After a string of brilliant comedies (The Darjeeling Limited, The Life Aquatic, The Royal Tenenbaums etc) director Wes Anderson, for his fifth film, now turns his hand to this stop-motion animation take on a classic Roald Dahl book. George Clooney's honey and gravel tones bring to life the wily hero who must evade the clutches of three dastardly farmers in order to provide food for his furry family - and loses his tail in the process.
Cate Blanchett and Meryl Streep, plus Anderson regulars Anjelica Huston, Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray are also among those providing voices - recorded not in a studio but on location for extra spontaneity. With a script by Anderson and The Squid And The Whale's Noah Baumbach, plus music by ex-Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, hold on to your hats.
- Starring George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Eric Chase Anderson, Wallace Wolodarsky, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, Jarvis Cocker
- Directed by Wes Anderson
- Written by Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach