Based on the popular Belgian children’s books, Ernest & Celestine​ is a French animated film that tells the tale of an unlikely friendship that spans worlds and species. Spirited, orphaned young mouse Celestine must reluctantly put aside her budding artistic inclinations to devote herself to her training as a dentist. Meanwhile, Ernest the bear, a reclusive and curmudgeonly musician-poet, lives in a secluded woodland cottage, only venturing out into town to find his next meal. It is well-known that mice and bears are never to mingle, so when the two unexpectedly cross paths and form an unlikely but inseparable friendship, it naturally incites the disapproval of their respective town elders. Will Ernest and Celestine’s unshakable bond be powerful enough to topple the long-standing barriers between their two worlds?

Featuring the voices of Paul Giamatti, William H. Macy, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman and Forest Whitaker. Ernest & Celestine will be released in April 2014.