I have a hazy memory of the animated Charlotte’s Web movie. I remember it had songs and that the storyline wasn’t too far off from the book. It’s interesting now to see the cast listing as I had little interest back then in who provided the voices. The voice talent included Charles Nelson Reilly, Agnes Moorehead (the mom from Bewitched), Danny Bonaduce, and Debbie Reynolds. Now the entertainment wires are buzzing with news of the famous names heading up a new film version of the E.B. White book. The combo live-action and computer animation movie begins filming in Australia at the end of the month. Julia Roberts is providing the voice of Charlotte. Oprah Winfrey, John Cleese, Steve Buscemi (as Templeton, of course), and Kathy Bates are amongst the other names attached to the various barnyard animals. IMDB lists an apparently rather awful, direct-to-video sequel of the first animated film.