Escape Clips

We’ve released a few new clips from the film. Watch them below!

Slurpee – When Gary (Rob Corddry) first arrives on Earth, he has a run-in with a Slurpee.

Gary & Thurman – Gary meets Thurman, played by George Lopez.

Airsick – Thurman gives Io (Jane Lynch) some flying advice.

Rocket Boots – Kira (Sarah Jessica Parker) fires up the Rocket Boots.

Just Like Uncle Scorch – Scorch (Brendan Fraser) impresses his nephew Kip.

Inventions – Doc (Craig Robinson) discusses how Area 51 works.

Press Junket

Today was the Escape From Planet Earth press junket. We took over two floors of the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, and over 40 news outlets came to interview the stars of Escape. The interviews were fast and furious, happening five at a time. The cast all did a fantastic job talking about the film. These interviews will be released in the next few days leading up to the release. The countdown is on!

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In the press control room, monitoring all the simultaneous video feeds from the multiple interviews being conducted.
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Sitting down in front of the cameras!

 

Hollywood Premiere of Escape From Planet Earth!

February 2, 2013 was the world premiere of Escape From Planet Earth! We had a great time on the blue carpet with the cast and crew, celebrating two and a half years of hard work.

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Cody Simpson Featurette – Shine Supernova

Cody Simpson recorded the original track Shine Supernova for Escape From Planet Earth. Check out some footage of Cody in the studio, along with some clips from the film in the featurette below!

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Ricky Gervais in Escape!

Ricky Gervais

We’re incredibly excited to announce that Ricky Gervais has joined the cast of Escape From Planet Earth! Ricky plays a sarcastic, talking computer in mission control. As you can imagine, he is hilarious in the role.

We’re HUGE fans of Ricky. He is one of our comedy heroes and it’s fantastic to have him on board!

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TV Spot

The 30 second Escape TV commercials have started airing. It’s nice to finally see some truth in advertising, since Escape is the loudest, slimiest, coolest 3D adventure in the universe!

The calm before the storm…

The work is done, the pencils are down and the computers are off. Escape From Planet Earth is finished. We’ve spent the last few weeks putting the finishing touches on the movie, and it’s looking better than ever. The score sounds fantastic, the mix is huge, and we were extremely lucky to get one of our comedy heroes to join the cast. His involvement hasn’t been officially announced yet, but holy crap are we excited!

The TV spots are on the air, posters and standees are in theatres, and both the 2D and 3D versions of the movie have delivered. This leads us to the inevitable question: what now? The answer is simple: wait and see.

We love this movie and have poured our hearts and lives into it for the past two and half years. But in the movie business, films are measured by how they perform at the box office. It’s nerve-wracking to imagine that the fate of our career depends on what happens in a single weekend. A film that makes money is a vote of confidence in the team that made it happen. A great opening weekend for Escape would mean more resources, and more creative freedom moving forward. It would lay the groundwork to make the next movie even better.

So what are we doing while we count down to February 15th? Writing, writing, writing. We’re finishing a new script, and with all that we’ve learned on Escape, it’s going to be fantastic. Escape consumed every hour of every day for the last two and half years, and now that it’s over, there’s a giant void to be filled. Writing seems to be the only thing that works. Finding new characters and new adventures to dream about has been equal parts creative expression, and Escape therapy.

Will this new script be our next film? Only time will tell… But it’ll be a heck of a lot more likely if everyone goes to see Escape on the 15th!

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iPhone & Android App

Two cool Escape apps have just been released for both iPhone and Android devices!

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The Escape From Planet Earth App includes a “photo bomb” feature where you can take a picture with any of the characters from the movie, and an interactive “story book” feature.

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Scorch’s Run is an enhanced version of the Gnarlach Rescue game. Use the rocket boots to collect blubonium, dodge Gnarlachs, and help Scorch rescue babies.

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Download for iOS 

Escape App

Scorch’s Run

Download for Android

Escape App

Scorch’s Run