Madonna lends voice to new Besson 'Arthur' movie

LOS ANGELES (Madonna Fans Website) - Pop diva Madonna will be heading the voice cast of the big budget animation film "Arthur.
The 3-D film directed by Luc Besson is adapted from a series of children's books written by him and is scheduled for release in 2006.
In the film, 10-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from developers, goes in search of a treasure hidden in the land of the "Minimoys".

Madonna is reported to be voicing the part of Princess Selenia, a character who travels with Arthur to a mysterious forbidden city where an evil being dwells.
The English-language film that would be produced by Europa studios in Paris is budgeted at $80 million, making it one of the most expensive films ever made in France.