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McGregor to voice 'Jackboots On Whitehall'

Published Wednesday, Jul 15 2009, 15:28 BST | By Simon Reynolds
McGregor to voice 'Jackboots On Whitehall'

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Ewan McGregor, Timothy Spall and Rosamund Pike will voice characters in upcoming animated comedy Jackboots On Whitehall.

The World War II-set adventure movie, written and to be directed by newcomers Edward and Rory McHenry, centres on villager Chris (McGregor) and his girlfriend Daisy (Pike) leading a mission to rescue Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Spall) and fight off a Nazi invasion of England.

The all-star voice cast also includes Alan Cumming, Tom Wilkinson, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, Richard O'Brien, Stephen Merchant, Pam Ferris, Hugh Fraser and Sanjeev Bhaskar.

Jackboots On Whitehall will blend puppeteering animatronic techniques developed by Rory McHenry and visual effects by MFX London. Production on the movie kicked off today at Three Mills Studios in London.

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