Barry Sonnenfeld, known for blockbusters such as the MEN IN BLACK and ADDAMS FAMILY films, takes his first venture into animated feature film as a creative consultant on SPACE CHIMPS, as announced by CEO of Vanguard Films and Animation John Williams. Sonnenfeld's involvement with the intergalactic comedy dates back to the early production stages last fall.

Williams also announced the cast, including Andy Samberg (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE), Cheryl Hines (CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM), Jeff Daniels (DUMB AND DUMBER), Kenan Thompson (SNAKES ON A PLANE), Stanley Tucci (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA), Kristin Chenoweth (THE WEST WING), Patrick Warburton (FAMILY GUY), and Kath Soucie (HELLBOY ANIMATED: BLOOD AND IRON). Also in the cast are Carlos Alazraqui, Cameron Bright, Patrick Breen, Omid Abtahi, and Jane Lynch. The film is written and directed by Kirk DeMicco (RACING STRIPES). Joel Sill (FORREST GUMP) will supervise the music, with musician/songwriter Dave Stewart composing the music for the Alien Band plus additional music, environments and sound design by Blue Man Group.

"We have kept the lid on some of the key creative elements of Space Chimps until now," Williams noted. "Kirk was the originator of Space Chimps and its writer; he has proven himself to also be the perfect director for this movie. When Barry Sonnenfeld came onto the project, he and Kirk reinvented and enhanced our story and cast. Barry's contributions as producer have been exceptional. This movie feels like an epic space adventure and a great space parody-comedy at the same time."

SPACE CHIMPS is an intergalactic comedy focused on astronaut chimps in space that show they have as much of "the wrong stuff" as "the right stuff". Ham III (Samberg), the slacker grandson of the first chimp in space, becomes enticed to return to the space program with two other chimps for a mission. The film is a Starz Media Presentation of a Vanguard Animated Film in Association with Odyssey Entertainment for international sales administration.

Sonnenfeld stated, "I'm thrilled to be producing Space Chimps with John Williams, the fantastic producer of the Shrek dynasty. I've also wanted to work with Kirk DeMicco for a long time; Kirk brings comedy and humanity to Chimps, which is no easy feat. I think Chimps has the potential to be a very successful commercial movie, which will work for kids, teens and adults. I'm proud to be a part of it."