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Based on the book by British writer Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, this short combines CGI animation and model work to captivating effect. Voiced by talented UK actors James Corden, Tom Wilkinson, John Hurt, Helena Bonham Carter, Scotland’s Robbie Coltrane and Wales’s Rob Brydon, the film is co-produced by the BBC, Magic Light Pictures, Nick Jr. and Orange Eye.

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A small mouse (voiced by James Corden) encounters a series of predators as he walks through the forest. To avoid being eaten, the mouse tells stories of a terrifying fictional beast called The Gruffalo (Robbie Coltrane), but as he soon learns, sometimes nightmares come true.