Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)
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| Fantastic Mr. Fox | |
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| Directed by | Wes Anderson |
| Produced by | Joe Roth |
| Written by | Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach (screenplay) Roald Dahl (book) |
| Starring | George Clooney Cate Blanchett Angelica Houston Jason Schwartzman |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Fantastic Mr. Fox is an upcoming film based on Roald Dahl's children's book, Fantastic Mr Fox. It will be distributed by Twentieth Century Fox.
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[edit] Plot
A clever fox constantly outwits three obnoxious evil farmers who are angry at him for eating their produce.
[edit] Production
As of October 2006, the film is currently being produced under the direction of Wes Anderson, known for co-writing and directing films such as Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums. The film will be shot using stop motion photography, designed by Henry Selick. Selick, who is known for directing the stop motion films The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach (also a Roald Dahl adaptation), has previously worked with Wes Anderson on the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, for which Selick used computer animation to bring fictional sea creatures to life. Recent reports however suggest that Selick has left the project to work on the Neil Gaiman story Coraline.[1]
[edit] Cast
Anjelica Huston and Jason Schwartzman are reported as being cast, although no official statement regarding such has been announced.[2]
On February 23, 2007, The Hollywood Reporter reported that George Clooney and Cate Blanchett are in different stages of talks to voice the lead characters.[3]
On October 25, 2006, Variety reported that the film will mix several forms of animation, primarily stop-motion.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Selick no longer at work on The Fantastic Mr. Fox", Ain't It Cool News, 2006-02-15. Retrieved on 2006-07-11.
- ^ "Interview with Wes Anderson", BBC, 2006-02-15. Retrieved on 2006-07-11.
- ^ "Blanchett, Clooney do 'Fox' trot", The Hollywood Reporter, 2007-02-23. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
- ^ Michael Fleming. "Fox catches Dahl's Fox", Variety, 2006-10-25. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
[edit] See also
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Features: Bottle Rocket (1996) • Rushmore • The Royal Tenenbaums • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou • The Darjeeling Limited • Fantastic Mr. Fox
Shorts: Bottle Rocket (1994)
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