems like it’s going to be quite funny, especially for those (including myself) that love to watch (and make fun of) old horror movies.
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Wow! No Fact Zone you rule! I just finished writing my massive 3D article for the next issue of HorrorHound Magazine and I needed a just a little something more. And bam! Here you are with this. Wow…so awesome. I’m going to try and get you guys added to the Thank you section. I would have missed this if not for you. (hugs all around) This is going to rock so hard core.
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I’ll take him being president in a 3D movie — take that, SC Dems! I’m really curious, though, since some Pixar (et al.) type movies are starting to draw their characters to slightly resemble the actor doing the voice over, to see what his character will look like. Don’t forget to draw in the Wrist Strong bracelet!
And holy potatoes…I haven’t seen a 3D movie since I was a kid. I’m hoping to be less nauseous this time around.
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I love Rainn Wilson too!
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I’m really glad his first venture onto the big screen is as a voice-over, not as himself. I like that he’s our little secret :-)
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@ ColbertFaninChicago,
Wait, his “first venture onto the big screen”? But it’s not his first. What about Bewitched, The Great New Wonderful or Strangers with Candy?
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True MsI–I especially loved his performance in The Great New Wonderful.
This new movie sounds fun–I hope they eventually release some teaser clips that include Stephen’s performance.
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Beats me, I never heard of Bewitched or the Great New Wonderful as movies in theaters, and I don’t think most people have. I only know Strangers with Candy in retrospect after starting to watch TCR.
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@ ColbertFaninChicago,
Okay. I guess I just read different papers than you do. (Of course, Bewitched was reviewed poorly enough that some of the participants may well be pleased at the thought of people who didn’t know about it.)
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@ColbertFanInChicago:
We here at NFZ always broadcast the latest news, and I do remember seeing “A Great New Wonderful” in theaters and talking about it here. It is a bit old, though, and it was an Indie movie. I saw the “Strangers With Candy” movie at the same theater.
This site wasn’t around when “Betwitched” came out. :)
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@ColbertFanInChicago:
Also, if you look in Ye Old Colbert Shoppe (link in top navbar), you can find all of Stephen’s obscure work in books, audiobooks, and indie films, as well as cameos in TV shows. Pretty much if he’s done it, we’ve listed it.
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“Kiefer Sutherland speaks for Gen. W.R. Monger (get it?)”
Dumb moment, maybe…. but I don’t get it…
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@TraceyUK Yeah, I didn’t get it either til I saw the “(get it)”, and mentally ‘squinted’ a bit :D
It would have been clearer if his name had been Gen. W.A.R. Monger…..
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why did I not hear about this?!!?!
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That’s the 2nd alternate universe in which Colbert is POTUS. He’s turning into Martin Sheen!
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I love this film and every time my kids watch it I have to stop whatever Im doing to come and watch the President and hear SC.
Which leads me to the MvsA: Mutant Pumpkins short (just saw it so a bit late). SC’s President may not be in it, but there is a presidential portrait on the wall about 4 minutes in and the best part is, it was the President in a flying unfiorm, a la Stephen in his Thunderbirds kit. Nice homage to SC!
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