''Spirit of the Forest'', ( es, Espíritu del bosque) is a 2008 Spanish

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family film by

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and sequel to ''The Living Forest''. The film was released in Spain on September 12, 2008.http://www.ultimopase.com/estrenos-de-la-semana-espiritu-del-bosque/

Premise

Mrs. D'Abondo wants the

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of the living trees to be cut down to make way for a

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, but Furi, Cebolo, Tigre and other animals manage to defeat her to save it.

Voice cast

The voice cast of the

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speaking version includes: * Sean Astin as Furi *

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as Cebolo *

Ron Perlman Ronald Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in ''Quest for Fire'' (1981), Salvatore in ''The Name of the Rose'' (1986), Vincent in the television series ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1987–199 ...

as Oak *

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as Mrs. D'Abondo

Additional voices

Nevertheless, most of the voice production for this film was recorded in London at St Anne's Court, now part of Ascent Media. English voices include talented actors such as *Tom Clark-Hill as Eucalyptus, Tigre, Mr. D'Abondo and Triston * Jo Wyatt as Pearl *Eric Meyers as Rosendo and Rodemor *Laurence Bouvard as Linda and Baby * Martin T. Sherman as Hu-Hu and Piorno *Stefan Ashton Frank as Hoho, Magnate and Cuscus *Laurel Lefkow as Holm Oak and Sabela *

Stéphane Cornicard Stéphane Cornicard is a multilingual actor and director (French, English, German, Spanish and Italian), who trained in France with François David, French director and writer, at Colby College, United States, U.S. and at Goldsmiths, University ...

as Twins * Glenn Wrage as Gordo and Pine Recording sessions were cast and directed by Xevi Fernandez, who specialises in Spanish-English-Spanish film dubbing. The cast of actors (above) were recorded in Hollywood.

References

External links

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Hollywood Reporter article
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