Trailer for ‘Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs’

Here’s the first trailer for the new animated movie ‘Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs’ based on the children’s book written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett. The movie is directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller for Sony Picture Animation and stars the voice talent of Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Bruce Campbell, Andy Samberg, James Caan, Tracy Morgan and, yes… Mr. T!

Plot: A scientist trying to solve world hunger encounters a problem of global proportions, as food begins to fall from the sky. — IMDB

The trailer looks like fun, but I’m not familiar with the book and I’m not sure whether this is one that will hold the attention of viewers older than, say… 6 years of age. The animation looks alright, but not as good as is possible. It strikes me as an attempt to give CGI a claymation look. Then again, it may be playing off the style of illustration in the book. Either way, the movie opens in theaters on September 18, 2009.