Battle for Terra

Human invaders want to steal an already inhabited planet. Running Time: 85 minutes PG Parental Guidance Suggested

Animated, Adventure, Science fiction

Synopsis
An alien creature (Evan Rachel Wood) joins forces with a human pilot (Luke Wilson) to find her kidnapped father and save her world from colonization by invading Earthlings.

Cast: Evan Wood, Brian Cox, Luke Wilson, James Garner, Chris Evans, Dennis Quaid, David Cross, Justin Long, Amanda Peet, Danny Glover

Producer(s):

Crew: Director - Aristomenis Tsirbas, Screenwriter - Evan Spiliotopoulos, Producer - Keith Calder, Producer - Jessica Wu, Producer - Dane Smith, Producer - Ryan Colucci, Film Editor - J. Kathleen Gibson, Original Music - Abel Korzeniowski, Casting - Michelle Morris-Gertz,


Distributor: Lionsgate Films,

Release Date: 05/01/2009
Running Time: 85 minutes
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SYNOPSIS

When the peaceful inhabitants of the beautiful planet Terra come under attack from the last surviving members of humanity adrift in an aging spaceship, the stage is set for an all-out war between the two races for control of the planet. But will an unlikely friendship between a rebellious young Terrian (voiced by Evan Rachel Wood) and an injured human pilot (Luke Wilson) somehow convince their leaders that war is not the answer?

A CG-animated science fiction action adventure, Battle for Terra is directed by Aristomenis Tsirbas (The Freak, Terra) from a screenplay by Evan Spiliotopoulos (The Jungle Book 2) and Tsirbas. The film is voiced by an all-star cast including Evan Rachel Wood (The Wrestler, Down in the Valley), Luke Wilson (3:10 to Yuma, Blades of Glory), Brian Cox (Zodiac, The Bourne Supremacy), David Cross (Kung Fu Panda, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Justin Long (He''s Just Not That Into You, Zack and Miri Make a Porno), Amanda Peet (Syriana, A Lot Like Love), Dennis Quaid (Vantage Point, Far From Heaven), Chris Evans (Push, Sunshine), James Garner (The Notebook, Space Cowboys), Danny Glover (Shooter, The Royal Tenenbaums), Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Alien: Resurrection) and Danny Trejo (Halloween, Grindhouse). The film is produced by Keith Calder (The Wackness, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane), Ryan Colucci, Dane Allan Smith (TankUp.US, Terra) and Jessica Wu, with original music by Abel Korzeniowski (Metropolis). The film''s editors are J. Kathleen Gibson and Jim May.

Living in perfect harmony in gravity-defying cities above the clouds, the inhabitants of the planet Terra are complete strangers to war. So when Terra is invaded by human beings fleeing a civil war and environmental catastrophe, many of the Terrians at first welcome the invaders as gods. Only the feisty young Mala (Evan Rachel Wood) fights back, luring one of the invading spacecrafts to destruction after her father is abducted, then rescuing its pilot-a human named Jim (Luke Wilson).

In return for saving his life, Jim promises to help Mala find her father, taking her on a perilous journey to the Ark-the humans'' aging mother ship. Along the way, Mala and Jim learn that their people really aren''t so different from one another. But with the Earthforce army poised to invade Terra and render it uninhabitable for Terrians, Mala and Jim must find a way to help the two races coexist-before it''s too late.

Rated PG for sequences of science-fiction action violence and some thematic elements.

BATTLE FOR TERRA: LIFT-OFF

The idea for Battle for Terra was born of a kind of reverse inspiration that struck director Aristomenis Tsirbas in his youth. Reading H. G. Wells'' War of the Worlds, the Montreal native was struck by the way the invading aliens were portrayed: Not only did they exhibit the same imperialistic behavior humans have shown throughout history, invading, colonizing and violently expanding into occupied land, but their motives for doing so were not examined in any depth.

"I often found myself more interested in the aliens'' motives than our reaction to them," Tsirbas says. It was a pattern he observed in the alien-invasion genre as a whole, and it gave him an idea that flipped these conventions on their head. "If the aliens in these stories behave like us, why not just turn the tables and actually make them human, experiencing the invasion from the alien''s point of view?" Tsirbas says. "And an important component of this idea was to give the invaders-us-some depth and motivation that went beyond simply being the bad guys."

