Panda vs. Aliens is a 2021 animated sci-fi film written, directed and starring Sean Patrick O'Reiley, released on April 9, 2021. The film features The Unknowns, which are characters licensed from POW! Entertainment by Stan Lee who also served as executive producer until his death in November 2018.[1]
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Directed by | Sean Patrick O'Reiley |
Written by | Sean Patrick O'Reiley |
Produced by | Baiyi Chen Steve Chicorel Michelle O'Reilly |
Starring | Dan Payne Sean Patrick O'Reiley Chevy Chase Scott McNeil Ashleigh Ball Andrew Gray Kiefer O’Reilly Geoff Gustafson David Milchard |
Edited by | Chris Trinh |
Music by | George Streicher |
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Distributed by | China Film Group Viva Pictures SC Films |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | Canada China |
Language | English |
Plot
editA group of aliens seek to conquer new worlds, and take particular notice of Earth, after seeing satellite broadcasts of TV shows of a powerful panda, Pandy.
Cast
editChen
Development
editThe film was announced at Comic-Con.[2] Modern Cinema Group signed on to co-finance the film with Stan Lee serving as an executive producer.[3]
It is produced by China's Yisang Media and Los Angeles-Beijing Studios (LABS).[4]
The movie was initially slated to be released in 2019,[5] but eventually was released on April 9, 2021.[6] The film was completed to "honor Stan Lee's final endeavors".[7]
References
edit- ^ "Stan Lee licenses The Unknowns to Arcana's 'Panda vs Aliens'". Screen. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (2016-07-25). "Canada's Arcana Studios & China's Yisang Media Team For Toon Feature 'Pandy' – Comic-Con". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ^ "Modern Cinema Group Signs Agreement to Co-Finance Panda vs Aliens Family Film". Globe News Wire (Press release). 2017-12-27.
- ^ "AFM: Stan Lee's 'Panda vs. Aliens' Nabbed by Viva Pictures". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ "Actress Xiao Sun works with Stan Lee on new animated project". www.merinews.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- ^ "Arcana Bring's POW!'s Animal Rumble to Life in 'Panda vs. Aliens'".
- ^ "Unfinished Business: Stan Lee's Projects He Never Got To Complete". CBR. 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2018-12-14.