The Tale of Despereaux

Release Date: December 19, 2008
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Sam Fell, Rob Stevenhagen
Screenwriter: Gary Ross (Screenplay), Will McRobb & Chris Viscardi (Screenstory)
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Frances Conroy, Tony Hale, Ciaran Hinds, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Kline, Frank Langella, Christopher Lloyd, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci, Tracey Ullman, Emma Watson, Sigourney Weaver
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: G
Official Website: TheTaleofDespereauxmovie.com
Review: 7.5/10 rating
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Plot Summary: Once upon a time, in the faraway kingdom of Dor, there was magic in the air, raucous laughter aplenty and gallons of mouth-watering soup. But a terrible accident left the king broken-hearted, the princess filled with longing and the townsfolk despondent. All hope was lost in a land where sunlight disappeared and the world became dreary gray. Until Despereaux Tilling was born...

A brave and virtuous mouse, Despereaux is simply too big for his small world. Though tiny, wheezy and saddled with comically oversized ears, Despereaux refuses to live a life of weakness and fear...believing he was destined to be celebrated in the tales of chivalry he so adores.

When he's banished from his home for not following the rules that society expects of a mouse, Despereaux befriends fellow outcast Roscuro, a good-hearted rat who can't bear to look in the mirror and hopes to live far from the grim underground of his kind. While Despereaux begins his noble quest to rescue Pea--a princess who can't see beyond her distorted view of the world--his pal Roscuro receives a painful rejection from her highness that sets him on a course of self-destruction.

Along their parallel adventures, the two encounter colorful characters from a serving girl who wishes to be a princess to the evil leader of the sewer rats, who plots revenge on humans from his fiefdom in the subterranean shadows he relishes but Roscuro can't abide.

From the highest turrets of the glittering castle to the dankest dark of Dor's sewers, friendships will be tested as Despereaux and Roscuro embark upon a journey that will change the way they look at their world--and themselves--forever. In this tale of bravery, forgiveness and redemption, one tiny creature will teach a kingdom that it takes only a little light to show that what you look like doesn't equal what you are.

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COMMENTS (37)

Posted by:

Caleb

March 9, 2008

Emma Watson rocks

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Jonathan Hammock

March 15, 2008

This is Barack Obama in a cartoon. Comically oversized ears?

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David

April 1, 2008

This is a website for upcoming movies..not political rants. Take your whining elsewhere.

Posted by:

Emma

April 4, 2008

Oh, Caleb..you are so charming..I love you :))

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Ed

April 14, 2008

Movies are becoming nothing but political rants. Hollywood capitalizes on a collective conscious which they call pop culture. They study our fears and sociology to make their movies. Every movie that comes out is designed to shape our opinion and affect our future. They do it, obviously, to make money and become more powerful. So, you think they may be interested in effecting politics? Heck yeah! This holiday season will be filled with, so-called, inspiring post-election message movies. The Day the Earth Stood Still is one, this is another and expect Oliver Stone's George W. Bush movie to come out before the inauguration. So if Hollywood wants to make their movies filled with political rants, than this forum should be welcome to other ranting.

Posted by:

Jimbo

April 16, 2008

That may be true for some movies, but fortunately there are a few directors out there like George Lucas who make movies because it's their passion and not just for money and fame.

Posted by:

pianoprincess

April 28, 2008

Great book, cannot wait until it comes out!!

Posted by:

Hero

May 5, 2008

Johnathon, m'darling, if you're gonna go for political jokes, try to at least make them somewhat original for the sake of the rest of us.
The book rocked. Can't wait for the movie!

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Hero

May 5, 2008

ACK i totally spelled that wrong. oh well.

Posted by:

megan

May 7, 2008

i read the book in 3 grade i hope the movie is as good as the book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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