Tsirbas wrote a treatment for the idea, and the seed for Battle for Terra was born. But it would be seven years before the idea would come to the big screen in its present form. In the meantime, Tsirbas (who goes by the nickname Meni) threw himself into building a career in short filmmaking and visual effects in hopes of one day realizing his idea.

One of Tsirbas'' projects during this time was the 2003 animated short Terra, which won the Audience Award for Favorite Animation at the 2003 Palm Springs International Short Film Festival and the Director''s Choice Award at the 2004 Black Maria Film and Video Festival, among other accolades. The short caught the attention of producer Keith Calder, who in 2004 was in the process of founding the animation and live-action production company Snoot Entertainment.

"We were looking through all the festival short winners when we came across Meni''s short, Terra," Calder recalls. "We thought that the reverse alien-invasion premise was really strong. And visually, it was unlike anything we had ever seen before."

Teaming up under the Snoot banner, Tsirbas and producers Calder, Dane Allan Smith, Jessica Wu and Ryan Colucci set about developing Tsirbas'' short into a full-length feature. "We came up with a treatment all of us really liked, and then screenwriter Evan Spiliotopoulos worked his magic and did an amazing job of fleshing it out," Jessica Wu says. "Evan had extensive experience writing for animation at Disney and other studios. Not only did he deliver an amazing script, he lent us his expertise and patience."

While Battle for Terra is first and foremost a family-friendly action adventure, it also carries potent underlying social and environmental messages. The very reason the humans take an interest in the planet Terra-a name the humans give it from the Latin word for earth-is that they have destroyed not just Earth itself, but also the human-colonized Venus and Mars in an interplanetary civil war.

"One of the reasons humans were forced to abandon Earth in the film is that they exhausted their natural resources," explains Tsirbas. "Since a large portion of the film''s audience will be kids, it was important to me that the idea of conservation be included in the story. We''re leaving the next generation an Earth that most respected scientists agree is going through an increasingly dangerous human-generated environmental change. Battle for Terra presents a worst-case future scenario: an inhospitable Earth that forces our race to look elsewhere in the universe for a home."

Calder says the best science fiction hits close to home and is grounded in reality. "We have always considered Battle for Terra a family film and thought that the preservation of our planet is an important topic of discussion for families everywhere," he says.

BATTLE FOR TERRA: THE JOURNEY

Three years ago, the filmmakers behind Battle for Terra were told that making a sci-fi action-adventure epic outside the studio system was "impossible." Undaunted, the team of first-time feature animation producers and untested feature animation director Aristomenis Tsirbas, set out to find out if it was true.

As far as Calder was concerned, there was never any question that Tsirbas, who attended film school at Montreal''s Concordia University, would direct the film. "He did an amazing job of directing the short Terra, which was actually used as a template for a key scene in the feature-film version," says the producer. "He has lived and breathed this film for seven years. There would be no Battle for Terra without him."

Although Tsirbas originally conceived the film as a live action science-fiction epic, when the opportunity presented itself to make Battle for Terra using cutting-edge CG animation, he didn''t hesitate. The animation process gave him the tools he needed to create the visually intriguing world of the Terrians, the Earthforce''s vast spacecraft and the film''s thrilling battle sequences-while at the same telling the story in a way that is accessible to younger children.

From the beginning, Tsirbas had very specific ideas about the look of the film. For instance, he says he wanted the character animation to skew toward the realistic, while retaining the interpretive quality of hand animation. Similarly, the camera animation intentionally emulates the limitations and imperfections of live-action setups.

Battle for Terra also uses 3D to eye-popping effect. "3D is a perfect match for this film," Tsirbas says. "The stereoscopic effect beautifully complements and enhances the immersive quality of the alien world while also heightening the kinetic nature of the battle scenes."

The film was originally created in 2D, but was shot in such a way that a second camera with editable stereo properties could be added to give a true 3D effect at any point in time. "After our success on the festival circuit and interest in distribution, we got the go ahead to bring in a small team and render the entire film once more from a second perspective," Tsirbas says. "We developed a proprietary system that gave us precise control over how we wanted the stereo effect to behave on a shot-per-shot basis."

The process was not without its challenges. Tsirbas recalls the team''s palpable anxiety as they created a pipeline to connect two very different CG software programs-LightWave 3D and Maya-in order to take advantage of the two package''s strengths in rendering and character animation, respectively. "After extensive scripting and problem solving, we sent our very first shot through the pipeline and, to our utter amazement, it worked perfectly," the director recalls. "We all kind of looked at each other in disbelief. It was exactly then that I knew for sure this supposedly impossible project was going see its final cut."

