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George Clooney's Involvement
George Clooney provides the voice of the main character, Mr. Fox.
About The Movie : The Fantastic Mr. Fox
A stop-motion animation film, The Fantastic Mr. Fox is an adaptation of Roald Dahl's
classic children's story, centering on a clever fox who must outwit three mean, dimwitted farmers who try their hardest to
hurt Mr. Fox and his family. (source)
Wes Anderson on the movie:
- “It’s stop-motion. It’s like ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ or those Christmas specials.
These [characters] have fur, so it’s not like claymation. The settings will be very natural. We want to use real trees
and real sand, but it’s all miniature." (source)
- "It's fun because Noah (Baumbach) and I were able to invent a lot of the story. We wanted to try to write something that
we thought Roald Dahl would like. But at the same time we were able to use his story -- and it's a very strong story -- so
it is an advantage for us to work with." (source)
- "It was one of my favourite books as a child. I have been trying to make this film for eight years." [New characters and
plotlines, including something resembling a raid scene, have been introduced to make the story into a feature-length film]. "There’s
a whole new bit at the start and a new section at the end." (source)
Principal Cast
George Clooney (voice) ... Mr. Fox
Cate Blanchett (voice) ..... Mrs Fox
Bill Murray......................
Jason Schwartzman........
Anjelica Huston is "in talks" to join the cast.
Principal Crew
Directed by Wes Anderson.
Written by Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach (screenplay).
Based on a novel by Roald Dahl.
Produced by Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Allison Abbate, Jeremy Dawson.
Executive Produced by Steven M. Rales.
Other The Fantastic Mr. Fox Information
Current Status Production began Oct. 2007 and is expected to last two years. In a Dec. 9 2007 interview with the Hollywood Reporter, George Clooney announced that he has already done the voice recording.
Budget $35 million.
Production Location London.
Studio 20th Century Fox
Release Date November 6 2009.
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About the novel the movie is based on -
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
In the tradition of The Adventures of Peter Rabbit, this is a "garden tale" of farmer versus vermin, or vice versa.
The farmers in this case are a vaguely criminal team of three stooges: "Boggis and Bunce and Bean / One fat, one short, one
lean. / These horrible crooks / So different in looks / Were nonetheless equally mean." Whatever their prowess as poultry
farmers, within these pages their sole objective is the extermination of our hero--the noble, the clever, the Fantastic Mr.
Fox. Our loyalties are defined from the start; after all, how could you cheer for a man named Bunce who eats his doughnuts
stuffed with mashed goose livers? As one might expect, the farmers in this story come out smelling like ... well, what farmers
occasionally do smell like.
This early Roald Dahl adventure is great for reading aloud to three- to seven-year-olds, who will be delighted to hear
that Mr. Fox keeps his family one step ahead of the obsessed farmers. When they try to dig him out, he digs faster; when they
lay siege to his den, he tunnels to where the farmers least expect him--their own larders! In the end, Mr. Fox not only survives,
but also helps the whole community of burrowing creatures live happily ever after. With his usual flourish, Dahl evokes a
magical animal world that, as children, we always knew existed, had we only known where or how to look for it. (Great read
aloud for any age; written at a 9- to 12-year-old reading level) -- source: Amazon.com
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