Fox has picked up 6 episodes of the new animated TV series "Napoleon Dynamite", adapting the 2004 feature.
Voice cast includes original "Napoleon Dynamite" actor Jon Heder, for writer/director Jared Hess, working from a script by his wife Jerusha Hess and "The Simpsons" writer Mike Scully.
The original "Napoleon Dynamite" comedy feature, filmed in Pennsylvania, was co-written/directed by Jared and Jerusha Hess."...From Preston, Idaho comes 'Napoleon Dynamite' (Heder), a new kind of hero complete with a tight red 'fro, some choice moon boots, and skills that can't be topped. Napoleon spends his days drawing mythical beasts, duking it out with his 32-year-old brother 'Kip' (Aaron Ruell) and avoiding his 'Uncle Rico' (Jon Gries), a door-to-door salesman who's mentally stuck in 1982 - the year his football team "almost won state."
"But when two new friends are brought into his life - 'Deb' (Tina Majorino), the artisan behind the 'boondoggle key chain', and 'Pedro' (Efren Ramirez) with his sweet bike and talent with the chicks - Napoleon finds goals outside of being a star milk-tasting judge. Together the trio launches a campaign to elect Pedro for class president and make the student body's wildest dreams come true. But if Pedro is to beat the stuck-up 'Summer Wheatley' (Haylie Duff), Napoleon will have to unleash his secret weapon..."Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Napoleon Dynamite"...