Calder applauds Tsirbas'' approach to the 3D process, saying the director chose to apply three dimensional effects in a seamless way that lends to the unique quality of the film. "Under the direction of someone else, Battle for Terra would be full of easy 3D tricks to grab at the audience, but Meni chose to integrate the 3D in a way that doesn''t take you out of the story but pulls you deeper inside the world of Terra," Calder says.

True to the mission of Snoot Entertainment, which independently develops, finances and produces both live-action films and CG-animated features, Battle for Terra boasts studio-quality production values but was made for much less than a comparable studio film. That was made possible in part by the company''s hands-on approach to producing.

"We''re not afraid of getting our hands really, really dirty," Calder says, adding that crew size is also a factor. "We specifically chose to have a small crew, so that everyone involved, from the artists to the director and producers, had a lot of creative input into making this film," he says.

Tsirbas also credits past experience in another medium with increasing the crew''s efficiency. "It certainly helped that much of the crew and I have been involved in television for several years leading up to this film," he says. "This aided us in getting the most bang for our independently-financed buck. We employed many of the cheats and tricks learned along the way to make this film appear a bit bigger than it actually was budget-wise."

In service of greater efficiency-and artistic quality-the filmmakers decided to keep the production local, setting up an independent animation studio in Los Angeles as opposed to going offshore, as many animated feature and series productions do.

"It was important to us make this movie in L.A. because of the incredible talent pool of artists that exists right here in our city," says Wu, adding that the team made a point of hiring people who were far more experienced than they were to help shape the vision of an animation studio. "While for some films it may be more cost-effective to go offshore, it didn''t make sense to us because our creative process is very linear, and sending away the work would have muddled that process," she says. "By keeping it small and local we hopefully were able to have better communication between everyone creatively involved and a happier work environment."

To create the film''s unique sound design, the filmmakers turned to a small team of gifted artists and technicians assembled by Wow and Flutter, an award-winning post-production facility in nearby Santa Monica. "Remember that every sound had to be designed, often from scratch, for two extremely different worlds, so the challenge was enormous," says Tsirbas. "The final mix is very detailed, covering every event onscreen and quite a bit off to broaden the perceived scope of the film, adding substance to every frame."

Tsirbas says he was blown away when he saw the completed film in full 3D paired with the final Dolby 5.1 surround mix for the first time. "The sound design was done with a great amount of taste, attention to detail and even restraint," he says. "None of the effects feel misplaced or distracting."

Calder says he was equally wowed by Wow and Flutter''s work. "They attacked the project with passion, making sure every single spaceship fly-by had the perfect sound and was in stereo, that every single movement of the robot Giddy was unique, and that the world of Terra felt alien and not just like another version of Earth," he says.

For the film''s musical score, the filmmakers tapped Polish-born composer Abel

Korzeniowski, who is best known for his 2004 soundtrack for the Fritz Lang-directed 1927 silent sci-fi classic Metropolis. Wu says Battle for Terra music supervisor Bryan Lawson raved about Korzeniowski from the get-go-and with good reason.

"When we listened to Abel''s score for Metropolis, we knew that he had the unique compositional voice we had been looking for," Wu recalls, adding that the composer used such unusual instrumentation as glass harmonicas and 7-foot drums to build the world of the Terrians. "He was able to give us the familiar feel of a traditional action-adventure score while also having a fresh other-worldly sound that breathed life into the world of Terra."

Calder says everyone involved in the making of Battle for Terra took the project as a chance to try to do something remarkable. "We might have made some mistakes along the way, but we learned from those mistakes and from the people we worked with," he says. "We set out to make a low-budget, high-quality CGI film, entirely produced and animated in Los Angeles. Three years later, we can say that we have done the ''impossible.'' Now, with the knowledge and experience we''ve gained, we can''t wait to do it all over again."

THE VOICES OF TERRA

With screenwriter Evan Spiliotopoulos'' finished script in hand, the filmmakers had little problem attracting an extraordinary voice cast, including such acclaimed actors as Evan Rachel Wood (The Wrestler, Down in the Valley), Luke Wilson (3:10 to Yuma, Blades of Glory), Brian Cox (Zodiac, The Bourne Supremacy) and David Cross (Kung Fu Panda, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind).

