Twentieth Century Fox Animation’s feature adaptation of the 1954 Dr. Seuss book Horton Hears a Who is set for release on March 14, 2007 and the first trailer has already made its way to the web. The clip offers a first look at how animation Blue Sky Studios has interpreted Theodore Geisel’s unique world and characters in CG.
The voice cast for Horton is headed by Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, and will also include TV icon Carol Burnett (The Carol Burnett Show) Seth Rogen (Knocked Up), Will Arnett (Blades of Glory), Amy Poehler (Shrek the Third), Isla Fisher (Hot Rod), Dan Fogler (Balls of Fury), Dane Cook (Employee of the Month) Jaime Presley (My Name Is Earl) and Jonah Hill (Evan Almighty).
Carry will star as Horton, a loveable elephant who hears a cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air and suspects that it may support life. Carell takes on the role of the Mayor of Who-Ville and Burnett will lend her voice to the always skeptical Kangaroo, who doesn’t believe Horton’s claims of a tiny community in trouble.
Horton Hears a Who is being directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino from a script by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio (The Santa Clause 2). Hayward’s animation credits include Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc. and A Bug’s Life. He met Martino (Oscar-winning vfx director for Total Recall) when they worked together on Robots. Twentieth Century Fox Animation production exec Bob Gordon is producing the pic, with Audrey Geisel, Chris Wedge and Chris Meledandri serving as exec producers. Twentieth Century Fox Animation VP John Cohen is overseeing the project and assembled the cast with Christian Kaplan, senior VP of casting for Twentieth Century Fox.
Twentieth Century Fox Animation and its Blue Sky Studios last collaborated on the sequel Ice Age: The Meltdown, which grossed $650 million worldwide. The trailer for Horton Hears a Who can be viewed online at http://movies.aol.com/movie/horton-hears-a-who/24695/video/exclusive-trailer-no-1/1947796.
