20th Century Fox’s upcoming family film, “They Came From Upstairs”, due out July 31, has a new title: “Aliens in the Attic.”
I first noticed the change the other night when I spotted a poster for the film in the lobby of the theater where I saw “Terminator Salvation.” On the poster they still have the original title, but in much smaller typeface. Then I saw the trailer for the movie prior to “Night at the Museum: Battle for the Smithsonian”, with the new title.
No idea why the studio made the change. It’s not as if the new title is any better than the old one.
Also, Fox has decided to make a Family Guy movie. According to animated-news.com, show creator Seth McFarland says “Fox wants it. We know we want it. It’s just a question of finding the time.”
The last Fox animated series to go up on the big screen was 2007’s “The Simpsons Movie”, which made $525M worldwide. I wouldn’t expect a Family Guy film to do that well, but it could still be very successful.