Moviegoers checking out DreamWorks’ Flushed Away this weekend will get a first glimpse at the studio’s Nov. 2007 animated release, Bee Movie. The trailer for the insect comedy has also been posted at http://movies.aol.com/movie/bee-movie/22560/main. The movie’s official web site has been launched at www.beemovie.com.
Slated for release on Nov. 2 next year, Bee Movie is co-written by, produced by and starring Jerry Seinfeld. The comedian voices the role of Barry B. Benson, a recent college graduate who wants to do more with his life than make honey. He ventures out of the hive, meets a florist named Vanessa (Renee Zellweger) and decides to sue the human race for stealing honey from bees. Seinfeld wrote the script with Barry Marder, Spike Feresten (The Simpsons, Space Ghost Coast to Coast) and Andy Robin (Seinfeld, Saturday Night Live).
The film’s all-star cast also includes Chris Rock (Madagascar), Uma Thurman (Kill Bill), Kathy Bates (Popey’s Voyage: The Quest for Pappy), Eric Idle (the Monty Python movies and series) Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine), Matthew Broderick (The Producers), Robert Duvall (The Godfather: The Game), William H. Macy (Doogal), Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother, Where Art Thou?), Patrick Warburton (The Emperor’s New Groove), Larry King (Shrek 2) and talk show queen Oprah Winfrey.
Bee Movie is being directed by Steve Hickner (The Prince of Egypt) and Simon J. Smith (the Shrek 4-D amusement park attraction). Producer duties go to Christina Steinberg (National Treasure). The family comedy will follow the debut of DreamWork’s Shrek 3, which is currently slated to arrive in theaters on May 18, 2007.
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