The first actor to commit to the project was Cox, who voices the character of General Hemmer. "He read the script and really responded strongly to our environmentally themed message," Calder says. "Once everyone knew we had an actor of his caliber onboard, we were able to assemble a cast around him. Even though he plays the film''s villain, he was able to convey such depth in his performance that he made even a war-hungry general seem relatable."

As the rebellious and heroic teen-aged Terrian Mala, Rachel Wood''s performance is very much the heart and anchor of Battle for Terra, Calder says. "We recorded her part first, so every other actor was able to work off her emotionally pitch-perfect performance," he says. "Through her voice alone, she is able to make everyone feel her tears, her laughter and her fear."

Luke Wilson (3:10 to Yuma, Blades of Glory) plays the role of the downed human pilot who befriends Mala, Jim Stanton. Calder says the role has the greatest character arc of all. "With his everyday guy charisma, Luke added to this role a grounded reality," Calder says. "Through his performance, we realize that any one of us could be called upon to make difficult choices, and it''s these decisions that really define who we are. Only Luke, with his reluctant hero charm, could take this character and have him grow into someone who has the strength to stand against his brother and his people, and to do what is right."

Calder notes that the role of Jim Stanton''s brother, Stewart, is one of the hardest in the film to pull off because he represents the "follower" in times of war. But Chris Evans (Push, Sunshine) carried out the task of portraying such a potentially unlikable character in a way that inspires a degree of empathy. "Luckily, Chris is one of the most charismatic and caring actors out there. He took this role and really fleshed it out and allowed for the audience to understand his character and the decisions that he makes within the film."

Danny Glover (Shooter, The Royal Tenenbaums) also immediately responded to the thematic message of preserving our environment and nonviolence, recalls the producer. "It would have been easy for us to slide into portraying the humans as two-dimensional ruthless invaders, but Glover''s incredibly empathetic performance ensures that the humans are represented in as richly fleshed out a way as possible. His role as President Chen is that of a leader who is torn between the survival of his species and doing what is right."

James Garner (The Notebook, Space Cowboys) plays the role of Doron, the leader of the peaceful alien species. "We were all unanimous about trying to get James to play this role," Calder recalls. "Only an actor of his long and varied career could pull this role off with the gravitas and kindness needed."

For the role of Maria Montez, an Earthforce scientist who is against General Hemmer''s invasion plan, the filmmakers felt that Amanda Peet (Syriana, A Lot Like Love) was a natural fit. "With every role that she plays, she shows a quiet intelligence and a strong independent spirit, and she delivers those same qualities in our film," Calder says.

For the role of Jim Stanton''s canine-esque sidekick bot, Giddy, actor-comedian David Cross (Kung Fu Panda, Arrested Development) was chosen. "David is one of the funniest men alive today," Calder says. "He can read html code and it''s hilarious. But more than just being funny, he is very environmentally conscious and incredibly smart, so when we were trying to cast for the role of Giddy, we looked no further."

The ever-charismatic Dennis Quaid (Vantage Point, Traffic) plays the nuanced role of Mala''s father, Roven. "In his scenes with Evan Rachel Wood, you really are able to feel the connection between them," Calder observes. "Although it is never explicitly stated, the film implies that Mala''s mother has passed away, and Dennis was able to convey this loss without ever saying the words. You completely understand how close his character has become with his daughter since his wife''s passing."

The hip, youthful face of Apple Computer, Justin Long (He''s Just Not That Into You, Zack and Miri Make a Porno) plays the role of Senn, Mala''s best friend. "He is in many ways the counterpart to Chris Evan''s role," Calder says. "He, too, plays the follower, but through his improvisational skills and heart-tugging performances, Justin can make us feel for him even when we don''t like the decisions he is making."

For Tsirbas, one of the memorable moments of the production came during the session in which Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Alien: Resurrection) lent his distinctive baritone to a small role as the alien elder Vorin. "He graciously thanked us for the opportunity to work on the film since he''s a big sci-fi fan," Tsirbas recalls. "I found this epically ironic. After all, he was Hellboy and we were a struggling indie production."

ABOUT THE CAST

BRIAN COX (General Hemmer)

Brian Cox is an award-winning stage, screen and television actor. A veteran of more than 50 feature films, he appeared in the independent films Red and The Escapist, both of which were official selections at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The Escapist is slated for theatrical release in early May 2009.

