Meryl Streep, Mel Brooks, Nicole Kidman, and Zendaya are set to voice characters in upcoming animated filmThe Guardian Brothers.
Streep will voice the movies storyteller, Mel, tracing the tale of a Chinese family in danger of losing its wonton soup shop.
When the familys grandmother dies, she leaves the restaurant in the hands of a young girl named Raindrop (Zendaya) and her mother (Kidman), who must combat a rival business owners attempt to sabotage it.
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This upsets The Guardians, a group of protectors who live across the universe and have watched over Earths humans for centuries, so two of its recent retirees step in to save the family.
The film was originally distributed in China in January under the titleThe Little Door Gods, directed by Gary Wang and produced by Zhou Yu.
It serves as the second animated movie procured by The Weinstein Company this week, followingThe Nut Job 2announcement on Monday.
Streep previously voiced characters in adventure comediesFantastic Mr. Fox(2009) andThe Ant Bully(2006), Brooks lent his vocals to the likes ofHotel Transylvania 2(2015),Spaceballs: The Animated Series, andDora the Explorer,and Kidman took on Norma Jean forHappy Feet(2006).The Guardian Brotherswill serve as Zendayas first major vocal role.
