Alaina Gleen (film series)

The Alaina Gleen film series consists of four feature-length films and four short films based on the Fox animated television series of the same name, created by Thalia Ward. The film series began in 2004 with the traditionally animated The Alaina Gleen Movie. The series is produced and owned by 20th Century Animation, a subsidiary of its parent company Walt Disney Studios through its 20th Century Studios division.

A new reboot film series commenced in 2010 with Alaina Gleen, which was followed by Alaina Gleen 2 in 2013 and Alaina Gleen: Imaginary Vacation in 2017. A fourth and final film in the reboot series, titled Alaina Gleen: World's Most Wanted, is in development for release in 2021.

The Alaina Gleen Movie (2004)
The Alaina Gleen Movie was initially set to be released as a TV movie, but was instead theatrically on September 17, 2004 by 20th Century Fox, and received mixed reviews from critics and fell short of Fox's financial expectations earning over $166 million on its $65 million budget. It also served as the series finale of the original Alaina Gleen series, as no further episodes were made to continue from where it left off; however, the franchise was rebooted in 2010 with a computer-animated film of the same name.

In the film, Alaina Gleen, Max Hat, Professor Hinkle Higgins, Jenny McNulty, Spy Squirrel, Eddie Elephant, and Jason Baxter, must venture out to outer space where they rescue Lucy Jones from the planet Zhor. However, Lucy becomes tempted to stay on the planet when she is treated with respect by its people. Meanwhile, a corrupt king named King Larry who leads a race of monster-like aliens named the Groxes, who plan to conquer and destroy Earth, where Alaina and her friends must stop them from doing it.

Alaina Gleen (2010)
Alaina Gleen was released on October 22, 2010. The film follows the origin story of how Alaina Gleen met her friends for the first time and reunites Max Hat in order to stop an evil professor named Hinkle Higgins and his plans for world domination and for capturing Max.

Alaina Gleen 2 (2013)
Alaina Gleen 2 was released on September 13, 2013. The film's plot involves Alaina Gleen and her friends, who travel to the lost Elephant Jungle to save the city of Applewood and Imaginary City while a superweapon and sentient jungle creatures reawakened by Evelyn Elephant try to threaten the jungle and the two cities, with Alaina and Max Hat being forced to team up with Professor Hinkle Higgins in order to save both Applewood and Imaginary City. Starting with this film, Taylor Swift would not reprise her role as the voice of Lucy Jones due to creative differences. She was replaced by Emma Stone for the sequels.

Alaina Gleen: Imaginary Vacation (2017)
In December 2013, 20th Century Fox announced that a third film would be released on December 16, 2016. This was later resolved during 2014 when the new release date was pushed forward to May 19, 2017 and later July 21. Unlike the first two installments, Thalia Ward did not return as director for this installment. It was instead directed by Mike Bell and Emma Maxwell. In the third film, after leaving school for the summer, Alaina's mother, Sally Gleen, decides to take Alaina Gleen and her friends on an cross-country trip for the entire summer in order to reconnect with each other, with initially disastrous results, while Max Hat finds love with an anthropomorphic flower named Flo. In Leon County Texas, Alaina discovers that Flo is actually an abandoned imaginary friend of Leonard von Lutz, Max's old enemy from the 1960s who has a Texas shaped and sized pool at his wealthy Hilltop Lakes mansion which he never leaves (to the poor).

Alaina Gleen: World's Most Wanted (2021)
In June 2019, 20th Century Fox announced that a fourth film would be released on October 8, 2021. Thalia Ward will be returning to direct the fourth film, with Thurop Van Orman serving as co-director. On July 23, 2020, the release date was moved up to November 5, 2021. On September 23, 2020, the film was then rescheduled for October 29, 2021 as a result of Disney's updated slate. On November 5, 2020, the film was pushed a week back to October 22, 2021. On January 22, 2021, the film was pushed back three months earlier to July 23, 2021, with Ron's Gone Wrong taking its October slot. On March 23, 2021, Disney has announced that the film would be pushed back to September 10, 2021, with the option of seeing it in theaters or on Disney+ Premier Access (with the price of $29.99). When Alaina Gleen and Max Hat get framed for stealing a historic gem in Paris, the two must reunite Alaina's friends and team up with a young police girl named Bianca to embark on a wild and dangerous journey around the world.

Alaina Gleen Holiday (2012)
Alaina Gleen Holiday is a 2012 half-hour Christmas special that premiered on the Fox network on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, which starred the characters from the CGI Alaina Gleen film series and franchise. The main cast from the first CGI reboot film all reprised their roles, as their respective characters, most notably Kristen Bell, Bill Hader, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Jim Carrey, and Andy Samberg as Alaina Gleen, Max Hat, Jason Baxter, Lucy Jones, Professor Hinkle Higgins, and Eddie Elephant, respectively.

Alaina's School Daze (2014)
Alaina's School Daze is a short animated film featuring characters from the series. It premiered theatrically on October 17, 2014 with The Book of Life. The short involves Alaina Gleen trying to get to school on time with the help of Max Hat but the two encounter numerous obstacles along the way.

Alaina Gleen: Alien Pet (2016)
Alaina Gleen: Alien Pet (or simply Alien Pet) is a 2016 computer-animated short film from 20th Century Fox Animation. It was written and directed by Chris Melton and produced by Lori Forte. Featuring characters from the Alaina Gleen franchise, the short was released in theaters on July 22, 2016 in front of ''Ice Age: Collision Course. ''The short features Kristen Bell, Emma Stone, and Bill Hader reprising their roles from the CGI reboot films.

The short is a sneak preview of the upcoming third film Alaina Gleen: Imaginary Vacation, which was then scheduled for the summer of 2017 at the time.

Alaina Gleen: EXTREME Party Elephant (2019)
Alaina Gleen: EXTREME Party Elephant is a 2019 computer-animated short film from 20th Century Fox Animation. It was written and directed by Dave Stewart and produced by John Cohen. Featuring characters from the Alaina Gleen franchise, the short was released in theaters on November 22, 2019 in front of Disney's Frozen II. The short features Kristen Bell, Andy Samberg, Maya Rudolph, and Bill Hader reprising their roles from the CGI reboot films with guests Kevin Hart and Nick Offerman joining the cast in the short. The short was re-released on February 21, 2020 and played before the film The Call of the Wild in selected theaters in USA. Reception has been positive, praising the humor and animation. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2020, losing to Hair Love. The short involves Eddie Elephant and Alaina Gleen trying to throw the ultimate party ever, but things awry when his partygoers takes things to the next level.

The short is a sneak preview of the upcoming fourth film Alaina Gleen: World's Most Wanted, which is releasing in 2021.

Cast

 * For a full list, see List of Alaina Gleen characters.


 * Note: A gray cell indicates character did not appear in that medium.

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