11/27/2008

Kristin Hunt

Japanese director claims several stars for the English version of his newest movie.

A star-studded cast is set to dub an English language version of *Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea*, the latest animated movie from Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, Empire reports.  
  
Tina Fey, Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, Liam Neeson, Cloris Leachman, Lily Tomlin and Betty White will all lend their vocal talents to the film. The siblings of certain teen sensations are also involved; the youngest Jonas brother, Frankie, and Miley Cyrus's sister, Noah, are also part of the cast. The dubbed version is due for release in the UK next April.  
  
*Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea* is about a 5-year-old boy who forms a friendship with a goldfish princess who longs to be human.  
  
Miyazaki is the cofounder of the animation studio and production company, Studio Ghibli. He has directed such acclaimed films as *Princess Mononoke*, *Spirited Away* and *Howl's Moving Castle*. *Spirited Away* was the first anime film to win an Academy Award.