
Heading up an all-star voice cast, Bruce Willis (the “Die Hard” franchise, “Sixth Sense”) is the voice of the mischievous con-artist raccoon named RJ, and Emmy winner Garry Shandling (TV’s “The Larry Sanders Show,” “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show”) voices the overprotective turtle named Verne in the computer-animated comedy OVER THE HEDGE. Eventually, RJ and Verne form an unlikely friendship as they learn to co-exist with-and even exploit-this strange new world called suburbia. But, proving the adage that one man’s garbage is another man’s-or rather animal’s-treasure, the manipulative RJ tries to convince the woodland band that there is little to fear and everything to gain from their over-indulgent new neighbors. Suspicious and even a little jealous of RJ, the ever-cautious Verne wants to keep his blended family safely on their side of the hedge. Enter RJ, an opportunistic raccoon, who explains that the world beyond the hedge is the “gateway to the good life” where peculiar creatures called humans live to eat, rather than eat to live. The Synopsis from Dreamworks Spring has sprung, and Verne and his woodland friends awaken from their long winter’s nap to discover that a tall, green “thing” has mysteriously cropped up right through the middle of their home. Over the Hedge is being released on May 19 th. You can find of all them below ( click to enlarge), along with links to trailers and some podcasts. Moving back on track… earlier today DreamWorks released a bunch of posters for the film and a slew of new images. Have I mentioned how much I love Steve Carell? Obviously this is all dependant on the quality of the script, but since Steve Carell is in it… I am hopeful. With an all-star cast and a summer release date, I think the film will do well. Sometime last summer I got to see footage of this new DreamWorks animated flick and I thought it looked really good.
