Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip Takes on Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip will now open the same day as Star Wars: The Force Awakens

20th Century Fox has shifted the release date for its upcoming live-action and CGI hybrid, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip. Originally slated for release on December 23, the franchise sequel will now hit the big screen a few days earlier on December 18. That’s the same day that Walt Disney Pictures’ much anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuts. To celebrate, The Road Chip has just released a new poster that teases some lightsaber-wielding rodents. Check it out in full in the gallery viewer below!

Scripted by Mrs. Doubtfire screenwriter Randi Mayem Singer and directed by Walt Becker, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip stars Jason Lee (Mallrats, “My Name Is Earl”) as Dave Seville and will again feature the voices of Justin Long (Tusk, Drag Me To Hell), Matthew Gray Gubler (“Criminal Minds,” (500) Days of Summer) and Jesse McCartney (“Army Wives,” “Young Justice”) as the headlining chipmunks.

In The Road Chip, Alvin, Simon and Theodore, after a series of misunderstandings, come to believe that Dave (Lee) is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City… and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves from losing Dave.

Combined, the three previous movies, which started with 2007’s Alvin and the Chipmunks, have grossed over $560 million domestically and $1.1 billion worldwide, although the last movie grossed $100 million less in North America than the previous two movies.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip won’t be the only Star Wars: The Force Awakens counter-programming. Sisters, starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, is also set to hit the big screen December 18.