Why Mars Needs Moms, the Latest Disney Movie Release

When something big happens in my life,  I want to share it with my mom. Always.  It’s just the knee-jerk response in life, since it started way back in my toddler years.  Between cooking, or chauffering, or all the other things moms are known for, just the simple act of being there is best.  So, if I hear there’s an alien out there who is missing a mom, I immediately think they need to find one…fast! I haven’t been able to see Mars Needs Moms at the theater yet–it’s released next Friday, the 11th, but I do know this is one I’ll be taking my daughter to the theater for quickly after the release. 

These are the details:

Cast:  Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois, Mindy Sterling, Kevin Cahoon and Joan Cusack

Director:   Simon Wells

Producers:    Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Steven Boyd

Screenplay by:   Simon Wells & Wendy Wells

Based on the book by:  Berkeley Breathed

Notes:

• Berkeley Breathed, a Pulitzer-Prize winner for his comic strip “Bloom County,” is the author and illustrator of the book “Mars Needs Moms.” The story was inspired by a particular moment of disagreement that took place between his son Milo and his wife.   
• Producer Robert Zemeckis, who wrote, directed and produced “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” and “The Polar Express,” is a pioneer in performance-capture filmmaking.  The process digitally captures the performances of the actors with computerized cameras in a full 360 degrees, allowing actors like Jim Carrey and Tom Hanks to play several roles of varying ages in one film, and for 36-year-old Seth Green to portray a 9-year-old. 

Here’s the official Disney Trailer: