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Wes Anderson Explains E-Mail Directing for 'The Fantastic Mr. Fox'

October 12, 2009 04:10:08

Although director Wes Anderson has never intended to be "an in-box auteur" for "The Fantastic Mr. Fox", he ended up being one as he gave direction to his staff via e-mail instead of being on the set in person. Discussing about the matter with Chris Lee of Los Angeles Times, the 40-year-old filmmaker reasoned that he "didn't want to be at Three Mills Studios for two years."

On the complaints thrown by director of photography Tristan Oliver over his lack of knowledge about stop-motion, he responded, "It's not the most pleasant thing to force somebody to do it the way they don't want to do it." He added, "In Tristan's case, what I was telling him was, 'You can't use the techniques that you've learned to use. I'm going to make your life more difficult by demanding a certain approach.' "

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Second Full Trailer of 'The Fantastic Mr. Fox' Arrives

September 30, 2009 10:09:21

"The Fantastic Mr. Fox" is still weeks away from its theatrical release in November, but 20th Century Fox has released a brand new trailer for the stop-motion animation in anticipation to it. Debuted at Apple, the fresh promo video takes a look at Mr. Fox's decision to buy a new home for his family despite the danger that may come with it.

This animated feature revolves around Mr. Fox who steals chickens, ducks, and turkeys from three mean, stinky and wealthy farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean, to feed his family. When the farmers had enough with his action, they are determined to kill him, endangering not only Mr. Fox's beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, he comes up with a plan. He gets the animals band together to fight back.

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New 'The Fantastic Mr. Fox' Featurette Goes Behind the Scenes

September 02, 2009 03:09:09

More inside look at the forthcoming "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" has been made available by Fox Searchlight with the outing of the film's featurette. Debuted at Apple, this behind-the-scene video is narrated by Jason Schwartzman, the actor who provides voice to Ash, and highlights on the making of the stop-motion animation.

Featuring also several never-before-seen footage, the featurette first gives out glimpses at the drawing, sculpting and shooting of the adaptation of the Roald Dahl's book with director Wes Anderson seen giving his direction to the filming crew. It then reveals that the recording of the audio took place in the actual locations.

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'The Fantastic Mr. Fox' Debuts First Trailer

July 31, 2009 10:07:09

A sneak preview at "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" has been made available to view through an official trailer. Premiered via Yahoo! Movies, the promo video teases on how fantastic George Clooney's Mr. Fox can be when he wants to, in addition to giving out how the stop-motion technology brings the characters to life.

The animated feature tells the story of a fox named Mr. Fox who steals chickens, ducks, and turkeys from three mean, stinky and wealthy farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean, to feed his family. When the farmers had enough with his action, they are determined to kill him, endangering not only Mr. Fox's beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, he comes up with a plan. He gets the animals band together and fights back.

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'The Fantastic Mr. Fox' to Open London Film Festival

July 28, 2009 02:07:13

Before going wide in the U.S., "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" will first pay a visit to the 53rd Times BFI London Film Festival for its first showing. On Monday, July 27, the festival's organizers made public that the first animated film from director Wes Anderson will be having its world premiere on the first night of the festival on October 14.

"Fantastic Mr. Fox is a British film - based on a Roald Dahl book, set in the UK, produced in the UK - and so I am especially pleased to have been invited to be the opening night movie of this year's London Film Festival," enthused Anderson. "We had a wonderful experience at the LFF with my previous film, and I am eagerly looking forward to introducing Fantastic Mr. Fox to the world in this wonderful venue."

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Fresh 'The Fantastic Mr. Fox' Images Arrive

July 17, 2009 02:07:37

Two new images from "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" have made their way out via Filmsactu. One of the images displays Mr. Fox voiced by George Clooney standing in what seems to be a library or study with his body facing a wall in which a painting of badgers is hung.

Meanwhile, the second photo is in essence the same with the previously-released picture of the animation from Joblo. It still features Mr. Fox, with Meryl Streep's Mrs. Fox and Bill Murray's Badger standing behind him, but in addition, this new one is larger and shows two other characters.

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First Look at 'The Fantastic Mr. Fox' Found

July 11, 2009 10:07:39

Joblo has got its hands on an exclusive still from the forthcoming animation "The Fantastic Mr. Fox". The first image coming out of the 20th Century Fox's animation features a close-up look at titular character Mr. Fox, voiced by George Clooney, with Meryl Streep's Mrs. Fox and Bill Murray's Badger standing behind him.

First image aside, speculations surrounding the film's trailer are yet to meet any ray of light. After being rumored to be unleashed attached to "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs", the trailer is said to be let out in front of "500 Days of Summer", which will be released on July 17. However, there is a conflicting report from /Film, suggesting that the trailer won't be put out until August. Despite the uncertainty of the trailer, the brand new still is available via Joblo.

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George Clooney and Cate Blanchett to Meet " The Fantastic Mr. Fox"

February 23, 2007 04:02:25

Set to wear the earphones and stand in front of the microphones, George Clooney and Cate Blanchett are both in negotiations to provide voices for the lead characters in animated feature "The Fantastic Mr. Fox", The Hollywood Reported has revealed.

An adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's tale, the project is a stop-motion film about a clever fox who must outwit three mean, dimwitted farmers who try their hardest to hurt him and his family. If deals are reached, Clooney will likely to voice the title character while Blanchett his wife.

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Fox Animation to Turn "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" Into A Film

October 27, 2006 10:10:41

"Mr. Fox" will surely become fantastic in the hand of Fox Animation. The studio reportedly is about to turn the Roald Dahl classic title into a film that will mix several forms of animation, primarily stop-motion.

While Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach adapted the book, Anderson will direct and produce the flick, tentatively titled "The Fantastic Mr. Fox," with Scott Rudin.

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I produced this movie, and i just love it and people will to. The trailer will be out July 1st or 2nd. Go See it.

posted by Brillant / on Jun 30, 2009

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posted by Cnfbkptw on Jul 13, 2009

it was ok but the trailer was better

posted by fantastic mr fox on Oct 28, 2009

I loved it! Greatest movie ever!

posted by rawrctopus on Dec 02, 2009

It Excellent

posted by fantastic mr fox on Dec 05, 2009