Monster Trucks (film)

Monster Trucks
Directed by Chris Wedge
Produced by Mary Parent
Written by Jonathan Aibel
Glenn Berger
Derek Connolly
Starring Jane Levy
Lucas Till
Amy Ryan
Rob Lowe
Danny Glover
Barry Pepper
Holt McCallany
Music by Dave Sardy
Edited by Conrad Buff IV
Production
company
Paramount Animation
Disruption Entertainment
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release dates
  • December 25, 2015
Country United States
Language English
Budget $100 million

Monster Trucks is an upcoming 2015 American live-action/computer-animated action film produced by Paramount Animation and Disruption Entertainment, it is directed by Chris Wedge and written by Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, and Derek Connolly.[1] The film stars Jane Levy, Lucas Till, Amy Ryan, Rob Lowe, Danny Glover, Barry Pepper and Holt McCallany.

Principal photography of the film began on May 13, 2014 in Chilliwack. The film is scheduled to be released on December 25, 2015, by Paramount Pictures.

Cast

Production

On July 31, 2013, Paramount Animation announced that they were developing a new live-action/animated franchise with its first $100 million budgeted film titled Monster Trucks, with Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger set to write the film.[1] Chris Wedge was set to direct the film which will be produced by Mary Parent, with the release date set for May 29, 2015.[1][10] Production took place in Vancouver Film Studios in Vancouver.[11] On February 19, 2014 Jane Levy and Lucas Till joined the cast of the film.[2][12] On March 24, Amy Ryan landed a role in the film.[3] Later that week, Holt McCallany joined the cast as the unnamed villain.[4] On April 1, Frank Whaley and Danny Glover joined the cast of the film.[6] Later that month Thomas Lennon joined the cast.[8] On April 14, Barry Pepper joined the cast.[7] On April 24, Tucker Albrizzi who starred in Big Time Rush joined the cast.[9] Rob Lowe joined the cast five days later.[5][13]

In December 2013 it was announced that the film's production was set to begin in early April 2014 in Vancouver,[14] and it would wrap up filming in mid-July, the studio Vancouver Film Studios was booked for the production.[11] Principal photography began on April 4, 2014, in Kamloops, British Columbia.[15] Filming was spotted on May 13, 2014 in downtown Chilliwack, Canada.[16][17]

Release

The release date was previously set for May 29, 2015, but on January 26, 2015, the film was pushed back to December 25, 2015, which was first assigned for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.[18]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Finke, Nikki (31 July 2013). "Paramount Animation Plans ‘Monster Trucks’ Live Action-Toon Franchise: In Final Talks With Blue Sky’s Chris Wedge To Direct". deadline.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Paramount Wants Lucas Till & Jane Levy in 'Monster Trucks' Toy Movie". firstshowing.net. February 19, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Amy Ryan Gears Up For ‘Monster Trucks’; Blake Jenner Creeps Into ‘Crawlspace;’ Pablo Larrain Helms ‘Scarface’". www.deadline.com. May 20, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Holt McCallany Revs Up Villainous Role In Paramount’s ‘Monster Trucks’". www.deadline.com. May 20, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Rob Lowe driving Monster Trucks". moviehole.net. April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Frank Whaley, Danny Glover Joining Lucas Till in 'Monster Trucks' (Exclusive)". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Paramount’s ‘Monster Trucks’ Adds Barry Pepper". deadline.com. April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Thomas Lennon Straps In For Paramount’s ‘Monster Trucks’". deadline.com. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Chrissie Fit Cast In ‘Pitch Perfect 2′; Shohreh Aghdashloo To Narrate ‘Alam High School’; Tucker Albrizzi Joins ‘Monster Trucks’". deadline.com. April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Paramount Animation Looking to Tackle Monster Trucks". comingsoon.net. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Big-budget ‘Monster Trucks’ to roll into Vancouver in April". globalnews.ca. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Lucas Till - Lucas Till and Jane Levy to star in Monster Trucks". contactmusic. April 29, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Rob Lowe Joins ‘Monster Trucks’". April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Updated production office info for Chris Wedge’s MONSTER TRUCKS filming in Vancouver to begin early April". twitter.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  15. ↑ "START: Big-Budget Live-Action Movie MONSTER TRUCKS Begins Filming". yvrshoots. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  16. ↑ Hellinger, Mike (12 May 2014). "Chilliwack buzzing with film shoot downtown this week". starfm.com. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  17. ↑ J. Henderson, Paul (15 May 2014). "Downtown Chilliwack turns into Monster Trucks movie set". chilliwacktimes.com. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  18. ↑ Pamela McClintock. "Paramount Shifts 'Mission: Impossible 5' Release Date to Summer 2015". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

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