Monster Trucks Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp (Lucas Till), a high school senior, builds a Monster Truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. After an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site displaces a strange and subterranean creature with a taste and a talent for speed, Tripp may have just found the key to getting out of town and a most unlikely friend. Melding cutting edge visual effects and state-of-the-art CGI, Monster Trucks is an action filled adventure for the whole family that will keep you on the edge of your seat and ultimately touch your heart.

Cited as official plot version from paramount.com

Adventure Animation Live-Action/CGI

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Monster Trucks.

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  Rob Lowe

  The Invention of Lying, Dog Gone

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  Thomas Lennon

  What to Expect When You're Expecting, Cherry

• J
  Jane Levy

  Fun Size, Pretenders

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  Amy Ryan

  What Is Life Worth, Beautiful Boy

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  Lucas Till

  Kristy, The Collective

• B
  Barry Pepper

  Snitch, Saving Private Ryan

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  Danny Glover

  2012, The Muppets

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  Frank Whaley

  The Outcasts, As Good as Dead

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  Holt McCallany

  The Amateur , Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Crew Behind the Film

The Monster Trucks behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Chris Wedge last directed Epic and Leaf Men. The film's writer Jonathan Aibel last wrote Luck and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run.

Director

Chris Wedge

Screenwriters

Jonathan Aibel
Glenn Berger

Production Details

What we know about the Monster Trucks movie production.

Key Facts

• The project is budgeted at $100 million. This will be a live action/computer animation film.
• The new film marks the second feature from Paramount Animation, which last released Rango in 2011.

Production Updates for Monster Trucks

Nov 2016

Completed

Changed Monster Trucks movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jan 2015

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jun 2014

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Principal photography of the film began on May 13, 2014 in Chilliwack.

Aug 2013

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Production is expected to get underway in 2013 for a 2015 release.

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