DreamWorks Animation SKG has announced that the CG-animated feature Monsters vs. Aliens is slated for its domestic release on May 15, 2009, one week earlier than previously announced. The studio’s first stereoscopic 3D flick is being directed by Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2) and Rob Letterman (Shark Tale), and produced by Lisa Stewart (I Think I Love My Wife).
Monsters vs. Aliens, which promises to reinvent the classic ’50s monster movie as an irreverent modern-day action comedy, is the flagship project in DreamWorks Animation’s plan to produce all of its feature films specifically for 3D presentation. Several recent toons, including Disney’s Chicken Little and Warner Bros.’ The Polar Express, have been successfully launched in 3D, but the number of theaters equipped for stereoscopic projection has been limited. By 2009, more than 2,000 theaters around the world are expected to adopt the new technologies necessary to allow for this type of presentation.
Heading the launch of DreamWorks Animation’s stereoscopic 3D efforts are Jason Clark, who most recently served as exec producer on Monster House 3D, and Jim Mainard, who lead DreamWorks Animation’s research and development for a number of years. Stereographer Phil McNally, whose credits include Chicken Little and Disney’s Meet the Robinsons, will supervise the 3D process on Monsters vs. Aliens.