The Scottish-born Cox recently wrapped production on The Good Heart, co-starring Paul Dano, and Tell-Tale, directed by Michael Cuesta. He also just completed filming "Lost and Found," the Dick Wolf-produced drama pilot for NBC, and is set to appear in a four-episode arc in NBC''s drama series "Kings."

Cox''s other recent credits include Ryan Murphy''s Running With Scissors, Woody Allen''s critically acclaimed Match Point, Wes Craven''s acclaimed Red Eye, and in the hit action thriller sequel The Bourne Supremacy, in which he reprises the role he first played in the 2002 blockbuster The Bourne Identity. He also made a memorable cameo appearance as famed attorney Melvin Belli in the star-studded thriller Zodiac.

Cox earned AFI and Independent Spirit Award nominations for his work in the critically hailed independent film L.I.E., and also shared in a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award nomination as part of the ensemble cast in Spike Jonze''s Adaptation. His long list of film credits include Troy, X2, 25th Hour, The Ring, The Rookie, The Affair of the Necklace, For Love of the Game, Rushmore, Desperate Measures, The Boxer, Kiss the Girls, Braveheart, Rob Roy, Hidden Agenda and Nicholas and Alexandra. His first American film role was his chilling portrayal of the original Hannibal Lecktor in Michael Mann''s Manhunter.

On television, Cox delivered a striking performance as Hermann Goering in the miniseries "Nuremberg," for which he won an Emmy Award® and was nominated for Golden Globe and SAG Awards. He also earned an Emmy Award nomination for his guest appearance on the comedy series "Frasier." He co-starred as flamboyant theater producer Jack Langrishe in the third season of HBO''s hit original series "Deadwood."

In 2003, Cox''s contributions to the arts were honored by Queen Elizabeth II, who named him a Commander of the British Empire.

DENNIS QUAID (Roven)

The ever-charismatic Dennis Quaid has featured in a diverse range of films, resulting in an impressive body of work. In addition to receiving a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nomination for his outstanding performance in Far From Heaven (2002), he received honors from the New York Film Critics Circle and The Independent Spirit Awards for Best Supporting Actor of the Year.

In 2008, Quaid starred in Columbia Pictures'' Vantage Point, Smart People for Miramax, The Express for Universal and The Horsemen for Mandate Pictures. He is especially well-known for his title role of a high school baseball coach in Disney''s The Rookie and his portrayal of a high-powered attorney in the critically-acclaimed drama Traffic. His feature film credits include Yours, Mine and Ours, The Day After Tomorrow, The Alamo, The Parent Trap and Flight of the Phoenix.

For television, Quaid starred in the Emmy Award-winning film "Bill" and its sequel "Bill: On His Own." He also starred in the Emmy-nominated "Dinner with Friends" for HBO. He made his directorial debut for TNT with the television film, "Everything That Rises."

Quaid began acting in high school and studied theater at the University of Houston. His career was launched with the role of an ex-football player in the film Breaking Away. He went on to star in the films The Long Riders, Crazy Mama, Dreamscape, All Night Long and Enemy Mine. His impressive body of work also includes Savior, Wyatt Earp, the Oscar®-nominated space epic The Right Stuff, Any Given Sunday, Something To Talk About, Everybody''s All-American, Suspect, D.O.A and Flesh and Bone.

In 2010, Quaid will be seen with Paul Bettany in the dramatic thriller Legion, about a group of strangers stuck in a diner in a post-apocalyptic world. Directed by Scott Charles Stewart for Sony Screen Gems, Legion is slated for release in January 2010. Quaid splits his time between homes in Los Angeles, Montana and Texas.

JUSTIN LONG (Senn)

With a knack for witty antics and comedic performances, Justin Long has established himself as a natural talent in film and television. He has already appeared this year in New Line''s He''s Just Not That Into You, based on the popular book of the same title, as part of an ensemble cast made up of Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Ginnifer Goodwin and Scarlett Johansson. Later in 2009, he will star in the Weinstein Company''s Youth in Revolt, alongside Michael Cera and Steve Buscemi, as well as Sam Raimi''s Drag Me to Hell opposite Alison Lohman.

Other projects due out in 2009 include the comedy Patriotville with Emmanuelle Chriqui, as well as the voice of "Lem" in New Line''s animated family film Planet 51.

