QUANTUM QUEST: A CASSINI SPACE ODYSSEY, 3D COMPUTER ANIMATED LARGE FORMAT FILM, WILL PREMIERE AT DRAGON*CON
Producer, Writer, Director Harry Kloor joined by cast member Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants) and Dr. June Scobee Rogers (Challenger Center)
Two Captain Kirks and Two Darth Vaders Among Voice Cast; First Film Project For Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong
Quantum Quest, a new 3-D computer animated Large Format action adventure film that interweaves animated sequences with stunning, actual space imagery captured from seven ongoing NASA and NASA/ESA space missions, will have its world premiere on Saturday, September 4th at Dragon*Con, the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the universe.
Quantum Quest's A-list voice cast includes two Captain Kirks (William Shatner and Chris Pine), two Jedi Knights (Mark Hamill and Samuel L. Jackson) and two Darth Vaders (James Earl Jones and Hayden Christensen) - a first for Hollywood and a first for the galaxy. Quantum Quest will premiere in Large Format and conventional theaters in late 2010.
The film�s Writer /Producer /Co-Director Dr. Harry Kloor (CEO of Jupiter 9 Productions, co-producer of QQ), along with Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants) and Dr. June Scobee Rodgers, Founding Chairman and Director, Challenger Center For Space Science Education, will lead a Quantum Quest panel which will include surprise guest appearances both live and virtual. The panel, "Captain Kirks vs Darth Vaders: The Inside Stories Behind the Making of Quantum Quest," will be held from 8:30pm-10:30pm, Saturday, at the Marriot Atrium Ballroom. The first 1000 guests will receive a special collectible 3D Quantum Quest lithograph.
Quantum Quest is a sci-fi action film set in a scientifically accurate rendering of our solar system in 3-D stereoscopic. Visually, the film blends computer animation with billions of dollars of fantastic images captured during recent NASA space explorations including the international Cassini Huygens mission. The audience is taken on a simulated solar safari, exploring the outer planets and moons of our solar system such as Titan, a moon of Saturn that has rainfall, rivers, and giant lakes of natural gas.
It is the first time that NASA�s JPL has ever initiated a film project and the first time that famed Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the surface of the Moon, has participated in a feature film, lending his voice to one of the characters.
Combining solid, �real� science with Hollywood-style narrative story-telling, Quantum Quest is designed to communicate the excitement of space exploration and science discovery to students K through 12. Quantum Quest will provide more free educational materials, prepared by leading educators, scientists, space and science organizations (including the Fleet Museum and the Planetary Society), than any previous Large Screen film.
�This is a stealth science education film disguised as fun Hollywood entertainment,� says Dr. Kloor. �Whenever we talk about science, it�s exact, but QQ�s message is to tell kids � and grownups of all ages - that science is cool.�
Quantum Quest tells the story of an epic battle between the forces of good and evil. The central character is Dave (Chris Pine), a photon who lives in the Sun, who with his people, is drawn into a galactic battle between THE CORE (William Shatner, the embodiment of the Sun, representing life and knowledge) and THE VOID (Mark Hamill, the embodiment of Nothingness, who wishes for total annihilation of the universe).
Quantum Quest's original soundtrack, composed by Shawn Clement (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, American Idol), was recorded with members of the San Francisco Symphony at Skywalker Sound, the renowned sound effects, sound editorial, sound design and music recording division of George Lucas's Lucas Digital motion picture group.
About Quantum Quest:
DAVE (Chris Pine) is a photon, a being of light, who lives in Sun City, located at the core of the Sun. Sun City is populated by Photons, Neutrinos, and Proton citizens, all living in harmony. Dave is forced from the Sun and drawn into an epic battle between THE CORE (William Shatner, the embodiment of the Sun) and THE VOID (Mark Hamill, the embodiment of nothingness, he is that which existed before the universe was born). Dave�s quest is to save his people, the Cassini Space craft, and ultimately humanity from annihilation. FEAR (Samuel L. Jackson), IGNORANCE (Tom Kenny), MORONIC (Jason Alexander), and ZERO (Doug Jones) seek to stop Dave from fulfilling his destiny. Diving into imaginary atomic worlds that are visual symphonies for the eye and the soul, the film ultimately takes us on a real (using radar data and images) 3-D Grand Canyon-like exploration of Titan, a moon of Saturn which has rainfall, rivers, and giant lakes of natural gas.
Since the inception of the project, the film has been closely reviewed at every stage by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for scientific accuracy. For more information, visit www.qqthemovie.com.