George Miller (BABE) will direct a CG animated feature, HAPPY FEET for Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures with Elijah Wood (LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy) supplying the voice of its star of the lead character, Mumble, the penguin, according to the trades. The project will be made in Australia through Miller's Kennedy/Miller Prods., with Doug Mitchell and Miller producing. Warner Bros. has not confirmed if the animation will be outsourced to another studio or if Kennedy/Miller is gearing up to do the CGI. WBPs senior vp, Courtenay Valenti, and creative executive, David Beaubaire, are overseeing the project along with Village Roadshow executive Dana Goldberg. Miller is writing the script along with John Collee, Warren Coleman and Judy Morris. The musical/comedy is set in Antarctica about a young penguin with an unusual gift who pursues his dreams. The project is expected to be delivered in late 2005.