In 2007, Long starred in two blockbuster hits-Live Free or Die Hard, opposite Bruce Willis, and as the voice of Alvin in Alvin and the Chipmunks. Long also starred in the Adam Sandler-produced Strange Wilderness with Steve Zahn, and had a cameo in Vince Vaughn''s Wild West Comedy Show. He has also established himself as a household name with his portrayal as the "Mac Guy" in the Apple "Mac" versus "PC" commercials.

Long got his start in the comedy world as a member of Vassar College''s comedy troupe, Laughingstock, which led him to early starring roles such as Galaxy Quest and Jeepers Creepers. He then shifted to the small screen for his role on the quirky NBC series "Ed," and ventured into the world of offbeat comedies with his first box-office success, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Audiences next saw him in Waiting. Long went on to play roles in comedies such as Universal''s Accepted, produced by Tom Shadyac, and The Break-Up, opposite Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKER

ARISTOMENIS TSIRBAS (Director)

Aristomenis "Meni" Tsirbas was born in Montreal, Canada, where he majored in film production at Concordia University. After several years of working as a graphic designer and film editor, Tsirbas moved to Los Angeles to work on visual effects. His first major project was working as a visual effects artist on James Cameron''s Academy Award®-winning Titanic (1997). He also worked on national advertising spots for Nike, 7UP and Coca-Cola before graduating to visual and digital effects supervisor for such projects as Miramax''s "A Wrinkle in Time" (2003), and Paramount''s "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993).

In 2000, Tsirbas made the jump to writer-director with a string of highly successful animated short films including SIGGRAPH''s Ray Tracey in Full Tilt, Microsoft''s Mech Warrior: Vengeance, and the acclaimed The Freak (2002), which received over a dozen international awards. In 2003, he directed the short Terra for Fox Searchlab. In 2004 Tsirbas worked on visual effects and direction for two back-to-back music videos, including Tears For Fears'' "Closest Thing To Heaven," before setting off to direct his first feature film, Battle for Terra, in 2005.

MAIN CREDITS

SNOOT ENTERTAINMENTANDMENITHINGS PRODUCTIONSPRESENTIN ASSOCIATION WITHIM GLOBAL

EVAN RACHEL WOODBRIAN COXJAMES GARNERCHRIS EVANSDANNY GLOVERAMANDA PEET

DAVID CROSSWITHDENNIS QUAIDANDLUKE WILSON

CASTING BYMICHELLE MORRIS GERTZ, C.S.A.

MUSIC BYABEL KORZENIOWSKI

EDITED BY



J. KATHLEEN GIBSON

JIM MAY



PRODUCED BYKEITH CALDERJESSICA WUDANE ALLAN SMITHRYAN COLUCCI

STORY BYARISTOMENIS TSIRBASSCREENPLAY BYEVAN SPILIOTOPOULOS

DIRECTED BYARISTOMENIS TSIRBAS

Cast

(In Alphabetical Order)

Terrian Scientist Chad Allen

Professor Lina Rosanna Arquette

Terrian 2 Bill Birch

Technician Quinn Brooke Bloom

Technician Williams Tom Connolly

General Hemmer Brian Cox

Giddy David Cross

Interrogator Wright Beverly D''Angelo

Colonel Wheeler Jim Devoti

Stewart Stanton Chris Evans

Doron James Garner

President Chen Danny Glover

Elder Orin Mark Hamill

Tulo Alec Holden

Tumi Masam Holden

Sora Vanessa Johansson

Lt. Johnson Brian D. Johnson

Terrian Commander David Krumholtz

Fabric Merchant Phil LaMarr

Senn Justin Long

Tuki Worm Miller

Toy Merchant Laraine Newman

Maria Montez Amanda Peet

Elder Vorin Ron Perlman

Terrian 1 Timi Prulhiere

Roven Dennis Quaid

Lt. Evans Michael Scovotti

Kima Zoe Sidel



Elder Barum Jim Stanton Mala Danny Trejo Luke Wilson Evan Rachel Wood

Casting Assistant Daniella Friedman

Infrastructure & Pipeline Supervisor Adam Chrystie

Character Animators Jeremy Collins Michael Galbraith Tom Gurney Thomas Judd Kevin Koch Billy Vu Lam Harry Porudominsky Shannon Pytlak Mike Safianoff Heather Shrewsbury Tom Sorem Dane Stogner

