

On Sesharrim, Drej fighters abduct Cale and Akima and copy the map. Accepting Korso's offer, Cale befriends Korso's pilot Akima Kunimoto and his three alien crew members: first mate Preed, weapons officer Stith, and scientist Gune.Īfter Cale and Korso escape Tau 14 with the Drej in pursuit, Cale's map leads the crew of the Valkyrie to the planet Sesharrim, where the alien Gaoul help them interpret the map, revealing that the Titan is hidden in the Andali Nebula.

Korso invites Cale to join the crew of his spaceship Valkyrie as they seek the Titan. Ex-military officer Joseph Korso, a former friend and confidant of Cale's father, tracks Cale down and reveals that the location of the Titan is encoded in his ring, allowing him to find the long-missing ship by following a holographic map in the palm of his hand. Before he leaves, he gives Cale a gold ring, promising him that there will be hope for humanity as long as he wears it.įifteen years later, following his father's death, with humanity on the verge of extinction following the destruction of their planet, a jaded and cynical Cale works in the salvage yard of space station Tau 14. During the evacuation of Earth, Professor Sam Tucker-head researcher on the Titan Project-leaves his young son Cale in the care of his alien friend Tek as he flees Earth in the spaceship Titan. Determined to wipe out humanity, the Drej destroy Earth in a massive attack, forcing the surviving humans to evacuate and flee into space. In 3028, a groundbreaking scientific project known as "The Titan Project" incurs the wrath of the Drej, a hostile race of aliens with bodies of pure energy, who fear that it will allow humans to challenge them. The film received mixed reviews from critics with praise for its visuals, cast and animation, but criticism for its characters and story. The third and final project produced by Fox Animation Studios, the film was theatrically released on June 16, 2000, by 20th Century Fox in the United States. Along the way, he joins up with a ship's crew and their captain, who help him find the ship before the aliens can destroy it. The film tells the story of a young man who, after a hostile alien species destroys Earth, receives a mission to save humanity and protect the giant ship that can create a new planet.

The animation of the film combines 2D traditional hand-drawn animation with the extensive use of computer-generated imagery. Its title refers to the spacecraft central to the plot with A.E. is a 2000 American animated science fiction film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, and starring Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo, Nathan Lane, Janeane Garofalo and Drew Barrymore.
