While watching previews before the feature showing of WALL-E last night, I was caught by surprise with a preview about a French mouse. Not Ratatouille sequel but The Tale of Despereaux, which is based on the award winning book with the same title.
A modern fairy tale, The Tale of Despereaux tells the story of four unlikely heroes: Despereaux (Matthew Broderick), a brave mouse banished to the dungeon for speaking with a human; Roscuro (Dustin Hoffman), a good-hearted rat who loves light and soup, but is exiled to darkness; Pea (Emma Watson), a Princess in a gloomy castle who is prisoner to her father’s grief; and Mig (Tracey Ullman), a servant girl who longs to be a Princess, but is forced to serve the jailer.
Despereaux was born tiny but with huge ears. Refusing to live his life cowering, he befriends Princess Pea and learns to read (rather than eat) books—of stories about knights, dragons and fair maidens.
Pea is kidnapped and Despereaux decides he is the only one who can rescue her…and that even the tiniest mouse can find the courage of a knight in shining armor.
The Tale of Despereaux is scheduled to hit theaters on December 19th 2008.
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