| Dr. Seuss' 'THE LORAX' + TAYLOR SWIFT + ZAC EFRON + DANNY DEVITO |
| Written by Shahlin Graves |
| Monday, 21 March 2011 12:30 |
 [ above: Taylor Swift's character Audrey, in 'The Lorax'. ] Universal Pictures have announced that TAYLOR SWIFT will voice one of the lead characters in the upcoming animated film-adaptation of Dr. Seuss' 'The Lorax', alongside ZAC EFRON and DANNY DEVITO. DeVito will voice the Lorax with Ed Helms voicing the Once-ler. In this adaptation, Efron will voice the lead character Ted - "the idealistic young boy who searches for the Lorax" - and Swift will voice Audrey, "the girl of Ted's dreams..." Rob Riggle has signed on to play "financial king" O'Hare and Betty White will play Ted's Grammy Norma. 'The Lorax' will be directed by Chris Renaud ('Despicable Me'), from a screenplay by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio ('Despicable Me', 'Hop', Dr. Seuss’ 'Horton Hears a Who!'). "The animated adventure follows the journey of a boy as he searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world. Dr. Seuss’ 'The Lorax' is the third feature created by Illumination and Universal and will be released March 2, 2012." Dr. Seuss' 'The Lorax' was first published in 1971 and has sold more than one million copies around the world.  |
