FANTASTIC MR FOX (PG) is director Wes Anderson s first animated film, after success with The Royal Tenenbaums and The Darjeeling Limited. Here he uses stop motion techniques to tell the story of the best selling children s book by Roald Dahl. The film fe

FANTASTIC MR FOX (PG) is director Wes Anderson's first animated film, after success with The Royal Tenenbaums and The Darjeeling Limited.

Here he uses stop motion techniques to tell the story of the best selling children's book by Roald Dahl.

The film features the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson and Jarvis Cocker.

Mr and Mrs Fox (Clooney and Streep) live an idyllic home life with their son Ash and visiting young nephew Kristopherson.

But after 12 years, this perfect existence proves too much for Mr Fox's wild animal instincts.

Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community.

Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil farmers - Boggis, Bunce and Bean - who are determined to capture the audacious, fantastic Mr Fox at any cost.