Selena Gomez and Timothée Chalamet are teaming up on the alien-themed animated movie “Not Alone”.
The news was delivered on Monday at the Annecy Animation Festival, which runs from June 21-27.
Throughout the week, the event gathers the biggest names in the sector and celebrates the creative and diverse animation styles and techniques.
“Not Alone” hails from Illumination, the studio behind huge franchises like “Despicable Me” and “Super Mario Bros.”
In the movie, Gomez is set to play Fran, a “brilliant astro-botanist who is developing the world’s first-ever plant-fueled rocket.”
Chalamet, who will make his animation debut, voices Joe, an “introverted rocket mechanic who lives a quiet life alone,”.
“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,” the film’s synopsis reads. “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.”
Dunk, Welly and Shirm will be voiced by Rob Brydon (“Barbie,” “The Trip”), Diane Morgan (“Cunk On,” “Mandy”) Jamie Demetriou (“Cruella,” “Jay Kelly”), and Brett Goldstein ("Ted Lasso") will play Officer Zandro.
The supporting cast also includes Allison Janney (“Minions & Monsters,” “The Diplomat”), and Lamorne Morris (“Fargo,” “Spider-Noir”).
“Not Alone” will be co-directed by Illumination mainstays Eric Guillon, the co-director of “Despicable Me 3” and the designer of “Despicable Me” and “Minions”; Claire Dodgson, editor of “The Lorax” and “Minions”; and Jonathan Del Val, co-director of “Minions: The Rise of Gru” and “The Secret Life of Pets 2.”
The movie is produced by Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and executive produced by Joy Poirel, Richard Curtis, and David Distenfeld.
“Not Alone” is set to release in theaters on April 16, 2027.
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