Jul 30, 2009
Posted by Kirk in Animated, Trailer | 3 comments
‘The Fantastic Mr. Fox’ Trailer Goes Live
Wes Anderson’s venture into full-fledged stop-motion filmmaking sure has a lot of stars in it. George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, and Own Wilson just to name a few. In fact, it’s a lot of those names that seem to keep ‘The Fantastic Mr. Fox’ from seeming like it’s going to be… well… fantastic. The star power of the voices involved, particularly Mr. Clooney, seem to betray the quirky fun the film seems like it could be.
You can see for yourself right here:
All-in-all pretty good, but nothing worth a whistle and a click.
‘The Fantastic Mr. Fox’ is set for release on November 13th, 2009.
Source: Yahoo! Movies
I'm sorry Kirk, but I disagree wholeheartedly. I had no expectations for this film whatsoever, but after watching that trailer I am convinced that it will integrate well with all of Wes Anderson's previous films. It has all of his signature trademarks, visually, and the familiar voices lend themselves well. The film was probably intended for children, but it is also very marketable to Anderson's fan-base, and this is largely due in part to the actors involved with the voice overs. I, for one, love the mouse that was voiced by Jason Schwartzman, it just worked for me. However, I am going to be bias because I am a devoted Anderson follower.
You know, Stephen, I should have included this in my write-up, but I agree with you about Schwartzman and the mouse. Yeah, you could tell it was Schwartzman, but his voice was perfect for that role.
"I can fit through there. You wanna know why? Cause I'm little."
That was funny.
I'm not a huge Anderson fan myself by any means, but I'm with Stephen on this one. And if you think Clooney seems to betray quirky fun, may I remind you of "O Brother Where Art Thou?".