The franchise follows a group of monsters: Susan (also called Ginormica), a woman who was struck by an asteroid on her wedding day and grew to be 50 feet tall; B.O.B., an indestructible gelatinous mass who was created when a dessert topping was crossed with a tomato; The Missing Link, a 20,000-year-old macho fish man, who was thawed out from deep ice by scientists; Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D., a scientist who became a bug guy after his experiment went wrong; and Insectosaurus, a massive bug who was mutated by nuclear radiation.
Once she grows into a giant, known as Ginormica, she gets whisked away by the United States Army and gets sent to a secret maximum security prison where she meets other monsters who had been rounded up over the past 50 years: Dr. Cockroach, (a scientist who became part cockroach during an experiment), The Missing Link, (a 20,000 year old macho fish ape who was thawed out from deep ice), B.O.B.
(an indestructible gelatinous blob who was injected with salad dressing as a tomato), and Insectosaurus (a 350 grub who was mutated by nuclear radiation).
It was released on DVD and Blu-ray September 29, 2009, in North America and included the easter egg to the upcoming movies and previews.
The film features the voices of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Conrad Vernon, Rainn Wilson, Kiefer Sutherland, Stephen Colbert, and Paul Rudd.
"[2] After the release of Megamind, Katzenberg commented these sequels: "All shared an approach and tone and idea of parody, and did not travel well internationally.
[7] It was released on DVD[8] and Blu-ray[9] on August 28, 2012, as part of Shrek's Thrilling Tales (DreamWorks Spooky Stories).
The short premiered on Nickelodeon in 2D on September 26, 2009, and was released 3 days later in 2D and 3D on the Monsters vs Aliens Blu-ray and the double DVD pack.
Night of the Living Carrots is a 2011 13-minute[11] 3D Halloween short film based on Monsters vs. Aliens, and a sequel to Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space.
[14] It was released on August 28, 2012, on DVD[8] and Blu-ray[9] as a part of Shrek's Thrilling Tales (DreamWorks Spooky Stories).
An animated television series based on the film, titled Monsters vs. Aliens, aired on Nickelodeon between March 23, 2013[15] and February 8, 2014.
The cast featured new voice actors for the characters of Susan (Riki Lindhome), Dr. Cockroach (Chris O'Dowd), The Missing Link (Diedrich Bader), and B.O.B.
The game, developed by Beenox, allows users to play through scenes from the movie as Susan, The Missing Link, and B.O.B., and features drop-in/out co-op.
The music was composed by Jim Dooley, with live brass recorded at the Warner Brothers Eastwood Scoring Stage.
The game features 14 different characters from DreamWorks' films – Monsters vs. Aliens, Madagascar, Shrek, and How to Train Your Dragon.