
Last updated: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
REESE WITHERSPOON is to play a giant in a new animated battle movie.
The Oscar-winning actress will team up with Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen and Kiefer Sutherland, among others, to voice quirky characters in Dreamworks' new Monsters Vs. Aliens film.
Witherspoon's character, Susan Murphy, becomes a 50-foot monster, dubbed Ginormia, after she's hit by a meteor from outer space.
She's captured by the U.S. military and taken to a top-secret compound, where other 'monsters' are kept.
These include the insect-headed Dr. Cockroach (Laurie) and half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link (Will Arnett). Sutherland will voice the aptly named General W.R. Monger.
The monsters team up to attack invading aliens.
- WITHERSPOON/NICHOLSON MOVIE DELAYED
- WITHERSPOON JOINS CELEBRITY PERFUMERS WITH IN BLOOM
- WITHERSPOON HAD TO FIGHT FOR 2006 OSCAR DRESS
- WITHERSPOON STUDIED WILLIS MOVIES FOR MONSTER ROLE
- WITHERSPOON REVELLING IN KIDS' 'COOL' STATUS
- PIG PET MEANS WITHERSPOON MUST BAN PORK
- CO-STAR EXPECTS WEDDING BELLS FOR JAKE & REESE
- GYLLENHAAL/WITHERSPOON'S BIG SCREEN KISS
- WITHERSPOON LAUGHS OFF VAUGHN RIFT RUMOURS
- WITHERSPOON WORRIES SHE'LL NEVER WED AGAIN
Source: WENN
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