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Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)
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| Fantastic Mr. Fox | |
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| Directed by | Wes Anderson |
| Produced by | Scott Rudin |
| Written by | Wes Anderson Noah Baumbach (screenplay) Roald Dahl (book) |
| Starring | George Clooney Cate Blanchett Angelica Huston Jason Schwartzman |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox Animation |
| Release date(s) |  November 6, 2009 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Fantastic Mr. Fox is an upcoming film based on Roald Dahl's children's book, Fantastic Mr. Fox and starring George Clooney and Cate Blanchett. It will be produced by Fox Animation Studios and released on November 6, 2009.
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A clever fox constantly outwits three obnoxious evil farmers who are angry at him for eating their produce.
- George Clooney as Mr. Fox.[1]
- Cate Blanchett as Mrs. Fox.[2]
- Jason Schwartzman.[1]
- Bill Murray[1]
- Anjelica Huston[3]
Joe Roth and Revolution Studios bought the film rights to Fantastic Mr. Fox in 2004. Wes Anderson signed on as director with Henry Selick, who worked with Anderson on The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, as animation director. Anderson signed on because Roald Dahl is one of his heroes.[4] Fox Animation Studios became the project's home in October 2006 after Revolution folded.[5] In adapting the novel, the story the novel covers would amount to the second act of the film. Anderson added new scenes to serve for the film's beginning and end.[6] In September 2007, Anderson announced voice work would begin.[1]
Anderson chose to record the voices outside of a studio: "We went out in a forest, [..] went in an attic, [and] went in a stable. We went underground for some things. There was a great spontaneity in the recordings because of that."[7] He said of the production design, "We want to use real trees and real sand, but it’s all miniature."[1] Great Missenden, where Roald Dahl lived, has a major influence on the film's look.[4] The film will mix several forms of animation but will consist primarily of stop motion.[5] Selick left the project to work on the Neil Gaiman story Coraline in early 2006.[8] Mark Gustafson is his replacement.[7] Animation is taking place in London.[7]
- ^ a b c d e Josh Horowitz. "Wes Anderson Enlists Bill Murray For ‘The Fantastic Mr. Fox’", MTV, 2007-09-26. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ Josh Horowitz. "Cate Blanchett Ready To Re-team With Edgar Wright And Voice Mrs. Fox", MTV, 2007-10-09. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
- ^ Stella Papamichael. "Interview with Wes Anderson", BBC, 2006-02-15. Retrieved on 2006-07-11.
- ^ a b "The Darjeeling Limited: Who needs a film set in LA when you have a speeding train in India?", The Telegraph, 2007-11-17. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ a b Michael Fleming. "Fox catches Dahl's Fox", Variety, 2006-10-25. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
- ^ "Selick Crazy For Fox", Sci Fi Wire, 2004-12-15. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ a b c Joe Utichi. "Interview: Wes Anderson talks Darjeeling Limited and Mr. Fox", Rotten Tomatoes, 2007-11-22. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ "Selick no longer at work on The Fantastic Mr. Fox", Ain't It Cool News, 2006-02-15. Retrieved on 2006-07-11.
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| Features: Bottle Rocket (1996) • Rushmore (1998) • The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) • The Darjeeling Limited (2007) • Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Shorts: Bottle Rocket (1994) • Hotel Chevalier (2007) |