A family finds CG-animated aliens living in their vacation home in 20th Century Fox’s upcoming family flick They Came From Upstairs. Starring High School Musical phenom Ashley Tisdale, the movie is slated to hit U.S. theaters on July 31, but the trailer has already hit the web. Watch it below.
They Came From Upstairs seems to play like a cross between E.T. and Gremlins, with perhaps a bit of Lilo & Stitch thrown in for good measure. One good alien is befriended by the family, while several ill-intentioned extra-terrestrials wreak havoc on their vacation. The cast includes Saturday Night Live alumni Kevin Nealon and Tim Meadows, as well as Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond) and Andy Richter (Andy Richter Controls the Universe). The CG characters were animated by Rhythm & Hues.
The movie is directed by John Schultz (The Honeymooners-2005) from a script by animation veteran Mark Burton, whose credits include DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar, Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Chicken Run, and the upcoming toons Gnomeo and Juliet for The Weinstein Co. and Tortoise vs. Hare for Aardman and Sony Animation. Also contributing to the Upstairs script is Adam F. Goldberg, who has written episodes of the PBS KIDS animated series WordGirl and the upcoming DreamWorks Animation feature How to Train Your Dragon.
