Courtesy of murrayjames : Taken from www.firstlookstudios.com —————————————————– Title: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters Directed By: Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis Genres: Comedy From the smash hit program on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim comes an action-adventure epic that reveals the mysterious origins of Meatwad, Frylock and Master Shake. When an immortal piece of exercise equipment threatens the balance of galactic peace, it is up to the Aqua Teen Hunger Force to run away from it. Peril escalates when the Plutonians team up with the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past to strive for ultimate control of the sinister deadly device. And from their “Our Mission” page: Our goal is to support the initial vision of high quality independent filmmakers with creative collaboration at every step of the process. We believe that there is no other company in the contemporary filmmaking arena with First Look’s distinctive combination of innovative agenda and substantial financial footing. Amen to that! —————————————— This from www.variety.com ‘Aqua Teen’ to bigscreen Adult Swim adaptation marks First Look’s initial foray into animation By DAVE MCNARY ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’ Adult Swim’s feature version of surreal animated series “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” has been set for a March release by First Look Pictures with an opening of more than 800 playdates. The 86-minute pic, written, produced and directed by co-creators Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis, marks First Look’s initial theatrical foray into animation as well as Adult Swim’s first feature under the Williams Street banner. The film centers on the origins of “Hunger Force” characters Meatwad, Frylock and Master Shake and an immortal piece of exercise equipment threatening the balance of galactic peace. “It was too big a story to do in 11 minutes,” Willis told Daily Variety. “It’s based on our fear of exercise equipment.” Maiellaro and Willis will be voicing several parts each, and several members of the TV cast will be reprising their roles. Bruce Campbell and Neil Peart of the band Rush provide voice talent as well. “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” premiered in September 2001, when Adult Swim launched. More than 60 episodes of the series have been completed. ——————————————– Yes kiddies, that’s more than 800 theatres nationwide!!!! Comments: 1 :: View Comments

[Editor’s note, 2026: recovered from Aqua Teen Central (aquateencentral.com) — the founding site of the ASC family, est. December 2002 — via the Wayback Machine. Dates as printed on the original or approximated from the capture window.]