Kate & Alaina

Kate & Alaina is a 2019 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by Thalia Ward Productions and Scholastic Entertainment as their first collaborative project, and it is also Fox Animation's first direct-to-video film since 1999's Bartok the Magnificent. Directed by Jeff Goldberg and written by Thalia Ward and David I. Stern, the film is a crossover between the Alaina Gleen and Kate & Chris franchises.

The idea for a crossover film was suggested by Alaina Gleen creator Thaila Ward, and the film was announced by 20th Century Fox in August 2018. It was released on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital HD on September 24, 2019 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, and was met with received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot
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Cast

 * Mandy Moore as Kate Anderson
 * Elijah Wood as Chris McCallister
 * Catherine Cavadini as Alaina Gleen
 * Tom Kenny as Max Hat
 * Mick Wingert as Eddie
 * John DiMaggio as Professor Dum-Dum
 * Jason Marsden as Jason Baxter
 * Jodi Benson as Lucy Jones
 * Jim Cummings as Professor Hinkle Higgins
 * Billy West as Eddie Elephant
 * Kath Soucie as Sally Gleen
 * Tianna Hopes as Betty Gleen
 * Dan Castellaneta as Roger Rumpkins
 * Charlie Adler as Principal Mockles
 * Justin Long as Chuck Stevens
 * Jessica DiCicco as Eva Clark
 * Maya Rudolph as Mary Anderson
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Dr. Menabba
 * Jon Lovitz as Officer Coobot
 * Nolan North as Mr. Watson
 * James Arnold Taylor as Joey Greenwood

Production
In July 2018, While the newer episodes of Alaina Gleen were being made, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and Thaila Ward announced that a new direct-to-video Alaina Gleen project was in production for a fall 2019 release. By late January 2019, this was later revealed to be a crossover film with the Kate & Chris franchise as a collaboration with Scholastic Entertainment, entitled ''Kate & Alaina. Many of the cast from Alaina and the Kate & Chris Adventures ''TV series all reprised their respective roles. The movie later premiered on Fox Family on February 14, 2020.

Release
Kate & Alaina was released straight to DVD, 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack and Blu-ray Combo Pack on September 24, 2019. The film's first trailer was released on June 29, 2019. In addition, the film was theatrically released outside of North America in select markets such as the United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, and Ukraine.

Critical response
Kate & Alaina received mixed reviews. It received an approval rating of 47% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 25 reviews.