First FANTASTIC MR. FOX pic online

It seems like I've been hearing about The Fantastic Mr. Fox forever. It was announced sometime early in the new millennium, and is finally making its way to theaters this November. Based on a book by Roald Dahl (James and the Giant Peach,) the film is directed by indie vet Wes Anderson (Rushmore, etc.) and features the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray. The story concerns a fox family beset by three nasty farmers.

Below you can see the first photo of the film's characters, courtesy JoBlo.com. Gotta say, I'm not too overwhelmed with these puppets. Maybe they look better in motion, but their basic design looks kind of funky to me. They make me think of taxidermied animals, and that's not an association Anderson was probably hoping for.




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