Pixels characters and synopsis announced

• Theo Pape


• 24 Jul 2014

Pixels will star PAC-MAN, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Q*bert, Centipede, Galaga and Space Invaders alongside human stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad and Brian Cox. An official synopsis has also been released:

In Pixels, when intergalactic aliens misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper (James) has to call on his childhood best friend, ’80s video game champion Sam Brenner (Sandler), now a home theater installer, to lead a team of old-school arcaders (Dinklage and Gad) to defeat the aliens and save the planet.

Pixels is set to hit screens next May.