MTV Blogs recently caught up with Wes Anderson, who is currently in production on the animated adaptation of Roald Dahl's book The Fantastic Mr. Fox. He confirmed his voice cast by stating:

"George Clooney is going to be Mr. Fox. Bill Murray has a part. Jason [Schwartzman] is doing a voice. That's our team. It will take a couple years to do the animating. It's stop-motion. It's like The Nightmare Before Christmas or those Christmas specials. These [characters] have fur, so it's not like Claymation."

He continued, saying, "The settings will be very natural. We want to use real trees and real sand, but it's all miniature."

The film has a 2009 release date.

The Fantastic Mr. Fox was released November 13th, 2009 and stars George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wallace Wolodarsky, Eric Chase Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe. The film is directed by Wes Anderson.