Slideshow: 26-Image Gallery From ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ With Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen

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Ginormica (Reese Witherspoon) is introduced to The Missing Link (Will Arnett).

CHICAGO – This 26-image slideshow contains the press images for Dreamworks’ “Monsters vs. Aliens,” starring Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert, Kiefer Sutherland and Paul Rudd. Directed by Rob Letterman & Conrad Vernon, the film opens on Friday, March 27th, 2009.

Synopsis: “When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. The military jumps into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, the President is persuaded to enlist the motley crew of Monsters to combat the Alien Robot and save the world from imminent destruction.”

You can click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through this slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos credited to Monsters vs. Aliens & © 2009 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.

1. MVA004: An invading alien robot pursues Susan Murphy (Reese Witherspoon)—a.k.a. Ginormica, having been clobbered with a meteor full of outer space gunk and growing to 49-feet-11-inches tall.
   
   
2. MVA009: Groom-to-be Derek Dietl (Paul Rudd) and fiancee Susan Murphy (Reese Witherspoon) share a pre-nuptial moment.
   
   
3. MVA011: General W.R. Monger (Kiefer Sutherland) convinces The President (Stephen Colbert) that his monster attack plan is more workable than launching nuclear weapons.
   
   
4. MVA015: Having been clobbered with a meteor full of outer space gunk and growing to 49-feet-11-inches tall, bride-to-be Susan Murphy, a.k.a. Ginormica (Reese Witherspoon), finds her guests fleeing in terror from her wedding.
   
   
5. MVA018: Ginormica (Reese Witherspoon) is introduced to The Missing Link (Will Arnett).
   
   
6. MVA019: B.O.B.(Seth Rogen), The Missing Link (Will Arnett) and Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D. (Hugh Laurie) introduce themselves to their new monster roommate.
   
   
7. MVA022: The mysterious alien robot turns out to be very hostile indeed.
   
   
8. MVA029: Ginormica (Reese Witherspoon) evades the alien robot by donning taxicab skates.
   
   
9. MVA040: General W.R. Monger (Kiefer Sutherland) advises Ginormica (Reese Witherspoon) on the way to battle the invading alien robot.
   
   
10. MVA043: The Missing Link (Will Arnett) and Ginormica (Reese Witherspoon, right) en route to alien ground zero.
    
    
11. MVA045: The Missing Link (Will Arnett) and Ginormica (Reese Witherspoon) chat before she is reunited with her family.
    
    
12. MVA051: The Missing Link (Will Arnett), Dr. Cockroach, Ph. D. (Hugh Laurie) and B.O.B.(Seth Rogen) are on their best behavior while meeting their fellow monster Susan/Ginormica’s parents.
    
    
13. MVA052: These Monsters—The Missing Link (Will Arnett), Ginormica (Reese Witherspoon), B.O.B.(Seth Rogen), Insectosaurus and Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D. (Hugh Laurie)—are defenders of the planet.
    
    
14. MVA064: Invading alien Gallaxhar (Rainn Wilson) during a rare moment of self-doubt.
    
    
15. MVA065: Ginormica (Reese Witherspoon) powers through the atmosphere.
    
    
16. MVA088: B.O.B.(Seth Rogen), The Missing Link (Will Arnett), Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D. (Hugh Laurie), and Ginormica (Reese
    Witherspoon) head to a reunion with Susan/Ginormica’s family.
    
    

17. MVA090: Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are introduced to The Missing Link (Will Arnett), Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D. (Hugh Laurie) and B.O.B.(Seth Rogen) by their daughter, Susan (Reese Witherspoon), now known as Girnormica.
    
    
18. MVA091: B.O.B.(Seth Rogen) meets a hot little number in green at the Murphy family reunion.
    
    
19. MVA095: Ginormica (Reese Witherspoon) is treated to an alien diatribe courtesy of invading alien Gallaxhar (Rainn Wilson).
    
    
20. MVA099: General W.R. Monger (Kiefer Sutherland) shares his idea about how to defeat the alien force with the President (Stephen Colbert).
    
    
21. MVA106: Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D. (Hugh Laurie), chats with B.O.B.(Seth Rogen) en route to do battle with the alien robot.
    
    
22. MVA107: Ginormica (Reese Witherspoon) battles the alien robot on the Golden Gate Bridge.
    
    
23. MVA109: General W.R. Monger (Kiefer Sutherland) receives a salute from conscripted Monster Ginormica (Reese Witherspoon) before the big battle.
    
    
24. MVA115: The Missing Link (Will Arnett), Ginormica (Reese Witherspoon), B.O.B.(Seth Rogen) and Dr. Cockroach, Ph. D. (Hugh Laurie) board the alien ship to battle the outer space threat.
    
    
25. KEYART1: Key Art 1.
    
    
26. MvA-1-Sht IMAX 3D: IMax Poster.
    
    

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