First Look: Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox

Published by Jeff Leins on: July 16th, 2009

Two images have emerged giving us the first look at The Fantastic Mr. Fox, an animated film adapted and directed by Wes Anderson.  Based on the book by Roald Dahl, the film focuses on a crafty fox (voiced by George Clooney) who finds himself and his family targeted for death by the three dumb, plug-ugly farmers who tire of sharing their chickens with the critter.  The film also features the voices of Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman and Meryl Streep.

As a fan of Royal Tenenbaums, Bottle Rocket, and Rushmore, I’m excited to see another Wes Anderson movie.  However, I’m a little underwhelmed by the style of it.  It looks like taxidermy.  Not to be morbid, but it looks like someone is posing dead animals admiring a painting or wearing pajamas.  Hopefully we’ll get a trailer soon and I can get a better idea of what to expect, because right now the lifeless eyes are just haunting.

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The Fantastic Mr. Fox is out November 13, 2009.