Fantastic Mr. Fox is the story of a clever, quick, nimble, and exceptionally well- dressed wild animal. A compulsive chicken thief turned newspaper reporter, Mr. Fox settles down with his family at a new foxhole in a beautiful tree directly adjacent to three enormous poultry farms—owned by three ferociously vicious farmers: Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. Mr. Fox simply cannot resist.
This adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel from Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums) is a meticulous work of stop-motion animation featuring vibrant performances by George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Willem Dafoe, Michael Gambon, and Bill Murray.
Extras
DIRECTOR APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New digital master, approved by director Wes Anderson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack • Audio commentary featuring Anderson • Storyboard animatics for the entire film
• Footage of the actors voicing their characters, puppet construction, stop- motion setups, and the recording of the score
Puppet animation tests
• Photo gallery of puppets, props, and sets • Animated awards acceptance speeches • Audio recording of author Roald Dahl reading the book on which the film is based • Gallery of Dahl’s original manuscripts • Discussion and analysis of the film • Stop-motion Sony robot commercial by Anderson • One Blu-ray and two DVDs, with all content available in both formats • PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay; a 2002 article on Dahl’s Gipsy House by Anderson; White Cape, a comic book used as a prop in the film; and drawings, original paintings, and other ephemera
