The-Nut-Job-PosterWhen you have Will Arnett (Arrested Development, 30 Rock) voicing the leading character in an animated movie, it’s pretty much guaranteed to be a lot of fun, which is a big reason why The Nut Job is one of the most anticipated animated movies of next year.

With the film due to hit cinemas in January, Open Road has launched the first teaser trailer over on Yahoo Movies.

Surly, a mischievous squirrel, and his rat friend Buddy, plan a nut store heist of outrageous proportions and unwittingly find themselves embroiled in a much more complicated and hilarious adventure.

Arnett is joined by a great voice cast, lending his vocal talents alongside Katherine Heigl, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Stephen Lang, Sarah Gadon, Maya Rudolph, and Jeff Dunham.

Peter Lepeniotis, who worked as an animator on the likes of Casper and Toy Story 2, is making his feature debut as a director. He’s directing from a script he co-wrote with Lorne Cameron (Over the Hedge, Brother Bear).

The Nut Job is set to be released in the US on January 17th, 2014, which sees it opening opposite Universal’s action-comedy, Ride Along, starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart. No word yet on a UK release date, but here’s to hoping that that will soon change.

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