The Tale of Despereaux is a 2008 computer-animated adventure fantasy comedy family film directed by Sam Fell and Robert Stevenhagen and produced by Gary Ross and Allison Thomas. Loosely based on the 2003 fantasy book of the same name by Kate DiCamillo, the movie is narrated by Sigourney Weaver and stars Matthew Broderick, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Frances Conroy, Tony Hale, Ciarán Hinds, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Kevin Kline, Frank Langella, Christopher Lloyd, William H. Macy with Stanley Tucci and Tracey Ullman. It was released on December 19, 2008 by Universal Pictures. It was also produced by Universal Animation Studios, Framestore Feature Animation and Relativity Media.
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- This is the first Universal's animated film to be produced in a 2.35:1 widescreen aspect ratio.
- The latest-released Universal's animated film to be rated G by the MPAA.
- This movie can be featured in Animated Friends.
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