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Corden, host of CBS's "The Late Late Show," will voice Peter
Rabbit and actress Rose Byrne will voice a character named Bea
in the live-action CGI production directed by Will Gluck. The
film is due to be released in April 2018.
Announcement of the film coincides with the 150th anniversary of
the birth of author Beatrix Potter, whose "The Tale of Peter
Rabbit" was first published in 1902. It was followed by 23
stories of involving such characters as Mrs. Twiggy-Winkle,
Jemima Puddle-Duck and Squirrel Nutkin.
Potter's stories were inspired by the English and Scottish
countryside and are a global merchandising franchise.
"Star Wars" actress Ridley and "The Night Manager" star
Elizabeth Debicki will also be part of the voice cast.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy)
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