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Madonna Joins With King Arthur

By Garth Franklin Friday October 22nd 2004 03:02PM

sp; Madonna will head the voice cast of the big-budget CGI-animated "Arthur," directed by Luc Besson sources close to the movie confirmed to industry trade paper The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday.

"Arthur" is adapted from a series of children's books written by Besson, who also wrote the screenplay for the movie. Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from developers, goes in search of treasure hidden in the land of the Minimoys, a tiny people living in harmony with nature.

The film, scheduled for a 2006 release, will include some live-action sequences. Madonna is understood to be voicing the part of Princess Selenia, a character who travels with Arthur to a mysterious forbidden city where an evil being dwells.

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