COLOGNE, Germany — ” The Illusionist,” Sylvain Chomet’s Jacques Tati-inspired tale of aging stage performer and a young girl; the Spanish sci-fi spoof ” Planet 51″ and “Sammy’s Adventures: The Secret Passage,” a Belgian cartoon shot in 3D, are the official nominees for in the animated feature film category of the 2010 European Film Awards.

The 2,300 members of the European Film Academy will vote for the winner, which will be announced at the 2010 European Film Awards Dec. 4 in Tallinn, Estonia.

The three features illustrate both the artistic range of current Euro animation and funding strategies for financing full-length cartoons. “Planet 51,” which was produced by Spain’s Ilion Animation and Britain’s HandMade Films, is, with a budget of around $70 million, by far the most expensive of the nominees and the most deliberately mainstream.

A twist on the 50s-style aliens invade earth story, “Planet 51″ features a clueless astronaut landing on an alien planet. It features a Hollywood-friendly voice-over cast including Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Gary Oldman and John Cleese. TriStar released “Planet 51″ in the U.S. and the title has grossed more than $100 million worldwide.

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Planet 51 is now available for purchase on DVD and Blu-Ray! This hilarious animated family film stars Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Jason Long, and Gary Oldman! If you haven’t seen the film yet, be sure to check it out!

Lem is just an average teenager working on getting the girl and furthering his career at the local planetarium – except that he’s an alien. At least to U.S. astronaut Captain Charles T. Baker who lands on Lem’s planet hoping for a quick flag plant and a hasty return to earth and his millions of screaming fans. But on this alien planet the media has tagged spacemen as brain-eating, zombie-creating monsters, causing Baker to run for his life and into Lem’s house. Now it’s up to the green native to get the clumsy astronaut back to his spaceship before military dictator General Grawl and mad scientist Professor Kipple manage to exterminate the Earthly visitor.

Special Features:
Exclusive Fun “Run Rover Run” Game!
Planetarium – The Voice Stars of Planet 51
Extended Scenes
The World of Planet 51 – Explore the Sights and Sounds of Planet 51
Life On Planet 51 – Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
Music Video Montage
Animation Progression Reels

I will add screen captures of Jessica later today!

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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced Planet 51, starring the voice talent of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Gary Oldman, Seann William Scott and John Cleese, is coming to Blu-ray Disc and DVD on March 9.

The kids adventure about an astronaut who lands on a planet of little green people that mistake him as part of a human “alien” invasion will come to Blu-ray in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio in 1080p resolution and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio.

A DVD version and digital copy will be packaged into the two-disc Blu-ray set, along with a Blu-ray exclusive “Target 51″ game with optional iPhone controller App download. The remaining bonus features are shared between Blu-ray and DVD.

* Planetarium – The Voice Stars of Planet 51
* Extended Scenes
* The World of Planet 51 – Explore the Sights and Sounds of Planet 51
* Life On Planet 51 – Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
* Music Video Montage
* Animation Progression Reels

Planet 51 on Blu-ray carries an SRP of $39.95. Check back regularly for Amazon.com pre-order information and high-res cover art.

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• Jessica Biel The sexy star of Planet 51 on being 16 again

Hollywood starlet Jessica Biel has advice for men struggling to find a date.

“No cheesy lines,” the actress told AAP in a video interview in Los Angeles.

Biel, a regular on Maxim and FHM’s annual sexiest women lists, has been in a two-year relationship with Grammy Award winner Justin Timberlake and past beaux include Fantastic Four’s Chris Evans.

Through the years the 27-year-old has heard plenty of pathetic pick-up lines.

“A cheesy line is ‘Do you have a mirror in your pocket because I can see myself in your pants?’,” Biel laughs.

Biel’s new movie is the animated family comedy Planet 51 featuring an all-star cast of voice talent headed by John Cleese, Gary Oldman, Justin Long, Dwayne Johnson and Sean William Scott.

In Planet 51 Biel voices the alien character Neera, who is patiently waiting for her next door neighbour Lem (Long) to ask her out.

Lem is too shy.

“Just be yourself. Be confident. Go for it,” Biel suggests for nervous males suffering like Lem.

“That’s sexy when someone walks up and says ‘You are interesting. I would like to take you out some place exciting’.”

Planet 51 is a twist on the usual sci-fi movie, with humans portrayed as the alien invaders. American astronaut Chuck Baker (Johnson) lands on Planet 51 and discovers it inhabited by little green creatures, including Neera and Lem.

The creatures believe Baker is the alien invader.

“Planet 51 is about this idyllic little planet that is kind of a homage to the retro innocence of the 1950s,” Biel explains.

“They are terrified of aliens attacking. For them, aliens look like human beings.

“A human astronaut actually lands on their planet by mistake and scares the entire town terribly.

“The funny thing is he is way more scared of them than what they are of him.”

Biel, whose breakthrough role was in the TV series 7th Heaven, has an eclectic slate of films opening in theatres the next year. She stars alongside Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas in the potential Oscar nominee, Easy Virtue; is the lead in the romantic comedy Nailed about a waitress who has a nail accidently lodged in her head; and she is currently filming the potential blockbuster, The A-Team.

Preparing for the A-Team, a re-make of the 1980s action TV series of the same name, Biel has picked up plenty of skills to fend off men in bars armed with cheesy lines.

Her A-Team weapons training includes shooting M4 machine guns and 9mm Berettas.

“You never know when a machine gun may be lying around and you need to take justice in your own hands,” Biel joked.

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With lack of news, I’ve decided to update all of you on Planet 51′s box office, it made another 10 million dollars this week! Very impressive !

1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon – $42.5M
2. The Blind Side – $40.1M
3. 2012 – $18.0M
4. Old Dogs – $16.8M
5. Disney’s A Christmas Carol in Disney Digital 3D – $16.0M
6. Ninja Assassin – $13.1M
7. Planet 51 – $10.2M
8. Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire – $7.0M
9. Fantastic Mr. Fox – $7.0M
10. The Men Who Stare at Goats

• Euro Film Awards announces animation noms
• Planet 51 on DVD!
• Planet 51 Blu-Ray / DVD Release Information
• Planet 51 – Box Office Revenue
• Jessica Biel The sexy star of Planet 51 on being 16 again