Okay, so Broadway might not care that much for Julia Roberts but the kids are gonna lš„¹ove her. JR has not one but two upcoming kid flicks on the horizon and she didn’t have to put even a touch of make-up on for either.

First up is Warner Bros animated filꦅm The Ant Bully – about a kid called Lucas who floods an ant colony and pays the pricešŸ’™ when the little buggers shrink him down to their size.

JR plays a thoughtful female from the colony and gabbles alongside Nicolas Cage, Bruce Campbell, Meryl Streep and the superš’‰°b Paul Giamatti as thešŸ…· heartless exterminator. The Ant Bully marches into cinemas on 4 August 2006.

Click for the trailer.

She has also leant her vocal talents to the live action update of Cไharlotte’s Web – the tale of Wilbur the pig and his fight to dodge the dinner plate. Wilbur ends up housed in a barn packed with other animꩲals including Charlotte, a wise spider (voiced by Roberts) who helps him hatch a plan for survival.

Another cast packed with Tinseltown's finest, including Dakota Fanning, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Robert Redford and Thomas Haden Chur⛦ch.

Charlotte’s š“ƒ²Web spins into cinemas on 9šŸŽƒ February 2007.

Click for a glimpse inside the barn.

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