Disclosure’s a pretty big topic these days, what with Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, the US Government declassifying a bunch of UFO-related documents, and Settle having turned 13 a few weeks ago (“Latch” is still a banger). Now, the minds behind the Minions are joining the fray, as Illumination’s Not Alone is about what happens when… uh, we discover we’re not alone. They’re certainly not alone, having hired some crazy good voice talent — Timothée Chalamet, Selena Gomez, Rob Brydon, Jamie Demetriou, Brett Goldstein, and, our fave, Diane Morgan — to soothe our tired, pained ears.
Anyway, Universal dropped a teaser for the project earlier on Tuesday, which makes sense, given that there’s a new Minions movie hitting theaters on Wednesday. Huh. Funny how that works.
Take a look:
Folks, get ready for what might be the longest synopsis we’ve seen in the last few years, thanks to Illumination’s Not Alone:
“For almost 20 years, Illumination has welcomed audiences into a universe of unforgettable characters and stories, including ‘Minions’ and ‘Despicable Me’, the biggest global animated franchise in history, as well as ‘Sing,’ ‘The Secret Life of Pets,’ ‘Migration’ and the record-shattering ‘Super Mario Bros.’ films. Now, the studio invites you to experience ‘Not Alone,’ their entirely original new film.
In his first-ever feature-length animated film, four-time Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe and Actor Award winner Timothée Chalamet (‘Marty Supreme,’ ‘Dune’ films) stars as Joe, an introverted rocket mechanic who lives a quiet life alone.
Co-starring with Chalamet is Actor Award winner and Emmy and Grammy nominee Selena Gomez (‘Only Murders in the Building,’ ‘Emilia Pérez’). Selena plays Fran, a brilliant astro-botanist who is developing the world’s first-ever plant-fueled rocket.
When Joe and Fran are brought together to prepare for the inaugural launch of this revolutionary rocket, there are immediate sparks, but neither is particularly adept at romance.
Life becomes more complicated when three aliens—tiny, unruly and adorable—take refuge in Joe’s home. Dunk, Welly and Shirm are on the interplanetary run from a zealous-yet-inept officer of the law named Zandro. The aliens determine that Fran’s rocket could provide their means of getting back home to safety.“
Woof!
Holy cow!
Did Herman Melville’s ghost take a job as a copywriter at Universal?
Anyway, Not Alone hits theaters on April 16.