Additional Character Animation Rado Bakalov



Jeremy Cantor Chris Lindsay Ricardo Nadu

VFX Supervisor Dimitri Loginowski

Senior VFX Artists Gregg Domain

Senior CG Sequence SupervisorWill Wira

VFX ArtistsErin ClarkToby Gaines

Lighting Technical DirectorsLance ArmstrongErin ClarkToby GainesPaul GimmEmily GoffDimitri LoginowskiRob Tobin

Digital ArtistsIva AntiocoLance ArmstrongPaul GimmEmily GoffDiego GorlatoNiko MeulemansPeter ProfettoRob Tobin

Lead Character Technical DirectorRicardo Nadu

Character Technical DirectorsChristian AubertDavid BokserPaul DaviesRich Hurrey

Lead CompositorAllan Nadel

Digital CompositorRodrigo Dorsch

2D ArtistAdam Byrne

Animatics AnimatorsIva AntiocoStephanie BautistaDiego GorlatoBilly Vu LamHarry PorudominskyPeter Profetto

Digital Artist InternsStephanie BautistaJean Denis CoindreAda CreelRoberto GenitoCody MitchellSoyeon ParkSylvain Salame

Render WranglerAdam Chrystie

Stereoscopic 3D Team

Digital ArtistsAdam ChiplinskyEmily GoffSteve KaplanTroy KomahcheetDimitri LoginowskiDavid MaldonadoHenry ParkerWill Wira

Digital Artist InternsJuergen BrunnerPeter Pflaum

Assistant Editor - Stereo 3D Stewart McAlpine Production Coordinator Amy Skerkoski

Production

Production Coordinators Christopher Harding

Miles Horst Assistants to the Producers Adam Ballesteros

Juliana Fine

Amy Skerkoski Office Production Assistants J.P. Duprey

Kyle Ferris

Network Administration/ Ryan Reid Information Technology

Post Production

First Assistant Editors Melissa Lawson

Sarah Beth Shapiro Post Production Pipeline Supervisor Melissa Lawson

Post Production Consulting Provided by

EPC

Post Production Consultant Joe Fineman Post Production Supervisors Melissa Lawson

Michael Toji Post Production Coordinator Nicole Ruiz Post Production Assistant Carl Bocheck

Post Production Sound Services provided by

Wow And Flutter

Operations Manager David Marcus

Re Recording Mixers Stan Kastner, C.A.S.

Donald Lyles, C.A.S.

Supervising Sound Designer Mark Allen M.P.S.E.

Sound SupervisorTrevor Jolly M.P.S.E.

ADR EditorEddie Rogers

Supervising Foley EditorMaciek Malish

Sound EditorsJeff Pitts John Thomas Graves

ADR MixerDonald Lyles

RecordistBrent Kiser

Additional Sound Design by Nathan Smith

All Dialogue Recorded by NL3 Audio

ADR Voice Casting by Barbara Harris

Music SupervisorBryan Elliot Lawson

MusicMusic Produced byBryan Elliot Lawson & Abel Korzeniowski

Music Scoring Mixer Joel Iwataki Orchestrators Abel Korzeniowski

Tom Calderaro Assistant Music Editor Sam Zeines Conductor Pete Anthony Music Preparation Seven Letter Music Group Music Librarian Bill Francis Digital Score Recordist Larry Mah

Music Performed byHollywood Studio Symphony

Music Contractors Sandy De Crescent

Peter Rotter Concert Master Roger Wilkie Principal 2nd Violin Julie Gigante Principal Viola Brian Dembow Principal Cello Andrew Shulman Principal Bass Nico Abondolo Principal Flutist Geri Rotella Principal Oboist Leslie Reed Principal Clarinetist Gary Bovyer Principal Bassoon Michael O''Donnovan Principal Trumpet Malcolm McNab Principal Horn Brian O''Connor Principal Trombone Bill Booth Principal Tuba Doug Tornquist Principal Percussionist MB Gordy Harp Joann Turovsky

Score Recorded at Warner Bros Eastwood Scoring Stage

Recordist Greg Dennen Scoring Tech Ryan Robinson Stage Manager Rich Wheeler Client Services Jamie Oliver

Fotokem Post Production Services

Digital Intermediate Walter Volpatto GM Digital Film Services Bill Schultz Digital Production Manager