She replies that there would be more coming, but unbeknownst to her, Shanker really wanted to destroy all alien planets in the Milky Way. She then asked him if he got her present which of course was the Blubonium, which he replies that it was not as much as he was expected. Lena and Shanker later communicate with each other, where Shanker had candles everywhere and wore a wig to hide his bald spot to make it romantic. She and Shanker came up with a plan: to fake an emergency signal on Earth to make Gary and Scorch go to Earth. They made an agreement that if she gives him Blubonium, they can rule the galaxy together. She would later sign up for a space dating site where she met General Shanker. She was BASA's chief and at some point got corrupted to the point she wanted to rule the universe. She was voiced by Jessica Alba, who also played Victoria Knox in Barely Lethal and Samantha Tunnell in Awake. She is General Shanker's fiancee and plans to take over the galaxy with him. Lena is BASA's chief officer and is Gary and Scorch's boss. Ward.Traitorous Alien Lena Thackleman is the secondary antagonist of the animated movie Escape from Planet Earth. Producers: Catherine Winder, Luke Carroll, Brian Inerfeld.Įxecutive producers: Marvin Peart, Tony Leech, Radenko Milakovic, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein.ĭirector of photography: Matthew A. Production: GRF Productions, Rainmaker EntertainmentĬast: Brendan Fraser, Rob Corddry, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Alba, William Shatner, Ricky Gervais, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Sofia Vergara, Jane Lynch, Craig Robinson. Opens: February 15 (The Weinstein Company). Nevertheless, the creatures and the human villain provide the necessary spice. Toward the end of Escape, we are treated to sentimental re-affirmations of brotherly bonding that add very little to this adventure. What’s disappointing about so many of today’s animated movies is that even though they run 90 minutes or less, they usually seem padded. A couple of chase sequences take advantage of the 3-D technology. Canadian director Cal Brunker provides an amiable spirit for this caper. Visually the film offers modest if colorful pleasures. On Earth, Scorch and Gary encounter a bevy of other aliens, voiced by performers like Jane Lynch, Craig Robinson and George Lopez, with Steve Zahn and Chris Parnell providing additional comic relief as a couple of trailer-park stoners eager to help the aliens. Corddry and Fraser do well with their roles, though Sarah Jessica Parker and Sofia Vergara are wasted as their love interests back home. Ricky Gervais has some droll moments as the voice of the computer assisting the mission, though he’s underutilized. A documentary shown to Scorch and Gary to illuminate the backward nature of life on Earth is a highlight, though the film should have tried to incorporate more of this puckish social satire. The story lurches forward in fits and starts, but there are welcome bursts of humor along the way. There’s a complication in the form of a traitorous bigwig on Baab ( Jessica Alba), who is having a very long-distance romance with the general, at least as long as he wears his Elvis toupee. From that point on, the plot is predictable and undernourished.
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