The Addams Family (Tim Burton)

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

Wonder which 7'+ bloke he will find to do Lurch.

Since it's stop-motion, probably someone with a 7' voice.

While there are many post-Green Zone articles speculating how Universal will pull itself out of an extended feature slump, Illumination's upcoming animated slate should be a big help in giving Universal a foothold in the 3D CG family entertainment market. Meledandri left the top post at Fox Animation to form Illumination in 2007, and begins contributing to the Universal pipeline when the studio releases the Steve Carell-voiced Despicable Me on July 9. That’s followed by the April 1, 2011 release of Hop, with Russell Brand voicing the Easter Bunny, with the Ricky Gervais creation Flanimals coming later 2011. Right behind that is Where’s Waldo and Dr.Seuss’ The Lorax.

(Y'know, seven years ago, back during the national annoyance with "Cat in the Hat", I made detailed predictions, to within a few decimal points, of what a Univeral-produced "Lorax" would look like--
This was before Horton, and geared for the live-actions, but given the studio's in-house misinterpretation of the author's style in general, my prediction still stands. I've dug it up and kept it in a sealed envelope for just such wagering purposes.

Oh, and with the "Arthur" remake apparently back on schedule, how many vanity mainstream-breakout projects is Russell Brand going to produce before studios officially declare that we don't want him? Could we get together with the suits and collective-bargain it down to a nice round fixed number like three or less, and leave it at that?)