The Tale of Despereaux Movie

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Who's Involved:

Emma Watson, Stanley Tucci, Christopher Lloyd, Tony Hale, Ryan Kavanaugh, William H. Macy, Tracey Ullman, Gary Ross, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick, Kevin Kline, Ciaran Hinds, Robbie Coltrane, Robin Bissell, David Lipman, Sigourney Weaver, Sam Fell, Chris Viscardi, Will McRobb, Allison Thomas, Kate DiCamillo, Robert Stevenhagen, William Sargent, Tracy Shaw

Release Date:

Friday, December 19, 2008 Nationwide

G   GENERAL AUDIENCES MPA
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Once upon a time, in the faraway kingdom of Dor, there was magic in the air, laughter aplenty and gallons of mouthwatering soup. But an accident left the King broken-hearted, the Princess filled with longing and the townsfolk without their soup. Sunlight disappeared. The world became gray. All hope was lost in this land...until Despereaux Tilling was born.

A modern fairy tale from visionary filmmaker Gary Ross, together with directors Sam Fell & Rob Stevenhagen, The Tale of Despereaux tells the story of several 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 (Robbie Coltrane).

Tiny and graced with oversized ears, Despereaux was born too big for his little world. Refusing to live his life cowering, he befriends a Princess named Pea and learns to read (rather than eat) books—reveling in stories of knights, dragons and fair maidens. Banished from Mouseworld for being more man than mouse, Despereaux is rescued by another outcast, Roscuro, who also wants to hear the tales. But when the Princess dismisses Roscuro's friendship, he becomes the ultimate rat and plots revenge with fellow outsider Mig.

After Pea is kidnapped, Despereaux discovers 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. In this tale of bravery, forgiveness and redemption, one small creature will teach a kingdom that it takes only a little light to show the truth: what you look like doesn't equal what you are.


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Who stars in The Tale of Despereaux: Cast List


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Avatar: The Way of Water 3D, Avatar: Fire and Ash  


Guns & Moses, Nobody 2  


The Running Man, Soul On Fire  


What Is Life Worth, Transformers 4: Age of Extinction  


Beauty and the Beast, Disclaimer (mini series)  


Words of War, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance  


Brave, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II  


The Actor, The Prom  


Sketch, Toy Story 4  

Who's making The Tale of Despereaux: Crew List

A look at the The Tale of Despereaux behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Sam Fell last directed Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget and ParaNorman. The film's writer Kate DiCamillo last wrote Because of Winn-Dixie.

Producers

Gary Ross
Tracy Shaw
Allison Thomas

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Production: What we know about The Tale of Despereaux?

Key Facts

  1. Adaptation of Kate DiCamillo's book "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread."

Filming Timeline

  1. 2008 - December: The film was set to Completed  status.

The Tale of Despereaux Release Date: When was the film released?


The Tale of Despereaux was a nationwide release in 2008 on Friday, December 19, 2008. There were 3 other movies released on the same date, including Yes Man, Seven Pounds and Adam Resurrected.

The Tale of Despereaux DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Tale of Despereaux was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 .

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