G-Force is a 2009 American family comedy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Directed by Hoyt Yeatman and written by Cormac and Marianne Wibberley with a story by Yeatman, the film is his directorial debut, having earlier worked in visual effects alongside founding Dream Quest Images. The film was shown in competing 3-D technologies like Dolby 3D. This is also Jerry Bruckheimer's first 3-D film. The movie stars Zach Galifianakis, Bill Nighy, and Will Arnett and it features the voices of Sam Rockwell, Tracy Morgan, Penélope Cruz, Nicolas Cage, Steve Buscemi, and Jon Favreau. Sony Pictures Imageworks handled the film's visual effects. The film was released in the United States on July 24, 2009 by Walt Disney Pictures. It received generally negative reviews, with critics praising its action, but criticizing its plot and character development. It earned $292.8 million on a $150 million budget.